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Growing potatoes

By Lila Das Gupta on 08/01/2010 16:33:03

the Christmas decorations to the shed this morning - always a tinge of sadness - I stopped off at the greenhouse to harvest the last of our Christmas potatoes.We planted a variety of spuds in pots and compost sacks when we got back from holiday at the beginning


Potato blight and Bordeaux Mixture

By Lila Das Gupta on 16/04/2010 14:49:16

I'm in a quandary over what to do about potato blight (Phytophthora infestans), a fungal infection that causes foliage to develop dark patches and can result in the rotting of the tubers. We didn't seem to suffer from it at all on my last plot


Growing potatoes and broad beans

By Lila Das Gupta on 30/10/2009 14:40:37

for growing 'belt and braces' veg like potatoes, cabbage, carrots and onions. Our raised beds at home will be used for growing what he views as culinary cul-de-sacs like broad beans and courgettes.One thing we both agree on is potatoes - we both love them


Growing radicchio

By Lila Das Gupta on 06/08/2010 15:11:52

August can often feel like a tricky time on the allotment. Lots of things like salad potatoes and beetroot have been harvested, leaving large gaps or whole beds free. Then there's the interruption of a summer holiday - should you sow anything new


Allotment vs garden

By Lila Das Gupta on 02/10/2009 17:24:17

and used shop-bought ones to fill in any gaps. I also used garden centre manure rather than collect it myself from the stables and planted more potatoes than usual, since they're relatively trouble-free.I'm so glad that I did. A long term commitment


Signing off

By Lila Das Gupta on 17/09/2010 16:40:12

lucky the Central Committee for Agriculture may plant some of my annual flowers for the cutting bed I had planned, but for all I know they could be planning to dig the whole lot up and plant nothing but potatoes!


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