Author |
Message |
caoimhin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 26
|
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: How much spuds |
|
|
Just wondering how much seed potatoes would I need to plant an area 6m wide by 12m long. I have 10kg of second earlies and 12kg of maincrop chitting in my shed. Enough? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Michael196 Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 194 Location: WEXFORD
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
Caoimhin, you still have time for first earlies.
hard to visual based on weight, what you should do is place the seed out on the plot as per the planting instruction, e.g. foot apart in the row and 2 feet betwee rows or whatever the pcakage says,
this then allows you to see where to plant and whether you have enough or too much. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
Approximately 2.5 Kg should do a 20' - 25' row. Depending of course on the size of your individual seed potato, I've noticed a tendancy for seed potatoes to be getting larger. I wonder if that's to get us to buy more to fill the rows?
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
http://www.species-specific.com/orchid-forum/ |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
breezyacre Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 07 Mar 2009 Posts: 163 Location: Drogheda, Ireland
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Caoimhín. I will be planting an area about 6m x 3m approx and I expect to have more than enough in 11/2 stone. I use the measure of my foot between seed potatoes and the measure of three of my single footsteps between rows ie. one size 9 between seeds and three size 9s between rows.
HTH,
John _________________ Is ar scáth a chéile a mairimid |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
caoimhin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 26
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks for your help everyone,
on the subject of size and laying them out on the plot I've noticed some are very small as in lost in an egg cup while some are twice the size of a large egg. Do I need to double up with the smaller seed and split the big seed? Might still get some first earlies if I have room. Gonna plant some the weekend hopefully. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Michael196 Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 194 Location: WEXFORD
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Generally I wouldnt do that. The small sed is equally viable as the large seed.
Size dosnt matter here. ahem !! |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
|
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Or you could cut the large ones in two and dust the cut surfaces with powdered charcoal, cinnamon or Captan to prevent disease/fungus. Very common practice.
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
http://www.species-specific.com/orchid-forum/ |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
caoimhin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 26
|
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks will take that on board. Next question!! Sorry but this is a bit of a repeat of an earlier post of mine re spraying. I rotavated my plot sunday having sprayed on the 17th of March. It wasn't completely burned off so to speak but it was starting to turn and a rotavater available so I went ahead. I've raked out the rest of the scraw and its pretty clean and I have 2 beds for onion, carrot, turnip, cabbage and broccoli as well as the spuds. Is it still too soon to plant given I only sprayed it on the 17th. I wasn't expecting to be ready so soon but I'd like to get started with these fine evenings. Advice is much appreciated as I'd hate to mess up now given that I'm a month ahead of myself compared to last year. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
|
|
Back to top |
|
 |
caoimhin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 26
|
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
Roundup. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 1010
|
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
tesco are selling accent seed potatoes, 25 for €3.99. got a bag this morning - they're a bit soft and slightly wrinkled, but i hope to get them into the ground over the weekend. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
|
|
Back to top |
|
 |
James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
|
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
caoimhin wrote: | Thanks will take that on board. Next question!! Sorry but this is a bit of a repeat of an earlier post of mine re spraying. I rotavated my plot sunday having sprayed on the 17th of March. It wasn't completely burned off so to speak but it was starting to turn and a rotavater available so I went ahead. I've raked out the rest of the scraw and its pretty clean and I have 2 beds for onion, carrot, turnip, cabbage and broccoli as well as the spuds. Is it still too soon to plant given I only sprayed it on the 17th. I wasn't expecting to be ready so soon but I'd like to get started with these fine evenings. Advice is much appreciated as I'd hate to mess up now given that I'm a month ahead of myself compared to last year. |
This early in the season I would have liked to have left the roundup at least 4 weeks to work right through the deep rooted weeds (dandelion, dock) and the rhizomous weeds (scutch grass).
You see cultivating the ground too early after applying roundup can result in an incomplete kill, leaving strong weed roots to resprout again.
But you may have not have had any of these perennial weeds, and considering you raked out the scraw as well, you should be ok.
A little tip for the future is to mix in a few spoons of tomato feed into your roundup.
This acts as an accelerant, driving the systemic weedkiller through the plant much faster as it soaks up the feed.  _________________ Gardening books.
http://www.allotments.ie/ Ireland's allotments.
On Twitter... http://twitter.com/Allotments
Garden Consultation & Design.
Try my Garden Design home study course!
.
. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
|
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
GPI wrote: | A little tip for the future is to mix in a few spoons of tomato feed into your roundup.
This acts as an accelerant, driving the systemic weedkiller through the plant much faster as it soaks up the feed.  |
Now, that's a tip I like!
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
http://www.species-specific.com/orchid-forum/ |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
caoimhin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 26
|
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
So ok to plant then? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
|
|