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Potato tubers - when to plant...

stevek_bathstevek_bath Posts: 51
in Fruit & veg
Hi folks,

Hope you're all keeping well in these strange times.

I'm having a go at planting potatoes for the first time. I bought some tubers - "Estima (Second Early)". 

The instructions I received with them suggest leaving them in a single layer in a tray for roots to develop before planting.

I've had them in a tray on a windowsill for about 3 weeks now - and currently, they have very small roots as per attached photo.  Do these look right to plant or do they need more established roots?

Thanks :) 

Steve


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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    They look ready to go.😁
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2020
    By the way ... the chitted shoots aren't the roots ... they're going to be stems so plant them pointing upwards.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • stevek_bathstevek_bath Posts: 51
    Dovefromabove said:
    By the way ... the chitted shoots aren't the roots ... they're going to be stems so plant them pointing upwards.  :)
    Thank you! You saved me an embarrassment there with this tip. Always learning... :)
  • stevek_bathstevek_bath Posts: 51
    purplerallim said:
    They look ready to go.😁
    Thanks :) 
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