My first spuds!

[Flummery]

Wow.
I am so jealous.
Not your friend anymore. (unless I beat you to the First Broad Bean!)

From what you've said so far, I think you will. My Autumn sown Sutton are covered in flowers but no little bean wags so far as I can see.

[Flummery]

I have planted single Winston spuds in an 8" pot so hopefully there won't be much compost that doesn't have spuds in it!

Go for it lad!

Actually - where does the compost go? My compost level in the pot remained the same yet I took out a whole whack of spuds. I know they use the nutrients but THAT MUCH? They must be eating it!

[Stuart14]

Hi Demeter,

They are Maris Piper. I must have planted them towards the end of March, maybe as late as first week of April.

Any help is really appreciated.

[SueA]

Stuart Maris piper are a maincrop potato & take about 20-22 weeks until they crop so they should be ready around the end of August/beginning of September. As they're a maincrop you generally harvest them after they've flowered.

[Garden_girlie21]

I think I planted waaay too many chitted seed potatoes in my pot - there are an awful lot of leaves. I've been thinking about sinking the pot into the group so I can earth up the stems even more - is this a good idea or not?

Thankyou!!

Jennifer

[Stuart14]

Thanks SueA. I'm a real newbie, but now see why people have an early crop too!!