Grow Your Own Potatoes

**Cariad** · 25-02-2013, 09:52 PM

Hi
I remember registering last year but didn't hear anything from them after that. If it all went through ok, should I have heard something to confirm? When do they send stuff out? Does anyone know?
TIA

**scottishlass** · 25-02-2013, 10:03 PM

Hi I have registered but not received anything yet - think is was maybe march time? X

**Gemma Smithson** · 25-02-2013, 10:07 PM

What's the website to register on please?

**Cariad** · 25-02-2013, 10:09 PM

ooh, I don't know off hand. I'll google it now and see if I can find it

**Cariad** · 25-02-2013, 10:12 PM

Grow Your Own Potatoes | Potato Council

should have gone on that site for the answer before bothering you lot lol. It says that we should get deliveries soon (if registration went ok!) and chatting should begin by 26th Feb. Urm.. that's tomorrow!

**scottishlass** · 25-02-2013, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Cariad

Grow Your Own Potatoes | Potato Council

should have gone on that site for the answer before bothering you lot lol. It says that we should get deliveries soon (if registration went ok!) and chatting should begin by 26th Feb. Urm.. that's tomorrow!

Oh well we will be running late then!! X

**TAZ** · 25-02-2013, 10:34 PM

I've just registered - says I'll receive my kit Feb 2014 - guess I was too late for this year!!!
Thanks for the link though, I hadn't heard of this before.

**Samcat** · 25-02-2013, 11:10 PM

I registered last September and received my kit a couple of weeks ago. We start chitting them tomorrow!

**rickysmiths** · 25-02-2013, 11:28 PM

I got my pack about a month ago. Potatoes have been chitting since Friday. This is our 4th year.

**nikkiv** · 25-02-2013, 11:45 PM

I get very excited when my little pack comes through, even though we grow our own anyway very silly of me really!

**jillplum** · 26-02-2013, 10:10 AM

I registered but havent received anything yet. Wonder if it depends on area?

**Cariad** · 26-02-2013, 11:18 PM

Maybe my registration wasn't successful

I hope that's not the case, i registered ages ago. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

**mrstom** · 27-02-2013, 06:40 AM

I've not had mine either (and I'd completely forgotten about registering - almost bought some spuds at the garden centre at the weekend!)

Just checked my emails and I've definitely registered. My confirmation email was in September 2012 and says I'll receive my spuds in Feb 2013. Fingers crossed they come, still a couple of days left

**LauraS** · 27-02-2013, 07:47 AM

I registered towards the end of last year but haven't received yet either

**jep** · 27-02-2013, 10:37 AM

Hi i got mine last week........can someone tell me it says to put them on the windowsill to harden, does it mean inside or out ?

**rickysmiths** · 27-02-2013, 11:09 AM

jep you have to 'Chit' them. This is the process of allowing the shoots to grow before you plant them. If you look at the box they came in there are a series of perforated holes. If you push out the discs and shut the lid of the box you sit the potatoes in the holes, make sure they don't fall through and then sit the box on the window sil inside so they get plenty of light. One the poster it gives the dates to do things and the potatoes need to chit until approx 16th March.

You then fill your bags up to about 1/4 with compost and put the potatoes in and cover them. There are three potatoes for each bag an an odd one to grow in a bottle so the children can see how they grow you won't eat this one it is for demonstration only! As the plants grow you gradually add more compost until the compost is nearly at the top of the bag.