View Full Version : potatoes tomorrow..
mama2three
15-03-2010, 05:56 PM
are you all planting yours out tomorrow as it says in the pack? how big should the sprouts be , not sure mine are ready for planting! so not green fingered!
PixiePetal
15-03-2010, 06:18 PM
mine are not very big either! not really sure what they are supposed to be like:laughing:
mama2three
15-03-2010, 06:20 PM
mine are more knobbles than sprouts! :laughing: :rolleyes:
sandy64
15-03-2010, 06:21 PM
no im gunna leave it for a few weeks mine arent ready yet they need to be about a inch they will be ok now but wont do any harm leaving and lo's are watching them now.
Roseolivia
15-03-2010, 06:48 PM
Mine haven't sprouted much either, not sure how big they should be.
beccas
15-03-2010, 06:50 PM
it doesnt say how big they have to be but if you delay them you have to delay harvesting them as well.
sunflower
15-03-2010, 06:53 PM
Mine havent even arrived yet :mad: :mad:
francinejayne
15-03-2010, 08:49 PM
We're going to plant ours on Wed as don't have mindee tomorrow.
My shoots aren't huge but I think they're OK to plant now?!
caz3007
15-03-2010, 08:52 PM
Mine arent very big either. We have had potatoes growing in our compost bins in the past and the shoots on the thrown away ones wouldnt have been that big
i asked my mum she said put them in now half fill bag then cover with a bit of compost let them grow thou then layer soil on top as potatos grow off stem... hope shes right :rolleyes:
caz3007
15-03-2010, 08:55 PM
i asked my mum she said put them in now half fill bag then cover with a bit of compost let them grow thou then layer soil on top as potatos grow off stem... hope shes right :rolleyes:
Thats what the instructions said to do, so she must be right
Thats what the instructions said to do, so she must be right
i dont do instructions ive lost mine :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: .. shhh dont tell hubby thou i tell him i read them...
mum22
15-03-2010, 09:00 PM
We planted ours today, our shoots didnt seem to grow from when we first had them so just have to wait and see, :)
amanda1309
15-03-2010, 09:11 PM
not planting ours till wednesday as hubby is only going for compost tomorrow.
sweets
15-03-2010, 09:13 PM
it doesnt matter how big the shoots are as you don't HAVE to chit them! some people dont bother and get just as good results.:)
Winnie
15-03-2010, 09:36 PM
i'm not sure i've got enough compost :panic: :eek: it may have to wait until i can buy more
Helen Dempster
15-03-2010, 10:49 PM
Planted mine yesterday :)
Tracey1
16-03-2010, 11:02 AM
End march is the time to plant them out, if you have had your pototoes out on a window sill, cool place, then by the end of March the shoots should be a good size that when you do plant them the shoots have a start before they go into the ground or in pototoe growing bags.