I Just Couldn't Wait

Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by Sjoerd, Dec 30, 2007.

  1. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Hi,

    Well I just couldn't wait could I? No sooner than we got the new "Green Book" from our Gardening Association than we went and immediately ordered our spuds.
    We are only getting three sorts this year: Charlotte, Belle de Fontenay and Buggenummer Muuskes. These are all a bit fancy as 'taters go, cos we can buy the regular ones in the markets relatively inexpensively. It is going to be a challenge to grow these if the conditions are as bad as this past year. The Phytophthera decimated the spuds and outside toms throughout our complex. The potato inspectors finally issued citations to every member about removing their plants (or at a minimum, the foilage).
    We had earlies so we didn't loose many, but harvested them a little primaturely. However most folks lost their main crops and their middle crops. There were, by contrast, a number of allotmenteers that were able to keep alot of their harvests. I can't recall the last time that the sickness was so wide-spread on our complex. Never in my time.
     
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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I'll keep my fingers tightly crossed that all your potatoes and other crops do well for you in 2008.
     
  4. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    I find myself very eager to get my garden plans into action too Sjoerd. I have to keep reminding myself that winter has only just begun here.
    I hope your spuds do well this year.
     
  5. Biita

    Biita Arctic-ally Challenged Forager

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    Good luck Sjoerd, the only potato that we have luck with here is the Mandel Potato, or Almond Potato,, nothing else takes for us.
     



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  6. Droopy

    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    I hope you get disease-free crops this year, Sjoerd! The potatoes Biita mentions are my favorite. I eat them boiled with sour cream or butter, and a little bit of dinner besides. :D
     
  7. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Oh my goodness, Droopy...doesn't that sound delish! I haven't eaten potatoes cooked any way that I didn't like.
    Thank you folks for the good wishes...we on the complex are crossing out fingers for a decent season.
    I wonder what kind of taters everyone likes to eat and plant.
     
  8. Penny

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    Good luck and i hope that youre spuds do well, far to early for me to plant anything yet,
     
  9. dirt2diamonds

    dirt2diamonds In Flower

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    Don't know much about taters accept that I'll eat them cooked any way any time. Much luck with your crop. Would enjoy a picture of the different varieties or even how the disease looks. Hopefully you won't have a diseased plant to take apicture of this year.
     

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