Potato question

[Jsensiba]

Planted potatoes about two weeks ago. Planted more stuff today adn had a look at the potato patch. Started to weed, but oopsie, one of the weeds is a potato. Looked again and begorrah the things are coming up.

Is something wrong? Seems awfully rapid to me.

Julia of the veg patch with forty four lettuces

[Weedon]

If you have planted spuds in the same patch as last year its probably last years spuds that you failed to clear when you dug it over.

I have given up on buying seeds I now buy young plants of everything I want to grow in exactly the right numbers. This way I don't have the usual problem of a glut and trying to decipher weeds from plants. The exception is beans and these I don't have a problem with growing from seed. I know its more expensive than buying packets of seeds but life is too short etc..

[Jsensiba]

LAST EDITED ON 10-May-04 AT 10:40 AM (BST)

Righty ho! The potatoes are now covered with a nice layer of dirt.

Thank you for all the input, really helps.

It looks as if one of my tomato plants has the dreaded blight.

Julia

[Jsensiba]

Aaah phooey, the things are coming up again. Time for more dirt. At this rate with dirt and grass dumped on the potatoes there will be a small mountain in the veg patch. I should have tried white asparagus.

Julia of the pickaxe and dirtbags

[Jsensiba]

Have covered the taters three times - and even bunged some grass clippings on top. The things are now about six inches tall. When they have flowers - do I pick them or wait until the flowers die off?

I'll plant another lot after I pick these.

I'm down to twenty five lettuces now! Tomatoes have at least flowers on them and the beets seem to be 'coming along'.

Julia