Chitting and planting potatoes

[Shek]

After chitting. Is it o.k to put pure unadulterated horse muck into the trench, followed by a thin layer of soil, then sitting the spud's on the soil?
A Novice.

[snakeshack]

Thanks, near window or do they prefare semi light or no light at all?

they need light to produce green healthy shoots,but not too warm.
window cill in an unheated room is ideal

[coreopsis]

I got my tatties last Friday,they are still unpacked.I have 2 bags of Desiree and 1 Pink Fir Apple.
I keep my dinner tatties in the wicker basket in the kitchen,usually they start sprouting after a week or so.

[blue411]

Chitting potatoes

Evening all,


I have my potatoes chitting away but im wondering what colour should the shoots be? they seem to be a really dark colour, i was expecting green shoots, is this dark colour ok??

[Norm]

Dark green/grey shoots are good as they will grow thick and strong. Pale green/white shoots are bad as they will be thin and weak. Sounds like you've got it just right and the spuds are doing great

[TimH]

Evening all,


I have my potatoes chitting away but im wondering what colour should the shoots be? they seem to be a really dark colour, i was expecting green shoots, is this dark colour ok??

Depends on the potato, I think. I've got some Swift with green shoots and Desiree potatoes which are purple in colour.

[blue411]

Great guys thanks, first time growing spuds this year, so wasnt too sure what to expect, sounds like im on the right track..yay!!!

[Victoria26]

i have supermarket roosers chitting - they are dark purple but strong. Your really just looking for the potato to break its dormancy cycle.

[FionaH]

I am so glad someone asked this. I was starting to twitch cos my harmony are sprouting purple

[BB48]

mine started off pale and are now purple - are they still OK

[Prozac]

oh chit!!!!

I've had my seed potatoes in the garage for a month, all stood in eggboxes. It's unheated and has no direct sun but you can see easily enough in there. I've not got any chits yet....... I've Rooster & Pink Fir Apple.....

Am I just being impatient?

[Alice]

Prozac, Rooster and Pink Fir Apple are maincrop potatoes and there's no need to chit them - so don't worry.

[Irie Jan]

Hi Alice for my maincrop I have Desiree and pink fir apple. For my earlies I have some Charlotte,s. Do I plant them all at the same time as each other of do the maine crops go in later?

[sallym]

My earlies will go in in mid March and my second earlies and mains 2-3 weeks later

[Irie Jan]

Thanks Sally!