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potatoes when? And big uns
When do the nurseries get the seed potatoes in? Now?
I've grown some nice potatoes and some not so nice, but I can never get big ones for jacket potatoes or fat chips. Any advice on type or technique. (I'm on very well drained soil, maybe I need more watering?) -- Mike. |
potatoes when? And big uns
"Brownfingers" wrote in message ... When do the nurseries get the seed potatoes in? Now? Most garden centres have them in already. I've grown some nice potatoes and some not so nice, but I can never get big ones for jacket potatoes or fat chips. Any advice on type or technique. (I'm on very well drained soil, maybe I need more watering?) -- Mike. |
potatoes when? And big uns
"Brownfingers" wrote in message ... When do the nurseries get the seed potatoes in? Now? I've grown some nice potatoes and some not so nice, but I can never get big ones for jacket potatoes or fat chips. Any advice on type or technique. (I'm on very well drained soil, maybe I need more watering?) - Quite possibly. This - http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...f/P1010016.jpg is what I do. The piping came from a skip, and I made holes along it's length and I bury it in the trench with the seed potatoes so I can water direct to the roots by pouring it down the pipe. Steve |
potatoes when? And big uns
"Brownfingers" wrote ... When do the nurseries get the seed potatoes in? Now? I've grown some nice potatoes and some not so nice, but I can never get big ones for jacket potatoes or fat chips. Any advice on type or technique. (I'm on very well drained soil, maybe I need more watering?) They are in the shops now or you can order online.... http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/ Maybe you are using the wrong varieties for your soil type, try some drought tolerant ones. How much manure do you put on your potato bed each year, I spread about 4 inches thick layer all over before digging it in and I'm on clay/silt, your soil probably needs more. Watering is also key as is starting with big seed potatoes. An old chap on our first allotment site always went down the supermarket and bought the cheapest and biggest clean spuds to use as seed to grow baking potatoes. Not recommended but he proved to me that big in means big out. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
potatoes when? And big uns
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 Brownfingers wrote:
I've grown some nice potatoes and some not so nice, but I can never get big ones for jacket potatoes or fat chips. Any advice on type or technique. (I'm on very well drained soil, maybe I need more watering?) The biggest ones I ever grew had had some horse manure dumped on them by accident while they were growing. They were HUGE - but not very nice! David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://rance.org.uk |
potatoes when? And big uns
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:23:34 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: How much manure do you put on your potato bed each year, I spread about 4 inches thick layer all over before digging it in and I'm on clay/silt, I normally do that but this year our manure was contaminated with that persistent herbicide :-( -- Mike. |
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Unless you have a lot of garden space and free time for gardening, I think growing the kind of vegetables that are relatively cheap in the shops is a waste of scarce garden space and one's personal labour. It might not even save you much money. To my mind, in potatoes, getting best value from one's scarce garden space and labour means growing new potatoes, which are more expensive, and growing varieties that you wouldn't find in the shops. You do need to buy your seed potatoes now and get chitting. Soon you'll be too late. |
potatoes when? And big uns
On 24 Feb, 16:14, Brownfingers wrote:
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:23:34 -0000, "Bob Hobden" wrote: How much manure do you put on your potato bed each year, I spread about 4 inches thick layer all over before digging it in and I'm on clay/silt, I normally do that but this year our manure was contaminated with that persistent herbicide :-( -- Mike. I would try rubbing out all but one of the eyes so that there isn't the competition for the feed and water. David Hill |
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