potatoes

[vicren]

i want to plant potatoes in containers is it too late to start now and if not whats the best to grow?

[Autumn]

I think you're probably too late. Check out T&M website below as they give you planting time for each potato cropping group.

http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/growing-potatoes

As you can see, the earliest show from Feb onwards. I also want to grow potato next year so I'm only learning, no experience as yet to speak of!!!

I think T&M is useful guide but once you've decided which potato you want to grow, I found that alanromans.com does pototoes at a cheaper price although some fancier potatoes (like Mayan Gold & Vivaldi) you won't find there. Apparently Alan Romans is a potato consultant to T&M and he has written is own book on potato. Happy potato growing next year.

[VORWERK]

Too late now i,m affraid start thinking about what ones you want for next spring (March April main planting time)

[julian]

Container potatoes are the way to go. Year before last we had a superb crop using huge buckets. This year we planted a few rows on the allotment and they all got blight and were riddled with slugs.