"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:06:12 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:


I wonder why?

I manured the ground before planting, but although the earlies
are fairly good the maincrop are quite poor, relatively speaking.

Possibly the dry weather. My soil is so dry I cannot easily dig my
potatoes.

Lucky you! Here in Leicestershire the ground is soaking and has been almost
all summer.

My potato crop is down too, but in my case it's due to them being riddled
with keel slugs, which seem to have reproduced in vast numbers in the wet
soil!

Neil.