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Unusual potatoe crop
This years crop is pretty poor, very few large or even reasonable sized
potatoes mostly small, though a far larger number that usual, I assume this is due to the adverse weather conditions. However what puzzles me is that there are a very large number of conjoined potatoes, quite a number of which have split apart during harvesting. so 2 questions for the panel. Is the weather to blame for this, if not what id the cause? As on splitting there is no skin where they were joined will there be problems with storage? |
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Unusual potatoe crop
"Broadback" wrote in message ... This years crop is pretty poor, very few large or even reasonable sized potatoes mostly small, though a far larger number that usual, I assume this is due to the adverse weather conditions. However what puzzles me is that there are a very large number of conjoined potatoes, quite a number of which have split apart during harvesting. so 2 questions for the panel. Is the weather to blame for this, if not what id the cause? As on splitting there is no skin where they were joined will there be problems with storage? Potatoes which are partially without skin won't store as they will dry out too much before the raw end callouses over, even assuming they're not attacked by a fungus in the meantime. They'll simply go soft. Use them as quickly as possible. Or, if you have the facilities - " Immediately after harvest, healthy potatoes should typically be cured by holding at 50 to 60 F and high relative humidity with good air movement for 10 to 14 days to permit suberization and wound periderm formation (healing of cuts and bruises). Although wound periderm formation is most rapid at about 70 F, lower temperatures are recommended to reduce decay. Curing reduces subsequent weight loss and decay by preventing the entry of Fusarium, soft rot and other decay organisms. The relative humidity should be about 95%." http://oregonstate.edu/potatoes/storproc.htm The point being, that under normal domestic growing conditions the end of the raw potato is much wetter than the relative humidity of the surrounding air. michael adams .... michael adams .... |
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