Comments for The Food Club http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk Fruit, Veg, Hedrows and Cooking at Home Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:04:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Chitting Your Seed Potatoes by Arthur Seddon http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/01/chitting-your-seed-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Arthur Seddon Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:04:39 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=8#comment-633 I believe we stand the potato on-end with the notches from which the shoots will grow pointing upwards. The shoots slowly emerge from the surface of the dry potato in the warmth and light, in my case on my greenhouse staging. When they have grown to between a quarter to half an inch long, plant the potatoes about 15" apart and 4-5" deep in well manured, or composted soil, shoots pointing upwards. The rows should be 2.5ft apart. Take great care not to damage the shoots when planting. The roots will grow downwards from the underside of the seed potato, giving rise to large numbers of tiny potatoes along the roots, from where they will grow larger and larger as the summer progresses, and will be ready to be dug-up in August/September, after the leaf stems have started to die down. They taste 100% better than the purchased potatoes, if eaten very soon after harvesting I believe we stand the potato on-end with the notches from which the shoots will grow pointing upwards. The shoots slowly emerge from the surface of the dry potato in the warmth and light, in my case on my greenhouse staging. When they have grown to between a quarter to half an inch long, plant the potatoes about 15″ apart and 4-5″ deep in well manured, or composted soil, shoots pointing upwards. The rows should be 2.5ft apart. Take great care not to damage the shoots when planting. The roots will grow downwards from the underside of the seed potato, giving rise to large numbers of tiny potatoes along the roots, from where they will grow larger and larger as the summer progresses, and will be ready to be dug-up in August/September, after the leaf stems have started to die down.
They taste 100% better than the purchased potatoes, if eaten very soon after harvesting

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]]> Comment on Chitting Your Seed Potatoes by JaneRadriges http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/01/chitting-your-seed-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-289 JaneRadriges Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:54:15 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=8#comment-289 Hi, very nice post. I have been wonder'n bout this issue,so thanks for posting Hi, very nice post. I have been wonder’n bout this issue,so thanks for posting

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]]> Comment on Chitting Your Seed Potatoes by Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club | Portable Greenhouse http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/01/chitting-your-seed-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club | Portable Greenhouse Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:13:20 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=8#comment-283 [...] Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club Posted by root 2 minutes ago (http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk) Greenhouse staging middot share your garden success 2008 the food club all rights reserved powered by wordpress designed by woo themes Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club [...] [...] Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club Posted by root 2 minutes ago (http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk) Greenhouse staging middot share your garden success 2008 the food club all rights reserved powered by wordpress designed by woo themes Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Chitting Your Seed Potatoes The Food Club [...]

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]]> Comment on Greenhouse Staging by Justin http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/04/greenhouse-staging/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Justin Sun, 17 May 2009 08:36:13 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=217#comment-277 I bought mine from Poplar Tree Garden Centre but it's not the cheapest greenhouse as I paid extra for stronger glass and it's a high quality aluminium frame. If your looking for something cheap and cheerful pop down to B&Q as they have some quite good options. Their greenhouses use plastic instead of glass which reduces the cost massively. However, I was talking to a friend of mine about plastic glass greenhouses and apparently they don't fair too well in high wind. He was complaining that it's costing a fortune to replace the plastic glass every year. I bought mine from Poplar Tree Garden Centre but it’s not the cheapest greenhouse as I paid extra for stronger glass and it’s a high quality aluminium frame.

If your looking for something cheap and cheerful pop down to B&Q as they have some quite good options. Their greenhouses use plastic instead of glass which reduces the cost massively.

However, I was talking to a friend of mine about plastic glass greenhouses and apparently they don’t fair too well in high wind. He was complaining that it’s costing a fortune to replace the plastic glass every year.

]]> Comment on Greenhouse Staging by Carol - Gavs mum http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/04/greenhouse-staging/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Carol - Gavs mum Sat, 16 May 2009 19:11:41 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=217#comment-276 Hiya Justin, Gav gave me your details as i'm interested in getting a greehouse only a lean-to type (due to lack of space). Any ideas where the best and possible cheapest place would be. I need it to be about 6' x 4' with toughened glass. Many thanks. Carol Hiya Justin, Gav gave me your details as i’m interested in getting a greehouse only a lean-to type (due to lack of space).
Any ideas where the best and possible cheapest place would be. I need it to be about 6′ x 4′ with toughened glass.
Many thanks. Carol

]]> Comment on Chitting Your Seed Potatoes by DogSalad http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/2009/01/chitting-your-seed-potatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-275 DogSalad Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:29:09 +0000 http://www.thefoodclub.co.uk/?p=8#comment-275 It's amazing - nobody has actually said what "chitting" is and how you do it! - whatever it is! It’s amazing – nobody has actually said what “chitting” is and how you do it! – whatever it is!

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