tatos,spuds,potato.

gunners71uk · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:22 pm

so hedgie can they go in soon ??

hedgewizard · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:25 pm

Stick one hand a few inches into the soil. If you can keep it there without feeling uncomfortable then the soil is warm enough for taters! I put mine in on Wednesday. Oh, ok, Toni did it.

gunners71uk · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:41 pm

so how on maincrop potaoes how much room between rows,i assume i dont need so much the side where me earlis finish and how much between each potato.????????????

albert onglebod · Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:47 pm

my John Seymour book says 30" between rows,15" between potatoes for the main crop.

gunners71uk · Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:02 pm

cheers le bod

Millymollymandy · Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:57 am

Hedgie - your polytunnel is up!!!

Wombat · Post: # 17004Post **Wombat** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:18 am

Yeah, looks good...........nice pic!

Nev

hedgewizard · Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:25 am

HO yeah, ho yeah... only trouble is I can't move back into the house for another two weeks so I can't really start anything off 'cos I'm not there to water it. I can bring a few things on on a windowsill though!

Millymollymandy · Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:18 am

Are you having fun with your builders? I do hope they are a little bit better than 'landscaping man'!

Tigerhair · Post: # 17192Post **Tigerhair** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:53 pm

My tatties are in the ground as of today!!! I have started some other stuff off in the greenhouse because it's SO wet outside!

albert onglebod · Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:10 pm

Yeah,I put the rest of mine in yesterday too.It took me 4 and 1/2 hours as I had to dig out the trenches first. I had room for all but 3 seed potatoes. In the bit I'd put aside for them all ,so not too bad. I've got Orla (1st earlies) Cosmos (2nd earlies) Desiree (early main crop) and 2 bags of Cara (main crop) in there now.The Orla and Cosmos are only just starting to show. I've got quite a lot of paper sacks for stoing them once they are harvested but I might try a clamp for some of the maincrop.

Tigerhair · Post: # 17200Post **Tigerhair** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:07 pm

blimey, that's a lot of potatos.... I'm just hoping for dig and eat... :) Good luck with yours

gunners71uk · Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:08 pm

gunners tip want spud sacks go to a chippy coollect loads and sell them to allotment holders at 20p each who have not prepared.gets some seed from wilkos on the proceeds sell off your xtras plants to allotmenteers etc for a bit of brass and go and buy a pint then wee on you compst heap with the byproduct/lol

ina · Post: # 17247Post **ina** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:32 am

Perfect sustainability!

hedgewizard · Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:16 pm

You waste your wee on the compost heap?

Actually I'm joking but I remember reading somewhere about a radio powered by urine, but I can't find it anywhere now I'm looking!

MMM - don't talk to me about builders - we were supposed to be back in the house April 1st! Now we're in a holiday cottage at their expense until April 22nd but blimey, I thought WE were deep in rural Dorset. You should see this place! This morning's dawn fair took my breath away, and if I hadn't had a poorly 2 year old on my hands I'd have photographed it. Wow. Doesn't make up for being away from my garden in springtime though!