On 21/03/2011 11:54, Phil Gurr wrote:
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Hello,

I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's good
to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of the
reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
Thanks for any advice

Do it every year up here. I plant 3 or 4 to grow in potato bags for our
gardening club competition and about 12 earlies and 12 maincrop for
transplanting out into the garden in May. All are planted now in peat
compost in 5" pots, about 2" below the surface. The vegetable garden ones
are later earthed up and the ones in pots or bags are planted at the bottom
and then J.I.3 is added as they grow. The bagged plants average 2-3 Kg.per
bag.
HTH

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland



Great, thanks!