mel b3 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Hiya guys . Emboldened by my earlier green fingered efforts at growing potatoes in bags ( they're growing well , but I don't know if I'll have anything in there). I was wondering if I still have time to plant more ?, or is it too late for this year ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 Crack on with some more although you maybe struggle for seed potatoes or you can just plant some that are sprouting from the sack in the garage they either will or they won’t I’ve been digging my first earlies for two weeks did I mention strawberries for the last 3 weeks 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 As said crack on a lot of garden centres still have lots left . I cant remeber excact times but i think first earlies 90 days , second earlies 120 days and main crop just a bit later google will find the excact amount of days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thankyou very much gents . I'll have them planted tomorrow. I bet those IOW strawberries are amazing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 TBH you're a bit late. Folks want them touching in the rows by mid June ... so they'll be behind for sure, but you'll probably get some sort of smaller crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 If you can get some Rocket then they are a fast maturing early variety but as said stick 'em in the ground and they will mature just a bit later. The 'city' area is always a few degrees above the countryside so little chance of any early frosts so they could keep well into November before lifting. My earlies (Rocket) are just in flower now, so I will leave them until end of June before sampling. Nigel down in the tropics is always going to be weeks earlier than the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 If my potato efforts pay off , I might try growing more next year , and in a more organised way. I might even try some other veg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 If you have a sunny window sill it’s quite easy to grow in a plant pot GINGER 😱🤐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 59 minutes ago, mel b3 said: If my potato efforts pay off , I might try growing more next year , and in a more organised way. I might even try some other veg. If you still have a bit of room then buy a packet of Swiss Chard seeds. They will produce endless greens right into winter and next year . Just tear the leaves off don't cut and they will keep producing . Like spinach to cook but far far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 23 minutes ago, Old farrier said: If you have a sunny window sill it’s quite easy to grow in a plant pot GINGER 😱🤐 You two just can't help it can you 😄😄😄😄. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 51 minutes ago, Walker570 said: If you still have a bit of room then buy a packet of Swiss Chard seeds. They will produce endless greens right into winter and next year . Just tear the leaves off don't cut and they will keep producing . Like spinach to cook but far far better. I'm not exactly green fingered nev , and I'm pushing my luck at potatoes 😁. I'm certainly thinking that I might like to have a bit of a go at a few veg next year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Spuds you just stoc 'em in and water 'em, same with Swish Chard, sow seed in shallow drill and water. It will look after itself. Wait for potatoes to flower then sample a couple of weeks afterwards. No degree required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Walker570 said: Spuds you just stoc 'em in and water 'em, same with Swish Chard, sow seed in shallow drill and water. It will look after itself. Wait for potatoes to flower then sample a couple of weeks afterwards. No degree required. Do I need to wait until the plant has died before I empty the bags out nev ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 The spuds ?? No, within a week or so of the flowers dying off, then lift the spuds as needed in the kitchen. They will keep in the soil for weeks and grow bigger. Many moons ago 65 ish my Grandfather grew Ailsa Craig and he would lift by hand/fork the first as a second early whilst the skins where still soft and then the rest as his main crop. My job to pick and weigh and label them into bags and boxes for the Sunday milk round as ordered just in time for Sunday lunch. Can you imaging a milk round today with Rabbits in the fur and new potatoes in the same van as the milk..and milk was loose in those days carried up between houses in 5 gallon buckets and ladled out in 1/2 or pint amounts into waiting jugs on doorsteps, the jugs had muslin over the top held down with beads around the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Walker570 said: The spuds ?? No, within a week or so of the flowers dying off, then lift the spuds as needed in the kitchen. They will keep in the soil for weeks and grow bigger. Many moons ago 65 ish my Grandfather grew Ailsa Craig and he would lift by hand/fork the first as a second early whilst the skins where still soft and then the rest as his main crop. My job to pick and weigh and label them into bags and boxes for the Sunday milk round as ordered just in time for Sunday lunch. Can you imaging a milk round today with Rabbits in the fur and new potatoes in the same van as the milk..and milk was loose in those days carried up between houses in 5 gallon buckets and ladled out in 1/2 or pint amounts into waiting jugs on doorsteps, the jugs had muslin over the top held down with beads around the edge. Very different times nev . I can just imagine most people's reaction to a rabbit in the fur these days 😄. I've re manured the two potato bags this morning, I'm really surprised at how fast they're growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Yes, sometimes it is good to remind youngsters as to how things where AND amazingly we survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Yes, sometimes it is good to remind youngsters as to how things where AND amazingly we survived. I remember always being fascinated by the eggs at various stages of development, when my mom removed the giblets from chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessyb Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 nah had some last night with liver and onions👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 Yes, a friends earlies had flowered already and I said to check them out in a weeks time. Nothing really beats those first few with lashings of butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm243 Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 I planted some seed potatoes a few weeks ago and they are now shooting up. My strawberries in the green house are also doing very well and seem to be very early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1950 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 I have for many years planted potatoes at the end of August /Sept, just smallish ones that have sprouted in the cupboard (big ones you can cut them up to leave sprouting shoots on). I usually re use a recycling bin filled with compost from the heap and just make sure they are watered in the event of a dry spell. My Father in law used to use 9" pots and we would have new potatoes on Christmas day! Good luck, FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 My late mother always grew potatoes in her compost heap . She never planted any , they just grew from potato peelings that she chucked on there . She'd just pop outside before she needed them , turn over a fork full of compost , and she had enough potatoes for a meal. The potatoes that I planted in bags a few weeks back , have reached the top of the bags now . I'm guessing that it just leave them alone now , and just water them when the compost gets dry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Just now, mel b3 said: My late mother always grew potatoes in her compost heap . She never planted any , they just grew from potato peelings that she chucked on there . She'd just pop outside before she needed them , turn over a fork full of compost , and she had enough potatoes for a meal. The potatoes that I planted in bags a few weeks back , have reached the top of the bags now . I'm guessing that it just leave them alone now , and just water them when the compost gets dry . No, top the compost up, you may get some more spuds set for later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: No, top the compost up, you may get some more spuds set for later. That's what I meant dave . I started off with just a couple of inches of compost and a bit of horse manure in the bottom of the rolled down bag . Every time the plant got to a couple of inches high , I put more compost in. Its only taken a few weeks and all of the compost is back in the bags , and the plants are sitting on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Bigger bags, planning is not your forte Mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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