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Old 26-04-2010, 07:47 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David in Normandy[_8_] David in Normandy[_8_] is offline
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Default Potatoes?
On 26/04/2010 02:23, wrote:
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When they show up give them regular water becouse they are ravenous to fill
the spud. And when flowers appear you should nip them off to stop them
putting there energy into flowers but into the spud.

Ooh, I've never heard to nip the flower before. Do people normally bother?

I don't bother. Based on the size of the small green seed 'pods' I don't
think they take that much energy away from the spud. Besides it sounds
quite a faff nipping them off.

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