On Aug 22, 6:15*am, mulligrub ] wrote:
Ivan wrote:





Hi all,

I've recently planted some lettuce seeds in the hopes of them
sprouting into lovely plants ..
Perhaps I'm a little anxious, but the seeds have not yet sprouted and
I'm worried it might be a bit too cold for them at the moment ..
I've been keeping the growing medium moist and have kept them outside
but undercover, away from the rain..

In Melbourne we've been having 10-12 degree days so I'm thinking that
might be the reason I've not seen any lettuce action as yet ..

Can someone suggest whether they'll eventually come up, or I should
just wait for the days to get warmer before trying this again?

Thanks!

Just last weekend I did this for the first time in many years, mainly to see
if the hybrid lettuce I bought would germinate something from seed.
I will report back when I see green. Perfect growing weather so the
results should be forthcoming within a week or so,

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Hi there!

Just to pop by and leave some recent discoveries:
I looked closely into my growing medium and found that the seeds have
recently sprouted a small root-like thing.

I'm hoping to see more action over the next few days, but at least I
can be assured that the seeds aren't dead.

I'm growing this for the first time on a home-made hydroponic system,
so I was a little nervous.

I'll post with more news and pictures, if I take them!

On Aug 28, 9:56*pm, mulligrub ] wrote:
Ivan wrote:



On Aug 22, 6:15*am, mulligrub ] wrote:
Ivan wrote:

Hi all,

I've recently planted some lettuce seeds in the hopes of them
sprouting into lovely plants ..
Perhaps I'm a little anxious, but the seeds have not yet sprouted and
I'm worried it might be a bit too cold for them at the moment ..
I've been keeping the growing medium moist and have kept them outside
but undercover, away from the rain..

In Melbourne we've been having 10-12 degree days so I'm thinking that
might be the reason I've not seen any lettuce action as yet ..

Can someone suggest whether they'll eventually come up, or I should
just wait for the days to get warmer before trying this again?

Thanks!

Just last weekend I did this for the first time in many years, mainly to see
if the hybrid lettuce I bought would germinate something from seed.
I will report back when I see green. Perfect growing weather so the
results should be forthcoming within a week or so,

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Hi there!

Just to pop by and leave some recent discoveries:
I looked closely into my growing medium and found that the seeds have
recently sprouted a small root-like thing.

I'm hoping to see more action over the next few days, but at least I
can be assured that the seeds aren't dead.

I'm growing this for the first time on a home-made hydroponic system,
so I was a little nervous.

I'll post with more news and pictures, if I take them!

You said "They're alive!!"
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Having read your post I grabbed a torch and went and checked
for progress. Lo and behold, around 90% strike at maybe 12mm
out of the mulch with just two oval leaves like maybe 4mm in length.
Looks like lettuce to me, and in the row like little soldiers as I had
spread the seed. If I get time tomorrow I will plant some out into a bed.
The parent plant still has plenty of heads to harvest and sow.

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No idea on how you fix this error but you should not see any of my
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Maybe there is a hint in the "hide quoted text" or "show quoted text"
function toggles?
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Hey hey!

It's all happening..
Two days after the first sprouts appeared, I'm getting a serious
increase in growth!

I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

I'm hoping something will happen soon.. :S

Perhaps bunnings seed potatoes weren't as good as I had hoped for them
to be.

"Ivan" wrote in message
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Hey hey!

It's all happening..
Two days after the first sprouts appeared, I'm getting a serious
increase in growth!

I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

I'm hoping something will happen soon.. :S

Perhaps bunnings seed potatoes weren't as good as I had hoped for them
to be.

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not to restart our habitual "bunnings sucks" argument again g but possibly
they're not so good. ;-)

however, 1: bunnings didn't grow them, they only sell them and 2: it takes
ages for them to come up & out of the dirt (up to 2 months ime). after that,
though, they go like the clappers.

you can chit them first indoors to save time waiting once they go outdoors,
but effectively there is no difference in actual time, of course.

it's too cold at my place to put taties in yet. you're lucky.
kylie

Ivan writes:
I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

You planted seed potatoes without shoots? That is not recommended.
I'm not sure that you can depend on them all developing shoots while
underground.

I'm hoping something will happen soon.. :S

You may find that only a few turn into plants, and the others might
just stay dormant. It might be better to dig them up and keep them
until they have developed some shoots before replanting. Are they
not even showing swollen eyes?

What do other readers think?

Perhaps bunnings seed potatoes weren't as good as I had hoped for them
to be.

Taters are taters. They'll all grow, provided you wait till they've
developed shoots before planting.

I suggest that you don't follow the folklore of cutting larger seed
potatoes into a few pieces. This makes them much more vulnerable to
fungal attack, even after you've let the cut dry over. It is false
economy. Buy smaller seed potatoes, and plant them whole, and almost
even one should emerge.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

On Sep 3, 3:47*pm, John Savage wrote:
Ivan writes:
I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

You planted seed potatoes without shoots? *That is not recommended.
I'm not sure that you can depend on them all developing shoots while
underground.

I'm hoping something will happen soon.. :S

You may find that only a few turn into plants, and the others might
just stay dormant. It might be better to dig them up and keep them
until they have developed some shoots before replanting. Are they
not even showing swollen eyes?

What do other readers think? *

Perhaps bunnings seed potatoes weren't as good as I had hoped for them
to be.

Taters are taters. They'll all grow, provided you wait till they've
developed shoots before planting.

