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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Bangbang on April 06, 2012, 07:40:37 pm

Title: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 06, 2012, 07:40:37 pm
How long does it normally take before you see
shoots from newly planted seed potato's ?
I planted them approx 2" deep and added water.
I talk to them every night but still no response!

Are they to deep in the compost bag ?

All help would be appreciated to a first time planter.
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Brucklay on April 06, 2012, 07:52:27 pm
Patience OH' quality takes time, just hope they are actually growing in that bag not just having a nice rest  :) :) :)
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 06, 2012, 07:58:06 pm
heeheeheeheeheeheehee.heehee. :D
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 06, 2012, 08:37:46 pm
i think youve probably planted them too deep bb, i should take them out, knock all the sprouts off, and try again, this time, fill the compost bag and lay them on the top. that ought to do it. ;)
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 06, 2012, 08:46:32 pm
Cheers  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mel on April 06, 2012, 09:12:01 pm
 :o is 2" too deep for spuds!! I always plant mine deeper than that and they always tend to come through,is there a right way and a wrong one?!! Please enlighten me ???
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 06, 2012, 09:24:14 pm
 ;D

yup as above mel, honest.
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 06, 2012, 09:34:37 pm
I get it now,

Poke out there eyes and a shallow grave.  ;D
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 06, 2012, 09:39:55 pm
 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 13, 2012, 06:32:14 pm
Catastrophe !

My little spuds had just sprouted a few days ago.......Ive just checked them tonight
and found that the cat has used it as a litter tray......... >:( 2 spuds accounted for
1 still missing......I'm off to find it.........'the cat'  ;D here kitty kitty
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mel on April 13, 2012, 07:33:34 pm
Who Me?-click on the cat!
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 13, 2012, 11:47:58 pm
hope they were the ones in the tatty competition!  ;D ;D
All is not lost for mine if that's the case.


Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bert on April 18, 2012, 07:34:18 am
I'm not going to be winning any prizes  :trophy: . My spuds still haven't come up ???  Granted there not is the sunniest spot in the garden in there bag ( not my garden, if it was my bag of spuds would be sat in the middle of the raised bed ;D , just because gusts walk round it, the garden has to look good ::) ) but they have been in since 30th March.
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bert on April 18, 2012, 07:37:41 am
My mistake I planted them on the 2nd April.  ;D.
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 18, 2012, 07:49:32 am
mine are only just showing so panic not!!
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mel on April 18, 2012, 08:13:37 am
I cannot see a anything yet,took Ditw's advice but still nothing  :-\
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: deepinthewoods on April 18, 2012, 09:03:12 am
mel, you arnt saying that you poked there eyes out and gave them a shallow grave are you ?????
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 18, 2012, 11:03:53 pm
Panic! Panic! No show at all and now torrential rain threatening to flood them.   >:(
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 18, 2012, 11:08:09 pm
Have you managed to plant some more bangbang?
If they are for the tattie competition I'm sure, under the cat-astrophic circumstances it should be allowed
 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 18, 2012, 11:09:51 pm
Mammyshaz

You'll have deep - in - the - mud - spuds then! you might be on to something!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Bangbang on April 18, 2012, 11:16:03 pm
mine were still there after I dug out the cat **** I just reset them - they've now sprouted 2" high
in the comfort of the caravan.  :) :)
I sing to them most nights -  ;D
because Its my hobby, I play guitar too.
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 18, 2012, 11:18:37 pm
CARAVAN.   :o  :o
That's it, they,re coming indoors a bed and quilt awaits  ;D
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mel on April 19, 2012, 06:55:27 pm
Nothing,how very strange,put mine in with really good chits aswell,just 2 inches under the surface. :-\
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Fowgill Farm on April 20, 2012, 10:45:48 am
I always plant mine on Good friday regardless of when Easter is but this year they're still sprouting in the greenhouse as the veg garden is under water, it we've had rain everyday since i don't know when now i know how you guys in the west feel. :bouquet: Forecast says more over the next ten days. Uggh so no chance tatties will be mainly late this year!
mandy  :pig:
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Padge on April 20, 2012, 11:36:04 am
ours too are going to be really late this year Mandy  :-\    would have aimed for late march to start but inclement weather put paid to that   along other mitigating circumstances they're still not in ::)
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mel on April 22, 2012, 05:28:41 pm
At last!! my competition tatties are up,yayy  ;D ,ok,about half a inch  :-[
Title: Re: Slow spuds !
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 22, 2012, 06:13:24 pm
Better than mine  :(. Still no sign.

Been giving them a serious talking to this morning!