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Old 17-08-2003, 08:02 PM
Jim Paterson
 
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Default How do I ensure that all potatoes are out of the ground?


"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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I've been digging potatoes for a few weeks now, and as I was going over

some
of the ground where they had been, I turned over some soil only to find

more
potatoes coming out of the ground, so how the devil do I make sure I've

got
them
all out, don't want potatoes growing there next year.

Alan
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Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

Guess you are finding out that spuds are hardier than given credit for. The
ones which come up later are usually referred to as 'volunteers', and they
are not that easy to get rid of until they show themselves. Take greater
care when lifting your crop and try to remove every last little spudling,
time consuming I know. Just hoe out any volunteers when they show, same as
any other weed. Jim