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Potato experiment.
Every year we seem to have volunteer potato plants which have grown
from potatoes we've missed when digging the previous year's crop. These volunteers always seem to produce a large healthy crop of tubers. Because of this, we've been meaning for several years to try some fall planted potatoes and finally, this year, we managed to plant several different varieties in about 50 feet of row. It'll be interesting to see how well they perform. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West |
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:05:39 -0500, Balvenieman
: wrote: wrote: Because of this, we've been meaning for several years to try some fall planted potatoes and finally, this year, we managed to plant several different varieties in about 50 feet of row. It'll be interesting to see how well they perform. I'd be interested in your results. How will you protect the foliage? When do you expect to harvest? I will post whatever results we get next summer. We have covered the row where they are planted with shredded leaves. Other than that, we'll just leave them to their own devices, the same as the volunteers that we get every year. Since we planted some of each early, mid-season and late varieties, the harvest time will be somewhat extended. We'll harvest after the foliage dies off as usual. Referring to your email address, how'd you like to try this one from our provincial liquor control board? 72 BALVENIE VINTAGE CASK (WILLIAM GRANT&SONS VINTAGES 954917 | 700 mL bottle Price: $ 799.90 Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West |
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Balvenieman : wrote: wrote: I'm in peninsular Florida, U.S.A. where normal potato-planting time is December, which makes obtaining seed potatoes a bit of a problem . . . From http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS183 it would appear that you could get seed potatoes from your local store, or order potatoes that store well this Spring, and store or refrigerate until next Fall. -- "When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist." -Archbishop Helder Camara http://tinyurl.com/o63ruj http://countercurrents.org/roberts020709.htm |
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wrote in message ... Every year we seem to have volunteer potato plants which have grown from potatoes we've missed when digging the previous year's crop. These volunteers always seem to produce a large healthy crop of tubers. Because of this, we've been meaning for several years to try some fall planted potatoes and finally, this year, we managed to plant several different varieties in about 50 feet of row. It'll be interesting to see how well they perform. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West Ross, I'm also in SW Ontario Canada. Last year I planted potatoes in a garbage pail. I harvested them too soon, on the advice of a friend (didn't wait until the tops died off). I want to do it again, but the cost of the soil is prohibitive and I've been told not to use the same soil over again. Have you any experience with this? Planting directly into a garden plot uses the same soil. Do you do anything to prepare the garden for it?...thanks...Sharon |
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"Wildbilly" wrote in message ... In article , Balvenieman : wrote: wrote: I'm in peninsular Florida, U.S.A. where normal potato-planting time is December, which makes obtaining seed potatoes a bit of a problem . . . From http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS183 it would appear that you could get seed potatoes from your local store, or order potatoes that store well this Spring, and store or refrigerate until next Fall. -- In a previous post, I mentioned that I planted potatoes in a garbage pail as an experiment. I had some russets that had started to sprout. I cut them with an eye on each piece (as my husband's grandfather did many years ago) and let the cut edges dry before I planted them. Is there any reason to buy "seed potatoes"? I would have had a decent crop fot what I had planted, had I not listened to a friend and dug them before the tops dried off.....Sharon in SW Ontario Canada |
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In article , "biig"
wrote: y Is there any reason to buy "seed potatoes"? Varieties some are great keepers some more disease resistant some eatable traits that you like etc etc. http://potatoes.wsu.edu/varieties/ http://www.umaine.edu/paa/var.htm http://www.google.com/search?client=...m+potato&ie=UT F-8&oe=UTF-8 Bill -- Billl Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:55:27 -0500, "biig" wrote:
wrote in message .. . Every year we seem to have volunteer potato plants which have grown from potatoes we've missed when digging the previous year's crop. These volunteers always seem to produce a large healthy crop of tubers. Because of this, we've been meaning for several years to try some fall planted potatoes and finally, this year, we managed to plant several different varieties in about 50 feet of row. It'll be interesting to see how well they perform. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West Ross, I'm also in SW Ontario Canada. Last year I planted potatoes in a garbage pail. I harvested them too soon, on the advice of a friend (didn't wait until the tops died off). I want to do it again, but the cost of the soil is prohibitive and I've been told not to use the same soil over again. Have you any experience with this? Planting directly into a garden plot uses the same soil. Do you do anything to prepare the garden for it?...thanks...Sharon Hi Sharon, The main reason for not using the same soil over again is to guard against the carry over of disease organisms. When planting directly into the garden, most gardeners practice crop rotation, i.e., don't plant the same crop in the same spot where it grew the year before. That being said, I don't think you'd have too much of a problem if you used the same soil over again for one more year, particularly if you started with certified seed potatoes last year. As far as soil preparation, we have our old faithful TroyBilt Horse tiller and the gardens get tilled and have compost worked in at the same time. Why do you want to plant in a container? No room for a small garden? Ross. |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:55:27 -0500, "biig" wrote: wrote in message . .. Every year we seem to have volunteer potato plants which have grown from potatoes we've missed when digging the previous year's crop. These volunteers always seem to produce a large healthy crop of tubers. Because of this, we've been meaning for several years to try some fall planted potatoes and finally, this year, we managed to plant several different varieties in about 50 feet of row. It'll be interesting to see how well they perform. