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Post by mowlick on Feb 15, 2022 18:05:02 GMT
Now there is the rub
Chitting gets the spuds off to an early start, but there is always a late frost which pushes their growth back. On the other hand, everyone I know chits their potatoes and that is clearly the way God meant things to be. And I want the first earlies out of the way so that I can put in some leeks for the autumn and winter and to cheer the ground up a bit. That said, I have already gotten some potatoes growing through in the compost heap so maybe chitting is a load of eyewash anyway.
Some folk think that I spend all my time at the allotment drinking coffee and feeding the foxes and rats and birds, but I think a lot as well
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Post by bartlesby on Feb 15, 2022 18:16:10 GMT
I would say always chit just for the simple reason of spotting the strong growers in a batch and planting them.
No harm in it unless you're desperate to bury a spud. But you can do it either way if time isn't a concern and there's not much risk of a frost.
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Post by mowlick on Feb 15, 2022 19:02:10 GMT
I would say always chit just for the simple reason of spotting the strong growers in a batch and planting them. No harm in it unless you're desperate to bury a spud. But you can do it either way if time isn't a concern and there's not much risk of a frost.
Well that is the problem.
Normally I sit back and think well, if they grow they grow and if they don't sod it, there is always Waitrose. But last year we grew quite a lot of our own fruit and veg and now I have the bit between my teeth and want to see if we can do the same this year. Not exactly self sufficiency on 1/8 of an acre, but I want to squeeze the allotment as much as possible. So I will have to do a bit of planning.
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Post by bartlesby on Feb 15, 2022 19:20:18 GMT
I would say always chit just for the simple reason of spotting the strong growers in a batch and planting them. No harm in it unless you're desperate to bury a spud. But you can do it either way if time isn't a concern and there's not much risk of a frost.
Well that is the problem.
Normally I sit back and think well, if they grow they grow and if they don't sod it, there is always Waitrose. But last year we grew quite a lot of our own fruit and veg and now I have the bit between my teeth and want to see if we can do the same this year. Not exactly self sufficiency on 1/8 of an acre, but I want to squeeze the allotment as much as possible. So I will have to do a bit of planning.
Well, I'd say if that's the case then chitting is the way to go. That way you're taking the strongest seeds and directing them to grow into the strongest shoots.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 16, 2022 13:09:49 GMT
I am not a member of the Brotherhood of the Potato so have little to add to this conversation.
I will say that there are three definitions of 'chit' and I prefer the second one.
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Post by mowlick on Feb 16, 2022 17:34:23 GMT
I am not a member of the Brotherhood of the Potato so have little to add to this conversation. I will say that there are three definitions of 'chit' and I prefer the second one. Well, if you are Prince Andrew or a teenager yourself, but otherwise no. |
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