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Post by DarJones on Mar 13, 2013 23:52:00 GMT -5
Atash, I expect 99 out of 100 seedlings from Tom to be unadapted to my climate. I am searching for that 1 in 100 that grows and produces well. It is worth my effort given that I find just one Azul Toro type plant that produces a heavy crop year after year.
I have 200 or so seedlings in the garden and a forecast of 25 degrees F tonight. I expect to see some damage tomorrow. Hopefully, most of them will make it. If not, I have about 400 seedlings still in the greenhouse, I can replant.
DarJones
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Post by wingnut on Mar 13, 2013 23:56:12 GMT -5
Tom has a variety 'Skagit Plent'......has PLENTY of everything flowers, berries, and tubers. I have never systematically removed these flower clusters as they appear, so do not know if it would improve the tuber yield by restricting fruit development. Also I have noticed Many of the varieties from Tom that faithfully have flowered and set fruit for me have larger yields than many of their commercial kin grown in the same field.
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Post by wingnut on Mar 13, 2013 23:58:06 GMT -5
Fusionpower, if I may ask, where are you from?
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Post by RpR on Mar 24, 2013 1:33:18 GMT -5
Well barring scorching heat, I think hell will freeze before I get my potatoes in on May Day this year. In my black gumbo garden trying to work wet soil is an exercise in frustration and due to turning the potato bed over to a depth of sixteen inches, on my hands and knees , the garden looks more like hills and dales than a level garden.
I just hope maybe the seed potatoes will arrive a little late.
I have never pushed my luck with potatoes, how cold can ground be before it screws with them coming up in comparably normal manner?
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 24, 2013 12:36:09 GMT -5
We had a light frost and my taters have some black bits. I guess I better go hill and quit fooling around on the forum! The sprout house is overflowing! Attachments:
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