Jonathan Campbell wrote:
Being a bit disorganised because of the severity of the winter and to
the fact that I'm returning to gardening after 30 years layoff, my
preparations for potato planting are a bit behind (North West Ireland).

My earlies have been chitting for just two weeks.

If one had the choice, i.e. ground was at sufficient temperature etc.,
would you plant or continue the chitting until buds are one or two
inches or whatever before planting? My instinct says the latter.

Oops! my instinct tells me the former, i.e. plant as early as the ground
and prediced weather allow.

J. C.