Potatoes!

April 19, 2008

Finally, I’ve planted my early spuds. In spite of the fact that the maincrop went in nearly three weeks ago up at the lottie, I’d not done anything about getting the earlies in.

But now, in neat rows of six from the patio we have Witchhill, Winton and organic Premiere (all first earlies) and a line of Wilja (second early) after that.

And if I could find the rake, I’d put the onions in, but I can’t so it’ll just have to wait until tomorrow.

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  1. yay! Well done you!
    No idea what sort my spuds are but they’re in.

    Comment by Sarah, Dino and Mimi — April 19, 2008 @ 3:21 pm

  2. Sarah, if you have the ones I gave to Kris you have Kestrel and Pentland Javelin :-D I have Kestrel, Pentland Javelin, Wilja, Desiree and Pentland Ivory, and they’re all in now too. And all the old guys at the lottie are telling me it’s too cold to plant anything else right now so we have to wait with our dibbers poised. xxx

    Comment by Andrea — April 19, 2008 @ 7:34 pm

  3. I know the varieties but not that early, maincrop and stuff. I’m not a detailed planner I’m a *bung it in and see* gardener.
    Thanks Andrea!

    Comment by Sarah, Dino and Mimi — April 19, 2008 @ 8:34 pm

  4. put our earlies in at school a couple weeks back, but brought the left overs back here and they are still sitting in the kitchen, as the garden has rather too much broken glass in to go out planting. And we forgot to bring the rake from Sheffield, so we still haven’t done it this weekend either.

    Comment by jax — April 20, 2008 @ 4:53 pm

  5. Kestrel is a ’second early’ and Pentland is an early maincrop - if that means anything :D I’m a bit of a ‘bung it inner’ myself.

    Comment by Andrea — April 21, 2008 @ 5:23 pm

  6. I need to go and get some…or else it’ll be too late. Can it be too late to plant potatoes? OK I know I’m showing how ignorant I am in these matters!

    Comment by Bronwen — April 21, 2008 @ 7:33 pm

  7. We have Pentland Jav, Kestrel and Desiree - as seen here: http://bonkers.blogsome.com/2008/04/09/spuds/

    Andrea - part of the comfrey root in the very bottom pic there is being held at Kris’s for you - don’t let her forget. Mine is now almost double that size and seems to love its new home and when I delivered pots the other day they seemed to be growing away nicely.

    Comment by Sarah, Dino and Mimi — April 21, 2008 @ 10:49 pm

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