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Decide to spend the morning in the warmth and read latest Grow Your Own. On page 6 at the end of the article it says 2.5 Kilos from two seed potatoes but then on page 19 the GYO tip box says 1 kilo from a 30 meter row. ???. How many on average do you get from yours?
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About a Kilo or more per plant, depending on variety sounds about right!
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to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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i would like to think that 2.5 kilos is right for 1 kilo per 30 meter row is not much and it would take one huge plot to get a good amount of potatoes. i think that the 1 kilo per 30 meter row is how much seed potao to use for every 30 meter row and not the end product.Comment
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It would take you approx 10 potatoes to plant 3 metres which wouldn't be far off 1kg give or take a couple of potatoes.
I would guestimate an average of 10 potatoes at 125-150grams per potato planted depending on weather,soil type and conditions.Comment
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so how many should i put in a 4ft by 3 ft bed?
I figured 4 plants, maybe six if i was lucky?Vive Le Revolution!!!'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
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nah, quantity will suit me better than size, thanks for that, i am having really trouble with planning me tatties as previous posts will attest
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Are you thinking of growing earlies or maincrop Bride? If earlies you could plant them 12 inches apart and 12 inches between rows this would allow you to plant 12 seed pots in your bed!Originally posted by BrideXIII View Post
6inch/12inch/12inch/12inch/6inch one way and 6inch/12inch/12inch/6inch tuther
Thats about the spacing I use in my 4 foot beds but it's a lot closer than is normally recommended. Because earlies are usually pulled immature I usually find I can get away with it
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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And, you can pull earlies out of the soil and leave the plants to keep growing, rather than digging the full plant up. We just do that and get abut 6 weeks of earlies before they get bigger and they then become bigger mains.
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Originally posted by Snadger View PostAre you thinking of growing earlies or maincrop Bride? If earlies you could plant them 12 inches apart and 12 inches between rows this would allow you to plant 12 seed pots in your bed!
6inch/12inch/12inch/12inch/6inch one way and 6inch/12inch/12inch/6inch tuther
Thats about the spacing I use in my 4 foot beds but it's a lot closer than is normally recommended. Because earlies are usually pulled immature I usually find I can get away with it
oh don't start, it took Two Sheds about two hours to get that sorted for me, we came to the conclusion, before it got to the point of wanting to shoot me, that i should just stick em in and leave em till they were big enough to eat.
king edwards
charlottes, and
some Pink fur's courtesy of TS.
i am starting to think that 1 to a bucket is a better way to go for me.Last edited by BrideXIII; 07-12-2008, 10:20 PM.Vive Le Revolution!!!'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?' Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09 Comment
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that'll be Fir, not fur ~ I'm a veggie y'knowOriginally posted by BrideXIII View Post oh don't start, it took Two Sheds about two hours to get that sorted for me,king edwards
charlottes, and
some Pink fur's courtesy of TS..
I'll post them nearer to planting time, Bride ... so don't think I've forgotten you.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Alright then how big a bucket for one plant then?????
Sorry Bridie
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well the one plant i have in the greenhouse for xmas is a flower bucketOriginally posted by HayleyB View PostAlright then how big a bucket for one plant then?????
Sorry Bridie i planted two tubers in it at about 5 inches deep, and as its grown i 'earth up' still going strong.not sure they wil be ready for xmas day, cos a started a bit late, but the fact i have two buckets still alive is showing willing
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sorry TS that was a typo, and i know you wouldn't forget meOriginally posted by Two_Sheds View Postthat'll be Fir, not fur ~ I'm a veggie y'know
I'll post them nearer to planting time, Bride ... so don't think I've forgotten you., did the jiffy bag turn up ok?
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Soil and weather conditions probably influence yields to some extent and so does the variety.
As I mentioned on an earlier thread, we grew Desiree and Kestrel (a new-ish slug resistant variety) this year. The Desiree produced about 6x the original weight of potatoes that went into the ground, whereas the Kestrel produced about 3x..Comment
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