Anyone planted spuds yet?

[Kenneth in Texas]

Was going to do it this weekend but far too wet, hopefully get them in the ground next weekend.

 

[RickB]

12 degrees and 24" of snow predicted for the next 36 hours here.

I think we'll hold off on the gardening for a bit.

 

[Retired Iron Peddler]

Was going to do it this weekend but far too wet, hopefully get them in the ground next weekend.

I see you are near the DFW area. When we lived in Collin County near Frisco (when Frisco was a little town) we always waited until after Washington's birthday, February 22nd. We never had a problem with the plants freezing when planted after that date. It isn't too early to transplant onions, however.

Bill

 

[oosik]

I got that feeling yesterday - to dig in the dirt. It was 56 F in the afternoon. Then I realized the gound is still frozen and more than likely, more snow is in our forecast.

 

[Oaktree]

12 degrees and 24" of snow predicted for the next 36 hours here.

I think we'll hold off on the gardening for a bit.

Yeah, June works better here.

 

[jlgurr]

In our neck o' the woods (Western NC) the recommendation is on St. Patrick's day. A wee bit of irony, eh?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Here in Central Oklahoma, at least those of us with Irish heritage don't plant potatoes before St. Patrick's Day. Although I have planted them in late February, only to have the tops frozen. They recovered quite nicely though. We usually can't plant onions before the second week of February; that's when the nurseries usually get their plants in. Last year, BTW, was a good year for onions...we had fresh onions all Summer, and harvested about a half bushel, all from a little 100 sq. foot plot.

 

[oldballs]

In our neck o' the woods (Western NC) the recommendation is on St. Patrick's day. A wee bit of irony, eh?

Saint Patrick's Day, March 17th, is the day I shoot for here. After about 40 years of potato planting, there was only one year when the plants were up and killed by frost. I'm still eating last years' Irish Cobblers and sometimes use those shriveled ones as sets for the new season.

Yeah, as above, the plants do recover, but are not as hardy in my experience. The onions can go in earlier as above.........they were great last season and are still edible this late.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[buickanddeere]

Root crops to in as early in April as possible after the ground dries from the snow melt. Tender frost sensitive plants don't get transplanted outside until the May24 weekend.

 

[KennyG]

Was going to do it this weekend but far too wet, hopefully get them in the ground next weekend.

You just posted this to rub it in to us northerners, didn't you. unch:

 

[SPIKER]

You just posted this to rub it in to us northerners, didn't you. unch:

:thumbsup: Yep here is what it looks like today in Northern Ohio








At 6 AM I took a measurement of the picknick table out back & read 6.5" but started blowing pretty good and warmed a bit so some of the top is MIA now.


Mark

 

[Ford850]

I used to plant early, which is April or early May for my soil. I've learned to plant no earlier than Memorial Day now. That seems to get me past the surge of potato beetles, and my crop is much better.

 

[Duwop]

Some here say wait until Feb. I will wait until March but then it's all on as I will plant onions, lettuce, spinach. I wish I had a green house so I could plant and harvest year round.

 

[Kenneth in Texas]

We had them in the ground last year by January 15 and they started sticking their heads up by feb 10 and started harvesting some by may 5th and went all the way until july 10the before the last were dug up.

 

[MossRoad]

I went ice fishing today... pretty sure the ground's still frozen. :laughing:

But I do enjoy the first days of spring as soon as the soil can be worked. :thumbsup:

 

[tcreeley]

A little cold yet and snowy to plant spuds! But I am enjoying the ones I dug in the fall. My wife tried little hot potatoes in her mittens today- she said it was nice at first but became mushy and she tossed the two of them!