Charlotte potatoes, Jerusalem artichoke and strawberries

#NewbieGardener · April 2021

So, I'm going for it....
1. My Charlotte seed potatoes were chitted and are now in bags . What's the aim on the amounts of water i should give them? I'm keeping it damp and holes in bottom of bags.

2. Is it ok to plant artichokes tubers next to other plants ...are there any types of plant you shouldn't grow next to artichokes?

3. Strawberries...we are leaving out in day and bringing in at night. What counts as last frost...ie no cooler than 5 degrees C at night?

Thanks everyone xxx

Obelixx · April 2021

Potatoes - water when the compost seems dry and give a weekly liquid feed. Add extra compost as the plants develop to mimic the earthing up you would do in th eground and increase the number of tubers formed.

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-bags#:~:text=Carefully plunge a single chitted,cover the tuber with compost.&text=Place the potato bag in,for your plants to grow.

Jerusalem artichokes grow to about 6' high so make sure they are not shading other plants that need sun.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/vegetables/jerusalem-artichoke

Strawberries - I leave mine out all year and they all but disappear from view. It's been so cold even here that they are very slow to come back this year. My new plants are still in the polytunnel and will not come out to be planted in the ground before temps get well above 5C beacuse they are already flowering and I don't want them knocked back.

#NewbieGardener · April 2021

Obelixx said:

Potatoes - water when the compost seems dry and give a weekly liquid feed. Add extra compost as the plants develop to mimic the earthing up you would do in th eground and increase the number of tubers formed.

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-bags#:~:text=Carefully plunge a single chitted,cover the tuber with compost.&text=Place the potato bag in,for your plants to grow.

Jerusalem artichokes grow to about 6' high so make sure they are not shading other plants that need sun.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/vegetables/jerusalem-artichoke

Strawberries - I leave mine out all year and they all but disappear from view. It's been so cold even here that they are very slow to come back this year. My new plants are still in the polytunnel and will not come out to be planted in the ground before temps get well above 5C beacuse they are already flowering and I don't want them knocked back.

Thank you! Yes our strawberries are flowering already..OK ill be extra careful for a while, still cold at night in SE england

Charlotte potatoes, Jerusalem artichoke and strawberries

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