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

Biggles

rosie383 wrote: »

I have been watering at least once a day, and watered plenty when I put them in. I will have a wee gentle dig down and see what's happening, or not! If there is no growth, can I just water lots and hope that does the trick?

They need plenty of water, especially in this weather. But I would have expected to see the first shoots in maybe a couple of weeks. Did you plant them very deep?

I planted mine only seven weeks ago and they're over two foot high now, should be flowering soon.

annie123

sunlund2311 wrote: »

Looked online for images of blight and now Im fearing the worst:( Is it blight ?/COLOR]

I agree with LE but for the future sign up to http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/content/bw-Home.asp

You will get a text message or email to warn you when it could be a possibility in your area.

I've been here for 18 years and last year for first time ever got blight on my tatties, hopefully it's a one off.

JMurph

We had terrible wind (haha) here yesterday, and last night I found that some of my green bushies coming from my seed potatoes have broken and blown over. Is this the end of my first effort at growing potatoes then?

Lotus-eater

JMurph wrote: »

We had terrible wind (haha) here yesterday, and last night I found that some of my green bushies coming from my seed potatoes have broken and blown over. Is this the end of my first effort at growing potatoes then?

Doubtful, just leave them and see what happens.

sparrer

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Doubtful, just leave them and see what happens.

Thanks Lotus-eater I was just about to ask a similar question, as we had similar wind, similar broken stems, similar first time tattie grower...if there's one thing this growing lark has taught me it's patience

Lotus-eater

sparrer wrote: »

Thanks Lotus-eater I was just about to ask a similar question, as we had similar wind, similar broken stems, similar first time tattie grower...if there's one thing this growing lark has taught me it's patience

Your welcome. Patience is needed, but tempered with vigilance. I walk round most of my stuff every single day if possible, on the look out for any potential problems, because that's the best time to catch them, not when some pest or problem has completely taken over something.

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I have started harvesting tonight and just got 650g of lovely new potatoes from lady christi. I was careful and they were quite high up. I am very pleased and it is still moist enough down in the clay, though I will water thoroughly in 4-5 days if we have no rain. It took all of 5 minutes to get them. I planted on 6th march

Lotus-eater

BTW I had a quick peek at the blight outbreak map yesterday and it's totally clear, as it should be this early. So no one sorry about it atm OK?

rosie383

:j:j:j

Just been in the garden, and the spuds there are starting to show their lovely little dark green leaves..... You will not believe how happy that has made me!
Really hoping for leaves on the lottie later!
OH, and we may get heavy showers tomorrow. Will give me a day off from watering. Had to go and buy one of those tap hose connectors yesterday as someone has nicked mine off the hose at the lottie. And also nicked the ones off my 2 neighbours' plots too. At least I found one in Home Bargains for 99p.

JMurph

Thanks Lotus, I gave them a bit of love last night and though damaged they dont seem to be totally broken off, so will continue to speak to them nightly.

Good luck Sparrer!