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West Ross, I'm also in SW Ontario Canada. Last year I planted potatoes in a garbage pail. I harvested them too soon, on the advice of a friend (didn't wait until the tops died off). I want to do it again, but the cost of the soil is prohibitive and I've been told not to use the same soil over again. Have you any experience with this? Planting directly into a garden plot uses the same soil. Do you do anything to prepare the garden for it?...thanks...Sharon Hi Sharon, The main reason for not using the same soil over again is to guard against the carry over of disease organisms. When planting directly into the garden, most gardeners practice crop rotation, i.e., don't plant the same crop in the same spot where it grew the year before. That being said, I don't think you'd have too much of a problem if you used the same soil over again for one more year, particularly if you started with certified seed potatoes last year. As far as soil preparation, we have our old faithful TroyBilt Horse tiller and the gardens get tilled and have compost worked in at the same time. Why do you want to plant in a container? No room for a small garden? Ross. I planted in the container because we have really poor soil and I'm not able to cultivate. Containers work for me. I only grew the potatoes, but this year will do some radishes and carrots, also in containers. I have a selection of potted herbs on an outdoor table through the growing months. I'm not really much of a gardener, but use herbs for cooking and just wanted to experiment with the potatoes. I actually used russets from my pantry that had started to sprout. This year, I'll do yukon gold or some such. It's just a "dabble" into gardening. We are away a lot in the summer with our camper van so I don't get too involved. What is the difference between certified seed potatoes and what I used. My husband's grandfather always used last year's leftovers to plant a new crop. That was many years ago though...thanks...Sharon |
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"phorbin" wrote in message ... In article , says... Is there any reason to buy "seed potatoes"? I would have had a decent crop fot what I had planted, had I not listened to a friend and dug them before the tops dried off.....Sharon in SW Ontario Canada London ON here. Well.... Table potatoes may be chemically treated or irradiated to inhibit sprouting. I'd suggest googling the subject. If you're in London ON, seed potatoes are available right now from the TSC stores. -- I bought ours yesterday even before they put them out on the floor. --I'm told they sell out very fast so move quickly. Not in London, but near a TSC store elsewhere. Last year I used potatoes that were in my pantry and had started to sprout already. They would have produced a decent crop if I hadn't dug them up too soon. A friend said I could dig them before the tops turned brown....wrong.... I got some nice sized ones, but many little ones. I a lso planted them a month too late in the season. thanks for the reply....Sharon |
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:07:40 -0500, "biig" wrote:
I planted in the container because we have really poor soil and I'm not able to cultivate. Containers work for me. I only grew the potatoes, but this year will do some radishes and carrots, also in containers. I have a selection of potted herbs on an outdoor table through the growing months. Containers work for many people including Gerry and I. She also grows herbs in a raised bed during the summer and moves some of them into the sunroom for the winter. I just thought that container growing potatoes would result in a rather small crop. I'm not really much of a gardener, but use herbs for cooking and just wanted to experiment with the potatoes. I actually used russets from my pantry that had started to sprout. This year, I'll do yukon gold or some such. It's just a "dabble" into gardening. We are away a lot in the summer with our camper van so I don't get too involved. What is the difference between certified seed potatoes and what I used. My husband's grandfather always used last year's leftovers to plant a new crop. That was many years ago though...thanks...Sharon If the russet potatoes you used were Russet Burbank (Netted Gem) they are a very long season potato. You will probably have better luck with mid-season varieties like Yukon Gold and Kennebec, or one of the popular early varieties like Norland (red skin with white flesh). If you have access to straw, here's a method you may want to try: Partially fill your container with soil, lay your seed pieces on the soil and then cover with about 8 inches of clean straw. As the plants grow through you can add more straw. Several advantages, less watering, cleaner more evenly shaped spuds with no digging - just remove the straw. A word of warning though, don't substitute hay for the straw. Hay can be loaded with weed seeds. As to certified seed potatoes, they are grown under fairly strict conditions and are subject to regular inspections. They will by no means guarantee disease free planting stock but will substantially reduce the risk of introducing unwanted "stuff". Your husband's grandfather is certainly not alone in using some of the previous year's crop as next year's seed stock. That's pretty well the way agriculture used to function. We do it here as well but, every few years we do buy certified seed potatoes. Our garden is dedicated to open-pollinated and heirloom varieties where ever possible and we do save seed from tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash, etc. Enjoy your garden. