"I agree with Fred, although I tend to wait until the foliage starts dying back. I also lift and use the earlies as I need them, which I've started to do this week. Maincrop ones can all be lifted at the same time as they will store okay."
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Flighty Jul 7, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I have planted 2 types of potato in the same bed earlies and main crop - how can i tell when they are ready some have had flower buds on them for a few weeks. Continue
Potato plant flowers? Good or bad
Started this discussion. Last reply by Darren Blick Jun 27, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I have returned home from holidays to find foxes have trampled my veg bed. The netting has come off the brassicas and they've been eaten. The potato plants however are doing well but i noticed they…Continue
Crop rotation - help on what to plant where.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Flighty Apr 9, 2012. 18 Replies 0 Likes
I'm confused by crop rotationI have a vegpatch split into 4 beds plus a patch beside fence for rhubarb I have come across conflicting advice: [ ? where i am unsure and the list at the end I'm not…Continue
potato planting help?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Samantha Smith Apr 7, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I have a bag of king edward seed potatoes ready to plant - when is best to plant in the ground and how much spacing do they need. [i think they are main crop]Continue
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Fred Hogg replied to bonniescot's discussion Potatoes"The earlies, if planted at the end of march, should be ready now, dig one up and have a look. Maincrop will not be ready till the end of august/ september."
Darren Blick replied to bonniescot's discussion Potato plant flowers? Good or bad"When you get the flowers, it's a good sign
This is when you need to ensure they have plenty of water as they are now growing
I remove my flowers to ensure all the spare goodness and energy goes into the tubers rather than into the flower.
Not…"
chocolatelikesnow replied to bonniescot's discussion Potato plant flowers? Good or bad"I leave them because they don't see to do any harm and because I think they are really pretty! :)"
Mr Farmer replied to bonniescot's discussion Potato plant flowers? Good or bad"I sowed yesterday lettuce and radish because they don't need to much time."
Flighty replied to bonniescot's discussion Potato plant flowers? Good or bad"I don't bother to remove the flowers, which are very noticeable this year, but do remember to remove and bin any fruit that forms as it is poisonous.
I sowed some beetroot, carrots and lettuce yesterday. "
Colin Robinson replied to bonniescot's discussion Potato plant flowers? Good or bad"Some people will say remove the flowers but farmers don't bother and they seem to get decent yields.
Still plenty of time to sow carrots, beetroot, winter greens, etc."
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I have returned home from holidays to find foxes have trampled my veg bed. The netting has come off the brassicas and they've been eaten. The potato plants however are doing well but i noticed they are flowering is this good/ bad should I pick them? What's good to plant in the ground now? As I have a lot of bare patches to fill in. See More
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Flighty replied to bonniescot's discussion Crop rotation - help on what to plant where."Just for reference I think that some of the comments about onions aren't really relevant to the original question.
Please bear this in mind when commenting on future discussions. Thanks."
Fred Hogg replied to bonniescot's discussion Crop rotation - help on what to plant where."With the raised bed that I am growing the Kelsaes in. I dug out best part of 2 feet, filled with 18" of Shire Horse manure and covered this with 4" of top soil, it drains very, very well. I have to get mammoth onions growing in that medium…"
Darren Blick replied to bonniescot's discussion Crop rotation - help on what to plant where."Cheers Fred
I have to admit, I grow my onions in the same place
I grow some in my tunnel and some on my plot
I do find however the ones in the tunnel don't suffer with mildew and rot, whereas the ones outside tend to get too much water I…"
Fred Hogg replied to bonniescot's discussion Crop rotation - help on what to plant where."Well I am working to Robinsons instructions, they have been growing onions in the same beds for 140 years, in there blurb they say to remove any "suspect onions" and a little of the soil around them, then give that area a dose of Jeyes…"
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- At 8:16 on January 6, 2011, Darren Blick said…
Hi, with regards to your post regarding chickens, by the time you have purchased the hutch, the fencing to keep the foxes out, the food which isn't cheap, it is hardl worth keeping them
You will have to produce a lot of eggs just to get you money back and when I worked it out, it would take 2-3 years minimum before it started to pay
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