going to grow some taters!!!

have decided to give it a bash!! have an old dustbin thats not used so may drill some holes in it? and use it and see what happens. Am I right in saying I should start to let the potaotes seed now then plant them about march time.About what kind of yeild would I get?

 

a bin full chitting or not chitting i dont think it makes any odds think gardeners world did a test and they yealded about the same but if you are going to chit now is the time to start ,i grow a few plants in a large pot i put 4/5 ins of compost in bottom then cover with 4/5 ins more then top up every time i see shoots coming through the top, first earlys /salad /new pots i find the best taste far better than shop bought hope this helps.

 

Yup. I agree Nobby. I grow mine in a dustbin. I chit but that is only because I am an old f**t. Modern thinking is that it doesn't matter. Like my old dad, I always plant on Good Friday (see the Moon Phases Planting thread) but that is just tradition in my family (since about 1723 I think).

 

1723 John, Blimey, that`s nearly twenty five past five. :D

 

just remember good friday is realy early this year

 

Last year I sowed our earlies in pots on 21st March (= Good Friday this year) this was in a polytunnel, but we're a bit further north and colder, and they were moved outside once they had grown a bit.
First tatties were gathered on 21st May.

Chitted v non-chitted? I'm like John and chit because that's the way I was taught. However the non-chitted 'wild ones' that grow from spuds that I've missed when lifting the previous year always seem to produce a half decent crop and provide us with unplanned treats :rolleyes: