Free Potato growing kit

**Saranotts** · 19-02-2009, 09:47 AM

Ye ha, my free kit has arrived this morning. Can't wait to start "chitting"!

Sara

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Saranotts

Ye ha, my free kit has arrived this morning. Can't wait to start "chitting"!

Sara

So did mine!

Didn't realise it was a competition - serious stuff ha ha

No chitting before 3rd March Sara

Miffy xx

**SimplyLucy** · 19-02-2009, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by miffy

So did mine!

Didn't realise it was a competition - serious stuff ha ha

No chitting before 3rd March Sara

Miffy xx

A competition??? Oh no, I'll be useless!

My kit hasn't arrived yet, fingers crossed the instructions are good!

Is the kit a large box? Whats in it?

I'll have to plant mine in a tub incase we move house half way though!

**jellytot** · 19-02-2009, 01:30 PM

is it a big parcel, what is chitting, did wonder when it said it on email

what is the comp, biggest spud?

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 01:33 PM

It arrived in a padded envelope!

There are four seed potatoes - two of each type, four black plastic growbags, some stickers and a watering spout which lets you make a plastic pop bottle into a watering can.

To enter the competition you have to grow the potatoes in the growbags provided and there are dates by which you must do things. At the end you harvest and weigh your potatoes to see who's grown the heaviest amount.

Miffy xx

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by jellytot

is it a big parcel, what is chitting, did wonder when it said it on email

what is the comp, biggest spud?

Chitting is allowing the seed heads to harden off before planting.

You mustn't start it before 3rd March - then you put the potatoes in an empty egg box (mustn't mix the types up) on the windowsill for two weeks.

You can't plant them until 17th March!

Miffy xx

**SimplyLucy** · 19-02-2009, 01:40 PM

Wow it's all so exciting!

I think we should have our own mini competition on here just so one of us has a chance of winning!

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by SimplyLucy

Wow it's all so exciting!

I think we should have our own mini competition on here just so one of us has a chance of winning!

I'm up for that!

Miffy xx

**SimplyLucy** · 19-02-2009, 01:47 PM

Maybe we shouldn't let the children help.........don't want them spoiling our chances.

I'll provide a prize for the winner.

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by SimplyLucy

Maybe we shouldn't let the children help.........don't want them spoiling our chances.

I'll provide a prize for the winner.

You're showing your competitive side there Lucy

I'll be scouring the garden centres at the weekend for some "secret ingredients" to add to the soil

Miffy xx

**jellytot** · 19-02-2009, 02:07 PM

the prize could be a potato peeler

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by jellytot

the prize could be a potato peeler

Miffy xx

**Amaranth** · 20-02-2009, 01:32 PM

Woo hoo, my kit has just arrived too

Count me in for the competition

**Jules12Wed** · 20-02-2009, 01:35 PM

Oh no still waiting for mine. Hope it arrives soon.

**Donkey** · 20-02-2009, 01:42 PM

mine has just arrived!!

very exciting, will plant the potatoes in the quality compost my worms has made

problem is I dont think the seed pots will wait till 3rd of march

**anneriddington** · 20-02-2009, 02:21 PM

Mine has arrived today too, count me in for the competition

Don't want to give away too may growing secrets but my dad always puts horse manure in when he plants potatoes. They didn't send any of that in the post

Happy chitting girls