Potato Growing 2025

Would that be H2SO4.

 

I just use vinegar

 

Vinegar

 

Ok, thanks.
Does it make the potatoes have a vinegary taste or am I thinking of adding too much.

I've got citric acid crystals I assume they would work as well, or possibly just some lemon juice.

 

Shouldn't do, I just add a generous tablespoon per litre of water

 

First time growing potatos. Based in the UK. I bought a bag of new earlies and have left them in a dark cool cupboard. Couple of questions.

• They have started sending off small what shoots. Should I just leave them and when I'm ready to plant just put them in?
• Should I take them out of the dark now and put them in a cool light area to encourage these sprouts to grow more?
• Any other advice would be great.

Thanks

 

You don’t say where you are in the UK from the point of view of when you will be able to plant the seed potatoes. You don’t want the sprouts to be too long so unless you live is a very mild area I would try and find somewhere fairly cold so as to slow down the sprouting but also somewhere that has plenty of light so the sprouts aren’t straggly. I have mine sitting in old egg trays to separate them.

 

Thanks. Based in the West Midlands. I will get them out into a cool light place. Thinking maybe plant them mid to late march outdoors or is this a bit early?

 

Thanks. Based in the West Midlands. I will get them out into a cool light place. Thinking maybe plant them mid to late march outdoors or is this a bit early?

 

It depends on how the season goes. If you can either plant deep and or earth them up straight away. The main thing is, you don't want the young shoots exposed to frost so if there is a risk of frost leave it till later. If the ground is cold and wet like last year wait a while or plant into compost and cover with more compost, that's what no dig gardeners do anyway.

 

Chitting these Foremost first earlies. On the window-sill in our cool kitchen.
Looking good so far !!

 

Took one of my Allotment pals to a different GC to get his seeds and seed spuds. (He can't drive anymore). They only had 4 cultivars available loose, the rest were pre packed. Annoying they had Anya, and Jazzy, which I was unable to get in two other places I'd tried. Gave in a got a 2kg pack of Anya anyway, not sure where I'm going to fit them in