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Potato problem

Never seen this before on potato leaves and I have been growing them for over 40 years. Anyone any ideas? Not insect eggs and eventually the leave curl up and rot. Looking through Mr Hessayon's book, it looks like 'Mosaic Virus' - treatment: none by Berghill

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20/05/2013 17:03:44

by Berghill

Allotment Potato Blight

We have 48 allotments on our site here in Anglesey, and we were hit severly this year with blight. What advice would you give for growing potatoes in 2013, yes we know about rotation etc, we are organic, so limited to soil treatment, please advise by HomemanLL

12/09/2012 13:17:26

by Italophile

Unrotted compost

I usually grow some early potatoes in bags using a mix of soil/compost. Does anyone know whether the 'open trench compost' technique would work in a bag - a layer of part rotted compost in the bottom then usual mix on top? wished i knew by nightgarden

19/03/2013 22:35:27

by chica

mushroom compost

and potatoes which like their growing medium to be on slightly acid. Hope this helps! thanks by mdjlucan

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15/04/2012 19:25:01

by mdjlucan

Crop Rotations in raised beds

HI My raised bed crop rotation consists of Bed 1: Brassicas Bed 2 Legumes and onions, strawberries Bed 3 salad, parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, radish Where in my rotation could I add another extra raised bed of white red and japanese onions by Rosie27

08/08/2012 16:03:37

by Rosie27

Potatoes

I've grown potatoes in sacks for the first time this year and am wodering whether it is better to keep them in the sacks or dig them up and put them into storage sacks, On some of the ones I am digging up there are whats best described as warts by parry14

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27/07/2012 19:21:22

by sotongeoff

Soft seed potatoes

Hi, first timer growing potatoes. I bought the seeded pots about 6 weeks ago now, Scottish javelin, red rooster & Charlotte . I'm only just getting round to planting them this weekend. All will be grown in pots, is there any advice out there before by Beverley Hynd

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14/06/2012 13:30:23

by Netherfield

Potatoes

HI would like to know the best potatoes to plant this year, last year our potatoes fell apart when boiled but in middle was dry and flourie Thanks Pauline Hello Pauline, It sounds as though you need to grow salad potatoes. There are plenty by paulinefuller

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18/01/2012 20:01:20

by Terence Jones

Is it warm enough ?

Is it finally OK to start any vegs outside??? depends on what your growing really, carrots,lettuce,spinach,parsnips will grow if the ground has warmed up to about 12 degrees. veg like onions, peas, potatoes can be put down from march but you need by light42

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08/04/2013 19:10:31

by chilli lover

Talkback: Seed potatoes

to this area and finally bought my seed potatoes yesterday. There was 40 in the bag, which I'm sure will be too many. can I take some over to Spain in my hand luggage before they chit? I grow my potatoes in special bags that I bought from Marshals, they have by Tom Tom

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28/02/2012 19:33:11

by tillys boy

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