main crop potatoes

[hawthorns]

Too early for main crop to go in ?

[rustylady]

I put mine in at the same time as my earlies, they just take longer to be ready.

[zazen999]

Main crop take longer than earlies - early means 'matures quicker' not 'put it in earlier' so no reason why not at all.

[Creemteez]

Mine went in during the week following St Patricks Day. Always do. Go on, get e'm in - you know you want to!

[hawthorns]

tomorrows job sorted then

[VirginVegGrower]

Mine go in a week today - not that I'm counting...much

[Jason Cartwright]

Was i wrong to put my earlies in on 1st Sat of march?
I got given some red duke of yorks so i bought 2 potato bags and put 3 in each. So far, 1 is showing.

Thanks

[greenishfing]

I wouldn't dare put my maincrop in yet here in Yorkshire, we alwaysseem to get late frosts

[Ananke]

I put one row of mains in today, the other will go in tomorrow. My earlies and seconds are in too. Fingers crossed

[Bigmallly]

I wouldn't dare put my maincrop in yet here in Yorkshire, we alwaysseem to get late frosts

Mine went in a fortnight ago, 12" deep with a bulb planter. Guess it will be a while yet before they show themselves.

[veggiechicken]

Nearly all of my spuds are in the bedroom - where else? The ground here is so dry and crusted that I'm waiting for a drop of rain to soften it up.

[Two_Sheds]

Was i wrong to put my earlies in on 1st Sat of march?

That depends entirely on your local weather conditions.

Spuds are tender and a frost will kill the foliage. However, if there isn't any foliage, or there aren't any frosts, you're OK

[Two_Sheds]

Too early for main crop to go in ?

Main crops take longer to harvest than earlies (as has been said). Therefore, if you get blight in your area, you need to work out your planting date: 20 weeks before the first autumn frost/blight

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[zazen999]

Main crops take longer to harvest than earlies (as has been said). Therefore, if you get blight in your area, you need to work out your planting date: 20 weeks before your last frost

ish

20 weeks before the last frost? That's January 1st for me!

They go in sometime before the last frost but not so far before that you can't earth up the foliage; I usually go by mid March as in the first 6-8 weeks [up until my last frost date] - I can cover the foliage but after that it can romp away and hopefully I get a crop before blight hits.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Mine won't be going in for another week or so. Brummie frosts appear can arrive until late may.