Potato crop 2021

[ridger]

How's everyone getting on? Finally finished planting here, last night was cold once more and earlies still aren't through the ground.

 

[teslacoils]

Ones nearby were just peeking out before the rain. Now you can nicely see rows of green.

 

[Devil's advocate]

So ashamed not planted mine yet, aiming for Sunday/Monday.

 

[Sandy]

A lot to plant up here yet

 

[Ruston3w]

Just got started here, about a week late so lucky not later what with the frosts an' all. M.Bard, not very even, a bit to do with frost and a bit from trying to irrigate over polythene, never ideal.

 

[ridger]

Just got started here, about a week late so lucky not later what with the frosts an' all. M.Bard, not very even, a bit to do with frost and a bit from trying to irrigate over polythene, never ideal.

They looking ok, do you sell yourself or to merchant

 

[ridger]

A lot to plant up here yet

It was a tough spring I thought. Haven't got jumper off this year yet

 

[Ramrod]

Getting local (Boston's, Lincolnshire) outdoor new potatoes since Monday, lovely

 

[herman]

Our first were planted above a month ago and haven't emerged yet.
Been very cold and wet up to now.

 

[dave6470]

finished planting 2 weeks ago after 3 week gap because of weather first planted are just starting to emerge

 

[Ruston3w]

They looking ok, do you sell yourself or to merchant

Various local(ish) merchants

 

[chipchap]

Mostly just emerging here.

Its been very wet this last month. Look forward to seeing how many have rotted before emergence, if any.

 

[ridger]

Noticed today, field planted 3 weeks ago is as far on as stuff planted 6 weeks ago

 

[Devil's advocate]

Noticed today, field planted 3 weeks ago is as far on as stuff planted 6 weeks ago

Maybe help a bit on price.

In the drought year 2018, Sheffield wholesalers were selling 2017 crop cold stored until late November 2018.

 

[AndrewB]

Still a bit to plant locally. Have had 175ml of rain in May. Including 30ml in 30mins that washed out a lot locally. Fist planting are starting to emerge but very difficult travelling conditions. Going to try and run tramlines with a tractor tomorrow. Heard a neighbour was towing his sp sprayer with a tractor doing weed spray today.

 

[ridger]

Still a bit to plant locally. Have had 175ml of rain in May. Including 30ml in 30mins that washed out a lot locally. Fist planting are starting to emerge but very difficult travelling conditions. Going to try and run tramlines with a tractor tomorrow. Heard a neighbour was towing his sp sprayer with a tractor doing weed spray today.View attachment 964036View attachment 964037View attachment 964038

It's a bit soon for that yet

 

[first1potato]

I planted 0.4 ha of red potatoes (RED LADY) and 0.3ha of yellow potatoes (CARRERA) on april 10. Since i did not had a lot of rain from planting till few weeks back i am a little bit disapointed because i couldnt irrigate them earlier.

I used 400kg/ha of fertilizer 16 16 16 MOP (i know potato does not like chlorine from this kind of fertilizer but it was cheaper). I used TITUS 25 DF to get rid of weeds and now everything seems to be ok. Soon i will go first fertilization with AN or CAN 250kg/ha and last fertilization i will go with 150kg/ha AN. I will come back with photos if any1 wants to see my liitle potato plants

 

[einstein]

Any ideas what might be the cause of this on my anya and jazzy?

 

[Devil's advocate]

Any ideas what might be the cause of this on my anya and jazzy?

I think Alternaria

 

[first1potato]

Hello everyone, i was wondering if someone can tell me if my plants has Potato virus Y or mosaic virus?
What about third photo, what are those black dots behind leaves? can it be mana or some kind of fungi?