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Old 01-10-2012, 07:37 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"Sue" wrote in message
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"Baz" wrote
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Ophelia wrote:

Wildings? Please forgive my ignorance?

Potato plants that grow from small potatoes missed during harvest
or, in this case, those that survive.


Ah! We call them volunteers. Sorry for butting in.


Or self-sets, as my hubby calls them.

If they get left in our veg plot, they seem more often than not to produce
a bigger and better crop of spuds than the specially planted ones.
Typical!

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Sue


My father in law when he had his allotment used to call them self sets as
well



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