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Any Chance for Spuds
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We have been digging our 2nd early Kestrels and, probably due to the drought, the yield is poor. Now we are getting some rain, will the remaining plants increase their number and size of tubers or is it too late? They are just at the lost flowers stage. The same question also applies to our Maris Piper main crop. They are just flowering and we will probably start digging these in a month or so. Will their yield catch up, or is the damage done? TIA Phil |
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On 14 July, 12:22, "TheScullster" wrote:
Hi all We have been digging our 2nd early Kestrels and, probably due to the drought, the yield is poor. Now we are getting some rain, will the remaining plants increase their number and size of tubers or is it too late? They are just at the lost flowers stage. The same question also applies to our Maris Piper main crop. *They are just flowering and we will probably start digging these in a month or so. Will their yield catch up, or is the damage done? TIA Phil If it rains after a drought the danger is that the tubers split or become hollow. Some varieties are more susceptable than other. Don't worry about the Kestrels, they are a poor variety, no taste. :-) You need to irrigate to keep the tubers expanding in drought conditions. This BTW applies to all root crops carrots, beetroot etc. They all can split. |
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On Jul 14, 12:22*pm, "TheScullster" wrote:
Hi all We have been digging our 2nd early Kestrels and, probably due to the drought, the yield is poor. Now we are getting some rain, will the remaining plants increase their number and size of tubers or is it too late? They are just at the lost flowers stage. The same question also applies to our Maris Piper main crop. *They are just flowering and we will probably start digging these in a month or so. Will their yield catch up, or is the damage done? TIA Phil In my experience Kestrel isn't a huge cropper anyway and you've probably got all you're going to get from that. The maincrops should be OK so long as they continue to get water. They've probably got quite a lot of bulking up still to do. Rod |
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"Rod" wrote In my experience Kestrel isn't a huge cropper anyway and you've probably got all you're going to get from that. The maincrops should be OK so long as they continue to get water. They've probably got quite a lot of bulking up still to do. Rod Thanks to Harry and Rod Agreed, the Kestrel isn't a huge cropper, but the first plant or two lifted were well down on last year. We like this variety boiled as a salad potato, but again the flavour and texture are not as good this year. They were bought initially for their slug and pest resistance which has proved successful compared to previous trials with other early varieties. Phil |
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harry wrote:
If it rains after a drought the danger is that the tubers split or become hollow. Some varieties are more susceptable than other. Don't worry about the Kestrels, they are a poor variety, no taste. :-) Ooh, heathen! Kestrels are one of my favourites! (And they look really pretty, good showing specimens) |
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