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Carlingford Potatoes
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| Jupiter 2005-09-30, 12:21 pm |
| Has anyone grown these and got any tips about them?
They were bred for late planting and are supposed to provide new
potatoes for Christmas. I planted 10 tubers about a month ago. All
have performed well to date and are showing healthy growth of several
stems about 6 inches tall now. Beyond earthing up, are they likely to
need any special frost protection if the weather turns cold? They'll
probably be ready some time in November and the planting instructions
say to just leave them in the ground until needed.
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| Mike Lyle 2005-09-30, 12:21 pm |
| Jupiter wrote:
> Has anyone grown these and got any tips about them?
> They were bred for late planting and are supposed to provide new
> potatoes for Christmas. I planted 10 tubers about a month ago.
All
> have performed well to date and are showing healthy growth of
several
> stems about 6 inches tall now. Beyond earthing up, are they likely
to
> need any special frost protection if the weather turns cold?
They'll
> probably be ready some time in November and the planting
instructions
> say to just leave them in the ground until needed.
Carlingford sounds very Irish to me, and though in the north-east
it's also on the sea. If the name is significant, I'd be inclined to
provide frost protection in GB, and I suppose that will also mean
anti-slug precautions.
--
Mike.
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| Broadback 2005-09-30, 3:21 pm |
| Mike Lyle wrote:
> Jupiter wrote:
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> Carlingford sounds very Irish to me, and though in the north-east
> it's also on the sea. If the name is significant, I'd be inclined to
> provide frost protection in GB, and I suppose that will also mean
> anti-slug precautions.
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I always use Nicola for Christmas potatoes so I cannot respond to
Carlingford specifically, however I would imagine the same applies. My
top growth is well advanced, the biggest problem is blight at this
stage. Once there are frosts forecast I cover mine with fleece. Then
the weekend before Christmas I dig a few up, in case they have failed,
the family would not be amused if they did not get their new potatoes!
Up to now all has been well!
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| Jupiter 2005-09-30, 5:21 pm |
| On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:13:29 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
<mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Jupiter wrote:
>All
>several
>to
>They'll
>instructions
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>Carlingford sounds very Irish to me, and though in the north-east
>it's also on the sea. If the name is significant, I'd be inclined to
>provide frost protection in GB, and I suppose that will also mean
>anti-slug precautions.
Yes, they were bred in Ireland. Slug pellets and fleece, then (and
maybe a Dithane spray).
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| Jupiter 2005-09-30, 5:21 pm |
| On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:44:25 +0100, Broadback <wen@towill.plus.com>
wrote:
>Mike Lyle wrote:
>I always use Nicola for Christmas potatoes so I cannot respond to
>Carlingford specifically, however I would imagine the same applies. My
>top growth is well advanced, the biggest problem is blight at this
>stage. Once there are frosts forecast I cover mine with fleece. Then
>the weekend before Christmas I dig a few up, in case they have failed,
>the family would not be amused if they did not get their new potatoes!
>Up to now all has been well!
Maybe I'll apply a Dithane spray then, and have the fleece ready to
hand.
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