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:07:40 -0500, "biig" wrote: I planted in the container because we have really poor soil and I'm not able to cultivate. Containers work for me. I only grew the potatoes, but this year will do some radishes and carrots, also in containers. I have a selection of potted herbs on an outdoor table through the growing months. Containers work for many people including Gerry and I. She also grows herbs in a raised bed during the summer and moves some of them into the sunroom for the winter. I just thought that container growing potatoes would result in a rather small crop. I'm not really much of a gardener, but use herbs for cooking and just wanted to experiment with the potatoes. I actually used russets from my pantry that had started to sprout. This year, I'll do yukon gold or some such. It's just a "dabble" into gardening. We are away a lot in the summer with our camper van so I don't get too involved. What is the difference between certified seed potatoes and what I used. My husband's grandfather always used last year's leftovers to plant a new crop. That was many years ago though...thanks...Sharon If the russet potatoes you used were Russet Burbank (Netted Gem) they are a very long season potato. You will probably have better luck with mid-season varieties like Yukon Gold and Kennebec, or one of the popular early varieties like Norland (red skin with white flesh). If you have access to straw, here's a method you may want to try: Partially fill your container with soil, lay your seed pieces on the soil and then cover with about 8 inches of clean straw. As the plants grow through you can add more straw. Several advantages, less watering, cleaner more evenly shaped spuds with no digging - just remove the straw. A word of warning though, don't substitute hay for the straw. Hay can be loaded with weed seeds. As to certified seed potatoes, they are grown under fairly strict conditions and are subject to regular inspections. They will by no means guarantee disease free planting stock but will substantially reduce the risk of introducing unwanted "stuff". Your husband's grandfather is certainly not alone in using some of the previous year's crop as next year's seed stock. That's pretty well the way agriculture used to function. We do it here as well but, every few years we do buy certified seed potatoes. Our garden is dedicated to open-pollinated and heirloom varieties where ever possible and we do save seed from tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash, etc. Enjoy your garden. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West Thanks Ross, the straw would cut the cost of buying new potting soil every couple of years. I can get some from local farmers we know. I'm not looking for a large harvest and originally did it just for fun. I'll try Now I'm interested in trying carrots and radishes. My arthritis prevents me from doing "real" gardening...lol......Sharon |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:07:40 -0500, "biig" wrote: I planted in the container because we have really poor soil and I'm not able to cultivate. Containers work for me. I only grew the potatoes, but this year will do some radishes and carrots, also in containers. I have a selection of potted herbs on an outdoor table through the growing months. Containers work for many people including Gerry and I. She also grows herbs in a raised bed during the summer and moves some of them into the sunroom for the winter. I just thought that container growing potatoes would result in a rather small crop. I'm not really much of a gardener, but use herbs for cooking and just wanted to experiment with the potatoes. I actually used russets from my pantry that had started to sprout. This year, I'll do yukon gold or some such. It's just a "dabble" into gardening. We are away a lot in the summer with our camper van so I don't get too involved. What is the difference between certified seed potatoes and what I used. My husband's grandfather always used last year's leftovers to plant a new crop. That was many years ago though...thanks...Sharon If the russet potatoes you used were Russet Burbank (Netted Gem) they are a very long season potato. You will probably have better luck with mid-season varieties like Yukon Gold and Kennebec, or one of the popular early varieties like Norland (red skin with white flesh). If you have access to straw, here's a method you may want to try: Partially fill your container with soil, lay your seed pieces on the soil and then cover with about 8 inches of clean straw. As the plants grow through you can add more straw. Several advantages, less watering, cleaner more evenly shaped spuds with no digging - just remove the straw. A word of warning though, don't substitute hay for the straw. Hay can be loaded with weed seeds. As to certified seed potatoes, they are grown under fairly strict conditions and are subject to regular inspections. They will by no means guarantee disease free planting stock but will substantially reduce the risk of introducing unwanted "stuff". Your husband's grandfather is certainly not alone in using some of the previous year's crop as next year's seed stock. That's pretty well the way agriculture used to function. We do it here as well but, every few years we do buy certified seed potatoes. Our garden is dedicated to open-pollinated and heirloom varieties where ever possible and we do save seed from tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash, etc. Enjoy your garden. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. AgCanada Zone 5b 43º 17' 26.75" North 80º 13' 29.46" West PS...what is the right time to plant? Thanks again.....Sharon |
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On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:00:52 -0500, "biig" wrote:
PS...what is the right time to plant? Thanks again.....Sharon In your (our) area, last week of May should be relatively safe from a heavy frost and will still give you lots of time for a good harvest. Ross. |
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