Chitting potatoes developed as a way of 'stealing a march' on the weather in areas like most of the UK where the soil is too cold and the weather too frosty to plant potatoes early ......... that's why it's beneficial to chit First and Second Early potatoes before planting ... so that the early development is done in protected conditions.
@war garden 572 in case you're not sure whether I know about growing potatoes, these are some of the potatoes my family grow ... just scroll down a bit ...
@Fairygirl thanks for that I will definitely give it a go I do have large pots and plenty of canes and wire netting. My patio gets sun in the afternoon so that could work.
Apologies again for hijacking this thread Now to go sow some sweet peas!
I “chit” my potatoes (all earlies), but do it in my frost free greenhouse. It gets down to about 2degrees ……..definitely not kept above 10 degrees.
I’ve done this for the last couple of years and i get nice healthy dark green shoots, as opposed to the fragile white ones we got when chitting on indoor windowsills. So I will carry on.
My RHS book just says they should be in a bright, frost free place.
@debs64 - I should have said that I put around 9 plants in a pot that size. It can vary a bit, because I sow them 3 to a pot in March, and plant the whole pot in beside a cane, and it's usually 3 canes. I also top up the compost in the pots as the level drops through the season, which also adds a bit of extra nutrition
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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@war garden 572 in case you're not sure whether I know about growing potatoes, these are some of the potatoes my family grow ... just scroll down a bit ...
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Now to go sow some sweet peas!
I’ve done this for the last couple of years and i get nice healthy dark green shoots, as opposed to the fragile white ones we got when chitting on indoor windowsills. So I will carry on.
My RHS book just says they should be in a bright, frost free place.
I also top up the compost in the pots as the level drops through the season, which also adds a bit of extra nutrition
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...