Thread: Are my Potatoes Mush?
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Old 16-07-2003, 01:22 PM
Aaron Baugher
 
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Default Are my Potatoes Mush?
(KK from NJ) writes:

This is my first year growing potatoes. I built a
2 1/2 ft x 6 ft x 3 ft high frame covered
by 1/2 wire mesh.

I'm having trouble picturing this. I think you mean you built a box
to hold the straw, right?

I mulched with straw as they
grew. Today I took a peek down into the straw
and found a grayish blackish layer of what I can
only describe as some type of mold

If the plants are/were growing, I suspect they should have good
potatoes under them. Sometimes the original piece of potato will rot
away after the plant gets started, especially if it was large, so
maybe you found that. Have the plants died yet? That's when they're
ready to harvest.

I started these after the early season rains
the plagued the Northeast.
Something tells me this is not good.

Extra moisture (or very hot, dry conditions) can certainly cause
potato sets to rot, but in that case, they don't make plants. I'd
remain cautiously optimistic until you actually try to harvest them
and see what's there.


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Aaron


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