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Old 13-08-2007, 08:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Potatoes in compsost experiment - failure!

Having a few seed potatoes left earlier this year, I thought I'd try
some in a year old compost heap.
They sprouted quite spectacularly - some had a bush sized foilage until
recently.
So tonight was crop time. The garden pots were reasonable, though a
little small.
Then onto the compost heap, which, frankly were an embarassment, there
were 2 or 3 of around a inch round, the vast majority were half an inch
round.
So they have obviously put their energies into growing tall, yet not
developing the potatoes beneath them.
Why is this - soil too rich?
Ta
Alan.
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