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Posted by idaho_gardener 6a_sw_idaho (My Page) on Tue, Aug 11, 09 at 0:10
| I grew Yukon Gold, Norland Red, and a blue potato this year. They all did well, but the golds seem to grow the biggest. I left some in the soil too long and they started to rot. The reds seem to be content to stay in the soil. The blues are still maturing. |
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RE: Growing potatoes - some observations
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| I grew Red Norland, Pontiac Red, Russet Burbank, Red Lasoda, and a blue variety. So far I have only dug up the Red Norland and I have been a bit disappointed. The yield this year was much lower than years past. They tasted just as good though! Hopefully it is just the Norlands that yield low this year. I added some organic fertilizer from Zamzows this year and I wonder if that caused the greens to grow too much and sacrificed root / tuber growth. I'll know more when I dig up the other varieties. I've never had the rot problem you speak of. Every spring I find a few tubers that I missed in the fall harvest and they always look good. |
RE: Growing potatoes - some observations
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| Yup. I think I had a little too much organic material in the soil for potatoes. They grew well, but I really did need to snatch them out of the ground when they ripened. Next year I'll just plant them in the clay soil without compost or other organic amendments. |
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