I suggest that you don't follow the folklore of cutting larger seed
potatoes into a few pieces. This makes them much more vulnerable to
fungal attack, even after you've let the cut dry over. It is false
economy. Buy smaller seed potatoes, and plant them whole, and almost
even one should emerge.
--
John Savage * * * * * * * *(my news address is not valid for email)

Hi there..
Thank you kindly for your advise!
How would you recommend I'd encourage the potatoes to grow shoots?
As this is my first time planting these, I'm not sure what to do!

I did, however, plant them whole, and not cut them up .... Even though
it was recommended I do so by many sourses..

"Ivan" wrote in message
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Hi there..
Thank you kindly for your advise!
How would you recommend I'd encourage the potatoes to grow shoots?

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if they're not just naturally shooting all by themselves because it's time
(which mine are), put them somewhere with a bit of light, which is a bit
warm, & they'll soon hop to it.

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As this is my first time planting these, I'm not sure what to do!

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i, too, panicked about potatoes at first (it's because you can't see what
they're doing while they're in the ground!! ;-) however, they are very very
easy & very low maintenance too. the worst that might happen is you get scab
or something like that, but you're virtually guaranteed a good usable yield
anyway, considering the low effort put in.

they love rotted manure & straw & a generally slightly acid soil (which
manure helps with); or failing that, compost or similar or even rotted
leaves or soemthing like that. just keep piling it on as the plants grow.
kylie


I did, however, plant them whole, and not cut them up .... Even though
it was recommended I do so by many sourses..

On Sep 3, 3:47 pm, John Savage wrote:

You planted seed potatoes without shoots?

What do other readers think?

So long as they have eyes, I don't really bother about whehter they have
sprouted growth at time of planting or not. Can't say I've noticed nay
problems with the resulting harvest.

FarmI wrote:

On Sep 3, 3:47 pm, John Savage wrote:

You planted seed potatoes without shoots?

What do other readers think?

So long as they have eyes, I don't really bother about whehter they have
sprouted growth at time of planting or not. Can't say I've noticed nay
problems with the resulting harvest.

I don't buy seed potatoes but I often take old potatoes bought at the
Supermarket out of the cupboard and plant them in the garden 15cms
apart. I suppose they would all have eyes with some starting to sprout.
If ever I run out of potatoes I can generally always dig up a spud or
two in my garden.
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Terry

"John Savage" wrote in message
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Ivan writes:
I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

You planted seed potatoes without shoots? That is not recommended.
I'm not sure that you can depend on them all developing shoots while
underground.

i promise you, they do :-)

that's how you end up with volunteers everywhere - it's how they grow
naturally. chitting them first just makes it faster to show green (so you
feel better) and (presumably) reduces any risk of rotting while dormant.
kylie

"0tterbot" writes:
"John Savage" wrote in message
m...
Ivan writes:
I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming
up yet.
In fact, they've not even sprouted.

You planted seed potatoes without shoots? That is not recommended.
I'm not sure that you can depend on them all developing shoots while
underground.

i promise you, they do :-)

Then that's good enough for me! Actually, I'm sure they might *eventually*
but we've all dug up a fallow bed and discovered a few 4 month old spuds.
So I still suggest that he plant spuds that are shooting so they emerge
quickly. Otherwise, he's wasting part of the growing season. And those
that fail to emerge in short time can be assumed lost and so replaced with
a new seed potato to ensure maximum use of the garden bed.

that's how you end up with volunteers everywhere - it's how they grow

Err, *some* come up, but considering the number of discarded tiny taters,
only a fraction come up next season as plants. I've noticed some volunteers
emerge from discarded kitchen peelings, too, but not reliably.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

"John Savage" wrote in message
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i promise you, they do :-)

Then that's good enough for me!

good! g

Actually, I'm sure they might *eventually*
but we've all dug up a fallow bed and discovered a few 4 month old spuds.
So I still suggest that he plant spuds that are shooting so they emerge
quickly. Otherwise, he's wasting part of the growing season.

it does seem to take longer if they're not shooting. i'm not sure if this is
some type of psychological effect, but it seems likely they shoot when warm,
so if unchitted taties are put in the (colder) ground they probably have to
think about things for a while before they shoot. also, you know any with
shoots are good ones, if they haven't any, you can't of course be sure they
will grow anything anyway.

i am wondering how commercial growers do it(?)

And those
that fail to emerge in short time can be assumed lost and so replaced with
a new seed potato to ensure maximum use of the garden bed.

that's how you end up with volunteers everywhere - it's how they grow

Err, *some* come up, but considering the number of discarded tiny taters,
only a fraction come up next season as plants. I've noticed some
volunteers
emerge from discarded kitchen peelings, too, but not reliably.

i give peelings to the chooks, otherwise i should feel oppressed by random
potatoes everywhere (should that happen) ;-) i'd really rather eat the
peels, but i'm mostly not the cook at my house so apparently i can't have
opinions about it.

we eat even the tiny ones, so i'm not sure about what fraction go on to
become plants in nature. i just found another few potatoes from last year
stashed in the garden that i swore i went over really thoroughly. (where
does it end?) they\re not rotting nor shooting yet, so i'll see what they do
now i have left them where they are. there have been taties growing there in
that spot since we came here - i just can't find the end of them, the tricky
things! which makes me fairly convinced all manner of spuds (small,
whatever) left lying around tends to result in potato plants :-) (or at any
rate, sebagos, as i think they are).
kylie