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"0tterbot" wrote:

I might look at Diggers again in Jun which is when they say tubers will be
available, but really need another source. 6/7 varieties from diggers have
not done well here, aka they die off fast.

When did you plant them?

i got some from diggers with the same result (in fact, i'm a tad
disenchanted with diggers all around, but that's another story). bear in
mind their nursery is located in a virtual plant heaven - where most of us
live, it's not, really :-)

I'm a bit disenchanted with Diggers too. I know part of the problem is
climatic -- Diggers is in a Mediterranean climate and I am not -- but I've had
some really poor performers that should have been OK, including spuds and
garlic. And I do get a bit annoyed when half the catalogue is taken up with
Diggers staff ranting about various Causes... even if I happen to agree with
them.

potatoes are rather a mystery to me, & they caused me some outright panic
last year (but i talked myself down ;-) i hope more experience will help
with this ;-)

Why bother growing spuds? They take up a lot of space for a long period in
the vegie patch but are pretty cheap to buy. Very good if you are trying to
improve your soil, but I don't think I'd bother otherwise.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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