tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post3050830826776616180..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Planting potatoesMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-89953619206166589592016-03-24T07:42:45.174+00:002016-03-24T07:42:45.174+00:00what a planting waywhat a planting wayPeter Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532264814565369687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52420805040901335322016-03-12T18:11:02.641+00:002016-03-12T18:11:02.641+00:00I've never kept my own seed-potatoes, mainly b...I've never kept my own seed-potatoes, mainly because our house doesn't have a cellar or anywhere consistently cool enough to store them during the warmer months.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-54121303925359091232016-03-12T17:53:48.732+00:002016-03-12T17:53:48.732+00:00All the same as last year - Yukon Gold, Viking, Ca...All the same as last year - Yukon Gold, Viking, Caribe, Roko, Bintje and my favourite, Linzer Deliketess. I saved some of each variety as "seed potatoes" in boxes with shredded paper & placed them in the cold cellar. I'm sort of excited, sort of nervous about the big reveal when those boxes are opened next week.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-83940544824531053752016-03-12T07:35:11.189+00:002016-03-12T07:35:11.189+00:00Initially the seed tubers will be just covered, bu...Initially the seed tubers will be just covered, but by the time the pots are full they will be about 12 inches underground. What type(s) are you going to grow?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-27166468912392522242016-03-12T00:15:14.187+00:002016-03-12T00:15:14.187+00:00I'll be taking my potatoes out to start the ch...I'll be taking my potatoes out to start the chitting process next week - very excited about that! I do have a question - once the pots are filled with soil, how deeply will the potatoes be planted?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com