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Re: First Early Potatoes (Foremost)
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| Steve Harris 2007-06-24, 9:25 am |
| In article <4672b94a$0$27402$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr>,
DavidNormandy@spamme.not (David \(Normandy\)) wrote:
> Lots of shoots means lots of small potatoes, but fewer (or
> one) shoot means fewer but larger potatoes.
I left all the shoots on my Foremosts but have the same results as John
- a few very big spuds which are more like maincrop in the kitchen. I
also have a lot of scab.
If this is standard for Foremost, I'm growing something else next year.
Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
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| Bertie Doe 2007-06-25, 9:25 am |
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"Steve Harris" <root@netservs.com> wrote in message
news:memo.20070624133918.15585C@net-services.default...
> In article <4672b94a$0$27402$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr>,
> DavidNormandy@spamme.not (David \(Normandy\)) wrote:
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> I left all the shoots on my Foremosts but have the same results as John
> - a few very big spuds which are more like maincrop in the kitchen. I
> also have a lot of scab.
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> If this is standard for Foremost, I'm growing something else next year.
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You're lucky, this damp weather has sent blight thru my crop of - Accent,
Harmony and King Edwards, all 12 rows. Adjoining allotments, different
varieties, but still blighted. It dose'nt seem to effect the quality of the
spud - although yield is down.
We had blight in 2005, but much later in the season. Within 2 weeks of the
outbreak, we remove all foliage and burn when dry. Just thought I'd share
the good news!!
Bertie
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