I’ve been planting Charlotte salad potatoes in the glorious warm sunshine. The past few days have been quite warm, easy to forget it’s only March.
Potatoes use up a lot of space in the veg garden but I always find room for salad types. I have some Charlotte seed potatoes left over so I will probably plant another row in a few weeks time, this should help to prolong the harvest period. I missed a few plants last year, thankfully a long spell of good weather allowed me to continue digging up Charlotte potatoes well into October.
Desiree main crop potatoes are going in at the allotment next month, the growing tubers should break the compacted soil further down where it’s hard to dig.
Flighty
/ March 23, 2012I’ll be planting my Charlottes over the next few days, which are one of my favourite varieties.
I also grow Desiree which like you I’ll be planting early next month.
elaine rickett
/ March 23, 2012Been doing exactly the same myself except this year I am trying a new method of growing them. Planted with a bulb planter and just covering with old stray etc. rather than ridging up. Hope it works out (might plant some in the traditional way as a back up in case the new method doesn’t work out).
elaine rickett
/ March 23, 2012p.s. that should be old straw not stray!
wellywoman
/ March 23, 2012Planning to plant mine tomorrow. Hoping this amazing weather continues.
Val
/ March 23, 2012I put my Charlottes in too. Planning to use straw as well to mulch them as they grow. Your soil looks really good!
Karin
/ March 23, 2012Snap, although we didn’t plant Charlottes or salad potatoes, but we did put our potatoes in last weekend. It’s such lovely warm weather, if on the dry side.
Chilli Ninja
/ March 24, 2012Awesome! Spud time! My favourite things to grow apart from the obvious.
Once the spuds are in it’s game on in the growing season!
Ronnie@Hurtledto60
/ March 28, 2012I am growing Charlottes for the first time this year. I planted mine in a potato sack on Saturday – only 5 but that will produce enough for me. I need to remember to keep it well watered though, as it is drying out very quickly in the warm weather.