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How do you earth up your potatoes?
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I am just about to go and earth up my potatoes in the bucket and was wondering how do others earth theirs up and does it make any difference on the crop you get. I generally wait until the tops have shot through the dirt and are about 1-2inches high before earthing up to the underside of the leaves. I have heard others say that they completely cover theirs... So how do you earth yours up and how much have you got from your crops? Donna |
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How do you earth up your potatoes?
"Donna Ludlow" wrote in message ... Hi All I am just about to go and earth up my potatoes in the bucket and was wondering how do others earth theirs up and does it make any difference on the crop you get. I generally wait until the tops have shot through the dirt and are about 1-2inches high before earthing up to the underside of the leaves. I have heard others say that they completely cover theirs... So how do you earth yours up and how much have you got from your crops? I wait until the foliage is well above the rim of the bucket then fill to the brim with compost because I like to keep plenty of green leaves going but I don't suppose it matters much. Tim W |
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How do you earth up your potatoes?
On 26 Aug, 13:02, "Donna Ludlow" wrote:
Not answering the question, but I was bemused to see on a recent episode of "Foyle's War" potatoes being planted on the _top_ of furrows when what I do is to plant them on the bottom leaving a pile of soil to push over. Do/did farmers not "earth up"? Admittedly, I can't see how you'd do it mechanically, but this was being done manually by land army girls wanting maximum cropping in wartime. Chris |
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How do you earth up your potatoes?
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, writes Admittedly, I can't see how you'd do it mechanically, but this was being done manually by land army girls wanting maximum cropping in wartime. Chris Er, well it was being done by outside locations staff for a bunch of actresses playing land army girls and i expect you had to be able to SEE the potatoes to get the effect of the genuine countryside (or so the producer thought) -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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How do you earth up your potatoes?
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , writes Admittedly, I can't see how you'd do it mechanically, but this was being done manually by land army girls wanting maximum cropping in wartime. Chris Er, well it was being done by outside locations staff for a bunch of actresses playing land army girls and i expect you had to be able to SEE the potatoes to get the effect of the genuine countryside (or so the producer thought) A bit like the railway stations being called train stations! What a pity they don't do any research. Alan -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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