Tatties

I like the look of the new Manitou spud on JBA ,i might give that a try this yr Medium to late and reckon its a tad better than Desiree
I think you start chitting as soon as you get them home @fat controller x

 

Manitou - are these potatoes from Canada? Manitou is what our Algonquinian first nations people call their life source spirit, Gitche Manitou is their supreme being/deity.

 

So any recommendations for Main Crop to grow in the ground? I like the idea of International Kidney for first earlies

 

Not sure,its says they are new but maybe they are just new to the supplier x
http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/buy-seed-potatoes/maincrop-seed-potatoes?product_id=20826

 

OMG - Manitou is such a politically incorrect name for a red skinned potato.... let's hope the natives don't find out about this and get restless....

 

For anyone interested Wilkinsons are selling some potatoes loose.
You get a paper bag ( large or small ) and fill it with which ever variety you want, they're either £1.50 or £2.50. I'm gonna get some " Charlotte", their my all time favourite.

 

I'll have to pop into the one in Plymouth when I pop down and see family this weekend

 

A company called Agrico introduced ive read them but i dont know what year x

 

This is my post from last year about which potatoes to grow

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/which-potatoes.103715/

I chose
1st earlies - rocket
2nd early - kestrel
Mains - sarpo mira
- picasso
- king edward
I'm also planting charlottes.

My first year of properly planting potatoes, thats why I chose so many varieties this year, to see what I like best for future years.

 

My local gardening club has given me a potato; everyone at the meeting got one.
It is for a competition to see who can grow the most potatoes.
The rules are:-

• use that potato (no idea of variety and forgot to ask )
• plant in a 10" diameter pot - no restriction on depth
• return the pot and contents to the October meeting for counting

Now, the only potatoes I have ever harvested were volunteer potatoes and they were only harvested under the principle of waste not, want not. This competition is purely for fun, but, I'd really like to give it my very best shot. So:-

1. Any suggestions on which 10" diameter receptacle to use (I'm guessing the deeper it is, the more potatoes I'll get?)
2. Because I don't know the variety and the competition ends in October, does that mean it is a main crop potato?
3. For "chitting" does that mean popping it into an egg box on the kitchen windowsill until safe to plant out?

I'm not particularly competitive but .... I want to WIN!

Ok, ok, ok: I want to give it my best shot

 

Can't really add to JWK's post except use a low Nitrogen NPK potato fertilizer for a heavier crop.

Use a Stanley knife to extra rectangular holes around the perimeter at the base of the pot (in addition to a few in the base).

10" pots are 10L capacity if the sides are fairly parallel, Morrisons ex-flower buckets are 10" diameter and 9L capacity.