Growing potatoes

Apodemus

I'd keep it all level. If the new level is above the head of the smallest plant it will soon catch up. If it doesn't it wasn't worth keeping in the first place, so no loss!

Gers

My two bags of potatoes are growing well! I know that I should be watering them with feed, however the rain has hardly stopped here since after earthing up.

I don't want to water them as they are getting enough water - can I just sprinkle granules of potato feed on the top of the soil or leave well alone?

Thanks

Apodemus

All this rain certainly makes applying a liquid fertiliser problematic. I would throw in some chicken manure pellets or some wood ash (if you have a wood burner running). You don't want too much nitrogen as it will just give you a huge amount of top growth, but it is difficult to know how much of your soil nitrogen has been depleted by the rain washing it through. If the shaws are still a good strong green, then perhaps go with the wood ash.

Gers

Thanks again!

I can do wood ash and have chicken pellets too. Not had the fire on yet (plenty of jumpers) so will sprinkle on a few pellets tomorrow. I put in a load of potato fertiliser pellets right at the start. The tops are huge after six weeks so I'm hoping for a better crop than the summer ones


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Apodemus

Gers wrote: »

Thanks again!

I can do wood ash and have chicken pellets too. Not had the fire on yet (plenty of jumpers) so will sprinkle on a few pellets tomorrow. I put in a load of potato fertiliser pellets right at the start. The tops are huge after six weeks so I'm hoping for a better crop than the summer ones


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Don't over-do it with either the pellets or the ash, just a little! If they are now fully earthed up, you really don't need too much top growth.