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Posted by Global_Worming (U14532104) on Saturday, 21st August 2010
We planted some King Edwards that we bought from the supermarket.This is the result 13 weeks later from just 1 haulm
I think the main reason people purchase seed potatoes is because they are less likely to be carrying an infection.
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Posted by Global_Worming (U14532104) on Saturday, 21st August 2010
Mal mate I have heard that mantra on here from a few posters who also give advice on planting late crop pots(christmas) does every commercial crop that gets blight ect use seed pots?
We planted seed pots as well and got great results as well.
Ps the Cyrus new's from the supermarket produce fantastic mauve flowers we will dig them in 4 weeks and post the pics.
you should not plant supermarket potatoes for the simple reason you are risking introducing diseases particularly eelworm to your garden
If you plant imported potatoes you run the risk of introducing exotic diseases like brown rot which is very serious.
All seed potatoes sold should not be carrying any virus or other disease and certainly not eelworm.
Blight is not usually carried on the seed and whatever seed you grow you are at risk of blight as it is airborne and virtually everywhere in the UK
I've planted seed potatoes this year for the first time as I've now got a sizeable plot to work with.They've done very well but I've also got loads of plants growing in the compost heap from old peelings.They are very healthy and taste fine but I'm sure you can't rely on them and I'll be planting seed potaotes again next year.I've already had over 35 pounds of spuds and will get at least the same again from the remaining plants.
By the way can I ask a quick question.My King Edwards and Maris Pipers have long since finished flowering and there are green tomato like fruits on the top of the plants.I know these are poisonous but what are they and what do I do with them?Should I plant them or throw them on the compost heap?
They are the seeds. Yes they are poisonous and they may produce more plants in the compost heap if they germinate, though I don't think they will as they are not mature.
Thanks for that BaraGwenith.I'll stick to my seed potatoes as they should be fairly foolproof.(fingers crossed)
you can plant the true seed , they will be a totally new variety and you may call it what you wish.
The first year the seed will produce a single small potato. if you eat this you may find it is the best potato you have ever experienced but it is too late.
You will then need to plant this on the next year and you may then try your new variety
it will have taken two years to find most likely it is not worth a light
We dug the first haulm of renegade Cyprus pots(12wks) also the tesco anya (9 wks) just to see what was happening,home grown sweetcorn is fantastic.
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Posted by Global_Worming (U14532104) on Sunday, 5th September 2010
Just dug our first haulm of supermarket lincolns, I could not believe it 7.5lbs, it was topped by 4ozs by our last haulm of S/market king edds. The 40 christmas charlottes are rocketing as are the 50 carlingfords. We should be cropping the charlottes at the end of October.
73 kilos from 35 King Edwards,53 kilos from 20 Kestrel and 26 kilos from 20 Cara.
All proper certified seeds,is it worth the risk not buying good stuff to start with.
-- OP I see a lot of nice food on your link to photobucket,but no potatoes.
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Posted by Global_Worming (U14532104) on Tuesday, 7th September 2010
Netheregion, if you clic on the link in message 9 you will see the supermarket spuds.
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Posted by Monty Burns (U7868864) on Tuesday, 7th September 2010
73 kilos from 35 King Edwards,53 kilos from 20 Kestrel and 26 kilos from 20 Cara.
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A very good crop but how will you store them?I was hoping to find out on last weeks GW but it only told us about onions.
I've just cut off all the foliage from my King Edwards and Maris Pipers because they got blasted by the recent gales and all went black and windburnt.Am I better digging them up or leaving them in the ground and storing them that way?
If you leave them in the ground they could get frosted and attacked by slugs. Better to lift - Dig up (3 weeks after tops have died off)and leave on soil surface for a few hours for skin to dry. Put in a jute or paper bag and store in a cool, dry, frost free, dark place.
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Posted by Monty Burns (U7868864) on Saturday, 11th September 2010
I've just harvested the last of my potatoes and was very pleased as this is my first year as vegetable gardener.The results were:
Charlotte......10lb 8 oz
Kerrs Pink.....12lb 7 oz
King Edward....32lb 10 oz
Maris Piper....37lb
A total of more than 92lbs for an outlay of just over a fiver so I think I'll continue to buy seed potatoes and be fairly confident of success.
Mind you I've also had a few lbs that have cultivated themselves in the compost heap from old peelings but you can't rely on that can you?
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