potatoes

hello
can i still plant spud now ?
ready for oct, ?
all my spuds i planted in april
i have had to dig up because all the stems started to go yellow and die back
so i asume they were ready to dig up great crop all spud were awfull
all seemed very dry boild
thank you paul

 

Hi
No is the answer for outside to late in the year and they wont have time to grow plus the first frost will kill all the growth off, you could if you have a green house plant first early varieties into potatao bags , but you would need a green house to move them into.

Diffrent spuds you use in cooking some good boilers others are had better roasted or chips, next time you grow them check what the variety is good for


Spruce

 

Hi,
Well I have planted christmas potatoes about 2 weeks ago, so the idea is to have small new potatoes on Christmas day and to eat them small rather than letting them get big . I suggest you look on the site for JAB potatoes who i have found excellent at advising when and what to plant. I have grown ( amongst others) Ulster Classic as a first early and it's those that i have planted for Xmas, I found them to be excellent for taste and they are a good all rounder. My fave spud so far.

 

And I have realised through cooking tasting etc. that i prefer the waxy pot rather than floury

 

Hi How do you grow them

Spruce

 

Hi Spruce,

In my allotment, I'll let you know how they grow, to be honest this is the time that I have planted them for Xmas.

 

Do you mean grow them outside for xmas ??

Spruce

 

Yes Spruce

 

The frost will kill them, thats why people start in buckets/sacks then move into green house as the space becomes available and before the first frost .

Spruce

 

I am planting Charlotte potatoes for a client tomorrow, hopefully for a Xmas crop. They will be planted 1 per 10" pot, in well rotted manure. I will grow them outside until the weather starts to turn cold, then they will go in the greenhouse.