Replacing my Second Early Charlotte Potatoes

From my guesstimations my Charlotte's should be ready at the beginning of August, this would be 16 weeks from when I planted them.

I saw in another thread I could put some more potatoes in their place soon after they have been lifted so that some would be ready for Jesus' Birthday.

Can anyone recommend some potatoes for me please?

 

Exactly that one Our local Nursery gets Charlotte seed potatoes in during August for planting for Christmas.

 

Oh ruddy hell, dunno why I bought Charlotte's! They don't even make good chips! What else could I grow in there do you think? Just chuck a few examples at me.

 

Kestrel or Cosmos.

 

Carrots are in already and Leeks have a plot for themselves, just not planted yet. Could always sow some more carrots I guess.

 

Just had a quick google and it looks like my options are:

Baby Carrots
Radish
Chard
Kale
Chicory

or more potatoes. I think I'd rather grow more potatoes really. If I added more manure, good compost and BFB do you think they would be okay? I've seen the names Carlingford, Nicola and Maris Peer.

 

Okay I get it!

 

I wouldn't put in Potatoes behind Potatoes. Too much risk of disease transfer, or helping disease persist to next year. Plant your XMas spuds somewhere else (like JWK I use a Bag/Container so that I can move them somewhere frost-free once we get into Autumn / Winter)

You can't use the Charlottes that you harvest (unless they were incredibly early) for replanting for Xmas as they need a "rest" before they will sprout again; but new seed potatoes should be available in the garden centre around July/August or place an order online with JBA who sell Xmas-specific seed potatoes

 

Definitely plant Xmas spuds in bags for reasons already mentioned above, in the bed the Charlottes come from...sow some winter green manure.

A mixture of Vetch(Tares) and Hungarian Ryegrass will draw up nutrients from the soil and hold them until you dig them back in, in the Spring (stopping winter rains from washing them out), growing this your also adding a biomass to help condition the soil and helping to stop weeds getting a hold in your bare soil.

Steve...

 

Sounds pretty good if there's nothing else worth putting in I guess.

 

Just had a thought, maybe my leeks could go in. They're still sat in the fly-away greenhouse waiting to get pencil-thick. hmm....

 

Yes they could, as John said above, he puts his in after his first earlies are done...like many others do...including me. But if your not growing first earlies, then after your seconds will do.

BTW...not everyone is able to grow pencil thick leeks before planting them, many people plant them when they are the thickness of the actual lead in the pencil as opposed to the pencil itself....you need good care and attention to grow them thick by planting time.

Steve...