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lettuce seeds
Ivan writes:
I've also planted some potatoes in the back yard ------ Nothing coming up yet. In fact, they've not even sprouted. You planted seed potatoes without shoots? That is not recommended. I'm not sure that you can depend on them all developing shoots while underground. I'm hoping something will happen soon.. :S You may find that only a few turn into plants, and the others might just stay dormant. It might be better to dig them up and keep them until they have developed some shoots before replanting. Are they not even showing swollen eyes? What do other readers think? Perhaps bunnings seed potatoes weren't as good as I had hoped for them to be. Taters are taters. They'll all grow, provided you wait till they've developed shoots before planting. I suggest that you don't follow the folklore of cutting larger seed potatoes into a few pieces. This makes them much more vulnerable to fungal attack, even after you've let the cut dry over. It is false economy. Buy smaller seed potatoes, and plant them whole, and almost even one should emerge. -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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