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Tatties

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Fat Controller, Jan 4, 2016.

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  1. JWK

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    You need to top up the bag till it is practically full, keep earthing up as they grow. What I do with mine in containers is to cover the emerging shoots with fresh compost/soil every week until the container cannot take any more.
     
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      What if the shoots are now a good 20-30cm up and filling out leaf wise? just keep topping up? Always worried itd kill them somehow or if they were green shoots that covering them would damage them
       
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      Back from hols and checking how others are getting on tattie-wise. Mine, planted 29 March, are a bit variable. About 75% look healthy and with good leafage about 9-10 inches high and will need hilling up in the next day or two. The others are a variation between just breaking the surface and a couple of inches up, a few seem to be 'blanks' (hopefully they will come along). I'm figuring positively that the variation in growth will be good for a longer season of picking.
      The best of the bunch though are some Anja's that I had over that I threw into a big planter, they are among the strongest growth.

      I think the weather here the last month has been a bit rubbish with a few good bits and one fairly nasty frost. How are others doing on the tatty front?

      GG
       
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      Depends what type of spud, if it's earlies then no need to keep topping up you're just wasting compost. With main crop then topping up will increase yield.
       
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      My earlies are just coming into flower, they are in containers in an unheated greenhouse. Might try picking a few next week. My outdoor earlies are only about 12" high so way behind. My maincrop are only just poking through the soil.
       
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      Took a couple of photos this morning:
      WP_20160519_001.jpg

      and the flowers about to open:
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        I worry now I didnt plant my earlies deep enough in their bags then!
         
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        How deep did you plant them Greecko?
         
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        I only half filled my bag and planted them about 4/5 inches down? Say 30 litre of compost or so
         
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        Well I'd put some more compost in so they are around 8" down.
         
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        Thanks @JWK yours look great. Mine or 1st and 2nd and seem to be doing much the same and a bit variable with some slower ones in the same row - perhaps a slightly shadier bit of ground may be doing that.
        Can I ask, can you use anything to do the hilling up? I'd rather not use new MPC if I don't have to as I have plenty of home made compost (leaf mould and grass clippings mainly) which is nice and ready to use. Can I use that?

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        Leaf mould would be the best. I have tried grass clipping in the past and found it attract slugs.
         
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          Thanks JWK I didn't mean actual fresh clippings but compost made from clippings and leaves and well rotted down. I'll use that.

          Cheers
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            Panic Alert: my prize growing tatties are showing signs of flowering :yikes:
            The competition end date isn't until October! Is it too early? Should I pinch them off? :dunno:
             
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            @"M" Remove the flowers to extend their growing period.
             
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