Kitchen Garden Forum

Hi all, this is my 1st year at growing my own veg, i have got
potatoes in planter bags i have now topped up to the top of
the bags and the shoots are about 10inches above the bags now
1st, when is the best time to harvest them.
2nd when is the latest time i can plant more say
for harvesting at christmas time or before.
3rd thanks for any forthcoming advice.
ash.

Hi Ashb,

Can you tell us what variety/s of potato you planted and when you planted them

Regards

Arnie

Different spuds take different lengths of time to 'mature'. Normally wait untill the flowers die off, sometimes all the foliage.

You could have a sly delve and feel what they are like underground.

Cheers, Tony,

thanks for the replies i bought maris piper and maris peer
and planted them in early april, dont feel like having a delve
in just yet incase there is nowt there.
ash.

At the risk of stating the *****ing obvious, Christmas spuds, foliage & all, will need protection from frost.

oh hell you mean i have to wait that long
to harvest them .
ash.

Hi Ashb

Maris Piper are an early main crop Harvest 15 weeks from planting.

Maris Peer are a second early so Harvest 13 weeks from planting

For a Christmas potato carlingford is the variety your require as they are an excellent potato for double cropping, they are a second early so best planted around mid June and July.

Hope this is of some help

Regards

Arnie

thankyou very much arnie for the information i will
order some of the carlingford and get them planted
later this month once again arnie thankyou.
ash.

In my view Potatoes are normally planted in March for harvesting throughout summer. If you planting first potatoes in End of February, then you can harvest it after 10 weeks. If you planting Maincrop potatoes in march, then you can harvest it after 20 weeks. If you planting Second early potatoes in march or late may, then you can harvest it after 13 weeks.

William

Let us know your own experiences of growing potatoes planted according to these dates. It always makes a difference where you are. Where is your garden, by the way?

alan refail wrote:William

Let us know your own experiences of growing potatoes planted according to these dates. It always makes a difference where you are. Where is your garden, by the way?

Hi my friend,
I am live in united kingdom and now I am in India, Although I have never planting potatoes before but my grand father planting potatoes in our garden and I have read about potatoes that which time planting, which time harvesting, how to grow every thing.