do you add sulphate of potash to your soil for planting potato

[ardroil]

im just about to put my chitted spuds into tubs, do i add sulphate of potash?

[Nicos]

Nope- just muck- having limed a few weeks ago.

[PAULW]

Nicos
Spuds dont like lime unless you prefer scabby tatties,
Ardroil
wait until the spuds are up then give them a feed once a week

[ardroil]

thanks paulw, i just put them into the tubs with nothing, i know tattieman says to add stuff but i didnt have anything apart from sulphate of potash and couldnt be bothered going out again today so i just done them anyway.

[Nicos]

Nicos
Spuds dont like lime unless you prefer scabby tatties,
Ardroil
wait until the spuds are up then give them a feed once a week

Agree...but our lottie is acidic peat..everything has to be limed...even the tatties!!....perhaps I shouldn't have suggested that to someone wth 'normal soil!

Sooooo....no lime on spuds peeps PaulW is spot on!

[Snadger]

Agree...............

..............Sooooo....no lime on spuds peeps PaulW is spot on!

Unless it's magnesium limestone which supposedly doesn't cause scab!

[Snadger]

Potassium has a hardening effect on plants as well as assisting flower and fruit formation, it can contibute to the general wellbeing of the plant!