Which potatoes?

Thanked you Kriten for your last post, due to the JBA comment, looked them up via google, cancelled order with Marhalls, placed with JBA...I saved 12 quid. :D

Steve...

 

That's good to hear. Hope you will be please with them. (If not let me know as I recommend them often, and important I'm not only using a sample-size-of-one!)

 

I'm suprised at that Makka,did you have any problems with the other crops you used the manure on ?
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Definately not .

Have got my seed now!

6kgs of Dunluce
3kgs of Sante
1kg of Valour

and 4 sets each of

Winston
Rooster (only for roasting)
Ratte
Anya
Belle de Fonteney

Have already set up 9 Dunluce in single pots with Wickes compost to get them started for hopefully an early, early crop of new potatoes!

Cheers

 

Have just tried to par boil king edwards before roasting them. They were only in for about 5 mins & turned to mash:DOH:

Maybe manure is too strong for spuds then, I expect Kristan will come in with a complete NPK comparison between manure & compost now.

Me, i'll just stick to me sawdust & pheasant poo

 

I've always par boiled King Eddies before roasting, drained the water, pan back on heat to steam off then rough up by shaking around the pan. Add your chosen fat, s&p, into hot tray..toss again..into oven for 45 mins to 1 hour.

If your eddies are turning to mush after 5 mins, they are either too small or your timing is incorrect. Par boiled decent sized (size of a lime or bigger) will take around 7-8 mins of boiling before being ready to drain. However it is a fine line easily crossed, to test if ready, poke with a sharp knife, when the pottato just starts to slide of the knife they are ready to be drained, and thats the real test better than timing, another few mins longer they will be mush.

Steve...

 

It just so happens I do have that in a spreadsheet

Prilled Urea 46 : 0 : 0
Nitro Chalk 27 : 0 : 0
Nitrate of Soda 16 : 0 : 0
Rabbit manure 2.4 : 1.4 : 0.6
Miiracle Grow All Purpose 24 : 8 : 16
Miraclegrow liquid feed 12 : 4 : 8
Miraclegrow Slow release 18 : 9 : 11
Chicken manure pellets 4 : 2.5 : 2.3
Chicken manure 1.1 : 0.8 : 0.5
Horse manure 0.7 : 0.4 : 0.6
Cow manure 0.6 : 0.4 : 0.5
Pig manure 0.8 : 0.7 : 0.5

Superphosphate 0 : 18.5 : 0
Rock Phosphate 0 : 26 : 0
Triple Superphosphate 0 : 45 : 0
Basic slag 0 : 10 : 0
Bonemeal 3.5 : 18 : 0
JAB Bone meal 3.5 : 7 : 0

Sulphate of Potash 0 : 0 : 50
Comfrey 8 : 6 : 20.5
Westland Liquid 5 : 2.5 : 10
Homebase Tomato feed 3.9 : 2.6 : 7.7
Phostrogen 14 : 10 : 27
Bio Top Rose 5 : 6 : 12
Home made compost 0.5 : 0.27 : 0.81
Doff Tomato Feed 5 : 5 : 10
Potato fertiliser 7 : 5 : 12
Tomorite 4 : 4.5 : 8
Sheep manure 0.7 : 0.3 : 0.9
Miraclegrow Slow tablets 10 : 11 : 18
J I Base 5.2 : 7.7 : 10
Vitax Q4 5.3 : 7.5 : 10
Hydro complex 12 : 11 : 18
Chempack BTD 6 : 8 : 10

 

I knew it :D

 

Thanks for the rep :thumb:

 

A bit late in reply I know but yes ziggy, the allotment is still a possibility

I've just "bordeauxed" just about every living thing in my garden, Jeyes'd my greenhouses and spent hours "pot washing".

I'm not going to fungicide my spuds, they either come good or suffer! They will be planted on their own away from any other spuds, win or lose I can't complain cos they cost me Zilch!

My Kelsae Onions on the other hand! Well protected and well away from my veggie patch, will be making a 2nd sowing during the week although I have 50+ seedlings already