Help with my spuds please!!

Hello!!!

Just wondered if you can give me any advice for my spuds please?

I have planted Piccasso main crop spuds in my veg patch at end of March. There is still no sign of any growth. How long should it take for spuds to show, when should I earth up & when should I feed & what with?

Sorry for all the questions!!:cnfs:

Kind Regards

Claire:D

 

Hello John!

Thank you for your advice.:gnthb:

Yes my spuds are outside in ground not pots. I didn't chit them because I was advised that main crop spuds don't require this. Is this wrong advice?

I live in the East Midlands & the weather has been all over place. I have watered them when weather really dry & hot.

I put some chicken pellets on soil just after planting & lightly raked it in.

If I still have no growth in a week, should I worry??

Thanks

Claire:D

 

I will make sure that next year I will chit my main crop spuds too!!

Thank you John:gnthb:

 

I planted Charlotte and Pentland Javelin in the last few days of May, I'd chitted them for about 2 weeks in the kitchen windowsill, and I planted them up in bins in compost. They are between about 5 and 9 inches above the soil now and I'm starting to earth up, but of course they are earlies and I've been watering daily (we've had quite a bit of hot weather in London). I'm sure yours will peek out soon, and I hope you get a good crop!

 

At the allotment near me they earth up as soon as they are planted and they always get loads of spuds. Ive got my organic orla second earlys planted and they have leaves coming through the top already.

 

Not sure I would water every day ... they need to get water from below, not rely on you - otherwise they will only search the surface for water and that will be dry between your waterings.

But having said that spud need plenty of water ... others will have more informed opinions.

 

I see... I was just trying to keep the compost moist I suppose. I'll hold back on the watering.

Yes JWK, I did mean March, sorry! I think they've come up so quickly partly because of the weather, but they're in black plasic bins which seem to soak up a lot of warmth... the compost always seems quite warm, so maybe that's helped.

 

hope you din't plant them too deep.

 

Hello!! Thank you for your advice. I must admit I did worry that I may of planted them too deep, but I doubled checked my spud advice & all ok!!

I have just been out in the garden & a few of my spuds are growing!!!! Yipee!!:yho:

I just need to keep eye on weather now just incase of frost!!