Too early and cold to plant early potatoes?

[fish4card]

if you plant in a hoop house or in pots/bins on a hot bed you might get early crop of potatoes or jump on you neighbors.

[fish4card]

[Gordonmull]

Mine won't be going out for a bit yet. Scotland, sleet, clay soil. Soon though, my pretties, soon....

[George the Pigman]

I have planted the lot at the end of April and had  a great crop! They catch up as the temperatures are higher.
No need to rush putting them in now - it's a recipe for disaster! I am in the West Midlands and we get some of the lowest winter temperatures in the UK.
I always think the garden centres and seed catalogues push them at us too early. In my local garden centres they have them in just after New Year!!

[cornykev]

Some of mine went in for the Spud Challenge under cloches and finished the line weeks later , but the rest will wait until the cold snap finishes hopefully this weekend, he says tapping his toes.            

[RenishawPhil]

Its not likely to warm up to normal spring weather until mid April but if it stays dry an going to put them in nxt weekend

[Digeroo]

Soil still very cold and damp.  I am going to wait.  I have a few in buckets in the kitchen.

[strawberry1]

mine (lady christi) went in 2 days ago when the sun was trying to shine. It may have been a good decision as sun is out today and also for a few hours yesterday and more is forecast. I think they will be fine but will be getting the big fleeces out in a couple of weeks. It was either all lady c or dodging blight, I haven`t room for more than one type, they still fill 3 of my 8 x 4 raised beds. I can preserve excess spuds and that is my intention ie get them grown and preserved and into storage. Dehydrating or part roasting and frozen, they were great last year