The Poultry Keeper

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Hi, I know this has been talked of before but as I have no access to it I need to ask again!

I have today brought a growing potatoes tub from the garden centre. I also brought some seed potatoes but they are early ones and have started to shoot quite alot already. Will they be alright to use if I set it up now? They didn't have any second early but they did have main crop. Should I just go for the main crop and forget the early ones?

Thanks

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:

I only planted mine about 2 weeks ago !
DO you mean shooting or that theyre chitting ?

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

O.K I hold my hands up!...What is chitting?...sorry potato growing virgin here Embarassed

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:33 am Post subject:

You leave the seed potatos out, until, little shoots start to appear, this is called chitting (best watch my spelling) i suppose they look like shoots !

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

oh o.k. some of my shoots are quite long though?...a few inchs (careful!)

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:55 am Post subject:

Get em in that soil then Girl ! Laughing

Youll be having chips in a few months !

nigel · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:09 am Post subject:

first earlies should be ready to harvest in about 10 weeks from planting. I delayed mine till after that cold spell so they've only been in a couple of weeks.

Nigel

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Thankyou!...I will get them started this afternoon.

Any ideas for other easy to grow stuff?....I have started some lettuce in kit form today and have toms, cucumbers and carrots on the go!

The Good Life here I come Very Happy

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:14 am Post subject:

cOURGETTES, broad beans,Tomatos

Lisa · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:26 am Post subject:

Do you like Beetroot? That doesn't seem to succum to the usual creepy crawlies or suffer when I forget to water things Embarassed

I also pick a few of the younger tender leaves as its growing to go in salads and eat the beets later. You can even get orange ones now so you fingers don't turn purple... but where's the fun in that Laughing

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:28 am Post subject:

The mice always seem to get my Beetroot, before I do !
Leeks, Runner Beans, Parsnips !

Gina · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent

Ooooh really like beetroot!....what about rhubarb how easy is that to grow?

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject:

Its easy, you plant it, leave it, eat it !
Ive got loads of the stuff at the moment....what else can u do with it apart from making a crumble ?

stephen · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject:

Buy yourself some of Nigella's cookbooks. She adores the stuff and has a wonderful selection of recipes for it.

Knobby · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject:

I like her Double Apple Pie from Domestic Goddess ! Yum Yum....not that i own any cookbooks of course ! Laughing