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tim
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« on: July 28, 2007, 15:44:32 »

Especially to allow for de-haulming & torrential rain?
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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2007, 20:28:23 »
yep i got a few like that to tim
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2007, 21:24:48 »
With our heavy clay we get very few green pots...
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2007, 21:33:20 »
Noted Tim.  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2007, 22:19:28 »
You really ought to know better by now, tim
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2007, 11:10:17 »
Yes - the will is there but the body is lacking these days!
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 12:42:40 »
Ive been there to Tim.

This year as an experiment; I haven't earthed mine up!! (as I think I mentioned some time ago here on the forum).

Last year and the year before I suffered from blight and due to cutting the haulms off this exposed the drills to the elements. As my soil is quite light & sandy I found the rain washed it away exposing the tubers.

This year again, I have been affected with blight and have cut the haulms off but this time , at least up to press, my potatoes are not exposed and the crop seems to be similar in size and quantity as previous years when I earthed them up.

Admittedly I have only checked my first earlies, haven't started on the 2nd earlies & maincrop yet.

So if 'blight' is to be the 'norm' in the future I guess this will be my line of attack from now on.
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