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Posted by tabby (U14488827) on Wednesday, 2nd June 2010
Hi
I planted potatoes this year for first time in a wooden barrel thing, I have been covering the leaves up as they show through but now they are at the very top of the barrel and I cant keep covering them up, what happens now? Are you supposed to cover stems and leaves up? Will potatoes be ruined? Bit confused. Tub only about 2 ft tall and have no more room to fill.
sorry for stupid question but just starting out on the veg front!
Is it too late to sow cucumber seeds outside?
thanks lots
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Posted by Playingtimeaddedon (U14150224) on Wednesday, 2nd June 2010
You are doing fine!
I have no idea when you planted your potatoes, but I would think that, in two weeks or so, if you feel in the soil, you may be able to see if any potatoes have formed.
I stand to be corrected, but I seem to recall that you should have a result 12 weeks after planting, or around that time.
Cucumbers.
No, not to late. I would suggest that you start them off indoors in pots and then plant outside when they have made some growth. If you have some mesh or trellis, get them to grow up so that the cucumbers hang down, which gives straight cucmbers.
Good Luck.
Hope tabby does not mind my jumping into his/her thread. I also planted my first potatoes in a container this year - very, very late and they are only now starting to peep through the covering of soil/compost. My question is the following: as they are planted in a bin and covered with my home-made compost (not the richest in the world) mixed with a little (very sandy) soil, should I feed them?
Thank you in advance,
Blue
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Yes do feed them,Tomato feed will do nicely or something high in Potash.
HI
Thank you so much for this, great encouragement, planted tatoes in late March I think.
Great to get advice so quickly
netherfield, thank you for your reply.
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