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aquilegia

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scabby spuds
« on: September 24, 2010, 15:33:58 »
I started digging my desiree yesterday. Got over 13lb from 4 plants, so far, so I'm very pleased. One of the tubers weighed in at 1lb 9oz!

Anyway - some of them have scab. Will they store?
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Re: scabby spuds
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 15:45:08 »
The scab is only skin deep...rub it off and they will store just fine!
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Re: scabby spuds
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2010, 17:23:43 »
I don't rub the scab off before storing mine.  However do make sure that the potatoes are really dry and check every so often that they're still okay.
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Re: scabby spuds
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 16:17:15 »
Some of my Sarpos are very scabby indeed and more than skin deep. Unless it is something else, though I have looked it up and it matches the more extreme pictures. I am quite sure the worst will not store, so am eating them first.

I do carefully dry out the smoother ones, and am expecting them to store.
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