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Old 01-02-2007, 03:55 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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La Puce wrote:
: On 1 Feb, 09:05, "Robert" wrote:
:: Alan Holmes wrote:
::::: I think you're being a little unfair as the advice given by La
::::: Puce was taken from an official source. Gardening in a lot of
::::: matters is what works for you, there is not necessarily a
::::: definitive answer
:::: Is that 'official source' a practiacl source, or a theoretical one?
::: No she has taken advice from the Organic Gardening link , (Henry
::: Doubleday
:: Research Association ) she provided : and they obviously think that
:: is the best way.
:
: I don't agree with it
::: but it doesn't mean that it's wrong.
:
: But I didn't take my advice in the article for crying out loud!!! What
: is this? Can anyone read my post now? I said " When I come to chitting
: my spuds, I place them in a close veranda, which is very cool but
: light". I don't put them in the dark myself.

Oh I see. "Put your spud eyes up in your egg box and place in a cool place,
preferably dark to start with and then when you see little shoots move
them to a lighter place."
When I get my taties I count the chitting as from then onwards, so assumed
others did too.

May your spuds never wither