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Post by RpR on Jan 26, 2014 2:06:54 GMT -5
I discovered I left my potatoes on the porch too long, when I went into the storeroom, which is cool and dark to get some, I found a box of mostly mushy soggy things.
So endeth one half of my 2013 potato crop.
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Post by steev on Jan 27, 2014 0:07:59 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that. Rotten spuds are one of my least favorite smells.
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Post by ferdzy on Jan 27, 2014 9:51:32 GMT -5
 RIP, spuds. Part of what gets referred to around here as "very expensive* compost". *of your time and effort, if nothing else. |
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Post by RpR on Jun 2, 2014 16:59:22 GMT -5
The garden was a item of little planning this year as I was busy, and succeeded in getting my aunt out of a nursing home.
Potatoes planted this year beyond a lot of left overs from last year are:
Victoria
Anushka
Snow White
Pink Pearl
Cows Horn
Charlotte
Nicola
Last year I just stuck the left overs in the ground willy-nilly but this year I separated them by eye-ball method so they will not be a surprize when I dig.
They are:
Reddish
Rough white
Smooth White
Purple
Different red
Not sure but they looked similar.
Most are in the garden that Potato bugs have not hit so with the weather hitting here, it could be a very good year.
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Post by RpR on Jun 9, 2014 12:35:57 GMT -5
Potatoes are starting to pop out of the mulch.
I hope the wet continues.
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Post by DarJones on Jun 9, 2014 19:32:08 GMT -5
I've got a very good crop of spuds in the garden. Won't harvest for a few more weeks, they are still growing.
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Post by philagardener on Jun 9, 2014 19:43:04 GMT -5
Potatoes are starting to pop out of the mulch. I hope the wet continues. I lost most of a good crop last year when this happened while I was away and many tubers turned green :<( I'm now mounding with soil and making sure to top it off so they aren't exposed. |
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Post by jondear on Jun 10, 2014 19:18:14 GMT -5
I was lucky to get some tubers to trial this year. I also have seedlings from tps that I saved last year. And I figured I might as well try some jack sprouts as well.  Here's my list. Hoping to find something that sets seed abundantly in my climate. Sweet Yellow Dumpling Woudster Dore GUI Valley Abnaki Early Bangor Scotia Blue Papa Cacho Australian Crawlers Fenton Blue Charlotte I also planted for checks Superior Red Pontiacs Yukon Gold Dark Red Norland Kennebecs And a few tubers that came from the grocery store. They've all emerged, but so far, Early Bangor and Scotia Blue have out paced the others in vine growth. |
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Post by RpR on Jun 12, 2014 0:33:18 GMT -5
I was lucky to get some tubers to trial this year. I also have seedlings from tps that I saved last year. And I figured I might as well try some jack sprouts as well. Here's my list. Hoping to find something that sets seed abundantly in my climate. Sweet Yellow Dumpling Woudster Dore GUI Valley Abnaki Early Bangor Scotia Blue Papa Cacho Australian Crawlers Fenton Blue Charlotte I also planted for checks Superior Red Pontiacs Yukon Gold Dark Red Norland Kennebecs And a few tubers that came from the grocery store. They've all emerged, but so far, Early Bangor and Scotia Blue have out paced the others in vine growth. Where are you at that you got such a variety? It is getting harder, unless one buys bulk to get varieties that are not the same old same old, not impossible but with the myriad of varieties out there only a couple of handfuls are readily available to the home gardner. |
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Post by jondear on Jun 12, 2014 7:42:00 GMT -5
I got the ones to trial by participating in a university organic trial. It gives them an idea how they perform in different areas. If my crop does well, I may offer some for trade. The checks I got locally here in Maine.
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Post by ferdzy on Jun 12, 2014 8:57:28 GMT -5
I just planted out our seedlings from our true seed experiment. We collected seed balls from 3 different types of potato last fall, and sowed them in trays early in the spring. Since then we have had family disasters, so the few struggling survivors only just finally made it out. However, there ARE a few survivors! We'll see what they do now that they are faced with actual, if fairly lousy, soil.
One of the cells had already died down, and I found a nice looking little potato about the size and shape of a coccoon. Should I plant it now too? Or wait? And if wait, how should I store it so it is not completely shrivelled up by planting time?
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jun 12, 2014 17:05:06 GMT -5
One of the cells had already died down, and I found a nice looking little potato about the size and shape of a coccoon. Should I plant it now too? Or wait? It's a risk either way... If planted now, it might not have had sufficient dormancy to sprout. (Or it might be fine if planted now.) If you wait you might not be able to keep it alive. Storage in soil in the refrigerator seems to work OK for micro-tubers. Soaking overnight in beer may break the dormancy of the tuber. Mimics the conditions of the tuber spoiling. |
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Post by ferdzy on Jun 12, 2014 21:02:37 GMT -5
Thanks, Joseph. Hey, Edwin! Want some beer?
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Post by littleminnie on Jun 12, 2014 22:35:04 GMT -5
Rpr. I didn't notice this before, but I ended up throwing out half a box of seed taters that were extra. I sold some on Craig's List and a few at market and could have given away the rest!
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Post by RpR on Jun 22, 2014 0:28:51 GMT -5
Potatoes are coming up sloooowly even though they were all planted the same depth plus they are coming up will-nilly regardless of new seed or left overs.
I used mulch over potatoes buried four inches deep as I was worried about a dry spell like last year.
It is odd though for the new seed to be so slow and sporadic in time.
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