Planting potatoes

Charlie M · Apr 29, 2012

Got my couple of rows of potatoes planted today. The planter is a 1 row IH planter. Been using it for years and it does a great job. The A is the one I've been posting occasionally here asking questions - its my first job for it. Worked great on the planter.

old · Apr 29, 2012

Running a little behind aren't you?? March 17th is the day you should plant potatoes LOL. I have them up about a foot now and need to add more straw to them

TGIN · Apr 29, 2012

Best time to plant taters is when you get ready to plant taters not when old says it is time to plant taters !! Good lookin outfit .

Super-H-Mike · Apr 29, 2012

Old timers ( of which I am rapidly becoming a memeber of ) always told me to put em in on Good Friday, so thats what I do and it works out fine .

Charlie M · Apr 29, 2012

I'm just west of Rochester NY and normally this is about the time you can get onto a field or garden around my area. Last day for a frost around here is early May. Just spent the last 2 nights in the 20's.

old · Apr 29, 2012

Most years good Friday and St. pats day are very close to being the same time as in a week or so.

old · Apr 29, 2012

Last day in a normal years where I live for frost is in a few days as in around the first of May but I still put my potatoes in on St Pats day if I can. Potatoes can take a few hard freezes and still do just great. Even when I was up in CT. I would plant them if I could on St. Pats day

Anonymous-0 · Apr 29, 2012

no, most years easter about 3 weeks from st. patrick day!

LMack · Apr 29, 2012

I am glad I am not trying to make a living growing potatoes! I planted mine in early February (Georgia) and they are still popping up. The sugar snaps planted at the same time are two feet tall and March corn is up about a foot. I assume it has to do with using grocery store spuds for seed which were cheaper than the "Seed Potatoes" at the local seed store. It has worked in the past but failed this year. Grocery store potatoes are treated with a growth retardant like MH-30 to retard the growth of eyes. In the past I held on to some until the eyes were large and that worked. The ones I used this year did not have visible eyes and I am afraid the growth retardant got me.

sflem849 · Apr 29, 2012

(quoted from post at 13:12:12 04/29/12) Old timers ( of which I am rapidly becoming a memeber of ) always told me to put em in on Good Friday, so thats what I do and it works out fine .

I always thought that was a dumb plan. Good Friday could be anywhere from March 20th to April 23rd.

Tom Fleming · Apr 30, 2012

well, using an old measure, when the buds turn from silver tip to "burst" on the maple trees, it is time to plant potatoes. Date has nothing to do with it...... :wink:

riverbend · Apr 30, 2012

I'm still holding off planting potatoes. We had a early warm spring so I'm hoping the the potato bugs are out early and staving to death.

Greg

Chester5731 · Apr 30, 2012

I have two McCormick one row potato planters and neither one looks like that. I think mine are from the thirties. Do you know how old yours is?

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