Potatoes: Buying, Chitting, Planting, Earthing Up; Harvesting.

annie123

I'm with Lotus eater, not sure what you mean.

When you put them in the compost which way up were the shoots?


If you've planted them upside down, they will right themselves. You risk getting no tatties if you keep rummaging through them.

Lotus-eater

pinkcandyflossprincess wrote: »

http://www.potato2008.org/en/kids/grow.html

sad I know:eek:
the pic shows the growth going upwards whilst my potatoes are growing downwards-should i turn them:o
Im tragically happy they have grown at all so have to fumble my tatties- i have no other excuse:eek::o

Err...........yeah, when you put them in the compost, you put the green leaves/shoots upright yeah?

Shoots generally know which way to go, gravity tells them, so unless you live on the space station or something, I would rely on the spuds experience to know which way to grow.

Lotus-eater

Sally_A wrote: »

My vibes say - think pineapple related name, in a pinky purple outfit :cool::cool:

No you're tuned into what I'm wearing now, not sure about the pineapple though, I'm sure I could think of a suitable adult joke to make it funny, but as it would no doubt get removed, you'll just have to use your imagination......... and I can be really mucky :rotfl:

Anyway.......... Summer Sally, what's your predictions?

Sally_A

I reckon a windy summer, a dry June, but showers in July/August. I just hope the humidity stays away to prevent blight.

Lotus-eater

OK, I'll have a go.

I reckon a wet June, low temps, dry July, August, hot spells, but not a hot summer, bad year for blight with lots of humidity later on. I'd hope for a decent September, but I'm not pinning my hopes on it.

pinkcandyflossprincess

when i got them they had no green shoots just a few root like long bits which have multiplied- they now have a bit of green so i moved them upwards slightly with the green bit up
i will now leave them alone:o

no i dont live in a space station but my uncle is a nuclear phyisist who worked on moon landings so maybe thats where it comes from:rotfl:;)

Lotus-eater

pinkcandyflossprincess wrote: »

when i got them they had no green shoots just a few root like long bits which have multiplied- they now have a bit of green so i moved them upwards slightly with the green bit up
i will now leave them alone:o

no i dont live in a space station but my uncle is a nuclear phyisist who worked on moon landings so maybe thats where it comes from:rotfl:;)

That's the shoots which grow upwards, towards the moon. So it sounds like everything is in the right way up.

Don't worry, a friend of mine who has been growing for years, pre germinated all her beans on kitchen paper last year, then promptly forgot which came out first, the root, or the shoot. So she planted half and half. :rotfl: They all came up, but some were a bit later

(It's the root )

pinkcandyflossprincess

I didnt expect them to grow at all to be honest as were from homebargains in a grow your own spuds kit for £1 but thought i would give them ago:o
Ive never grown veg before but thought it gives me something else to do in garden with kids whilst the rest of work is awaiting funds.
oh refuses to eat anything i grow though:eek:

annie123

pinkcandyflossprincess wrote: »

oh refuses to eat anything i grow though:eek:

Don't tell OH till after they have eaten home grown;)

pinkcandyflossprincess

thats a good idea annie:)
he was muttering about green beans yesterday so there may be hope- i told him i had planted peas but he seemed unimpressed.
Im hoping it goes well as with a family of 7 i would save a fortune if i can actually manage to grow something:o