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caroline7758

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Basic potato question
« on: July 21, 2017, 16:08:26 »
Is there any point watering potatoes after they have stopped flowering? I dug up some Charlotte day and the soil was very dry. Wondered if it was watering the rest in the hope of a better crop, but don't want to waste water!

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Re: Basic potato question
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2017, 16:37:06 »
I hardly water mine anyway on my plot as water is hard to come by ,i only water in really dry conditions not once this year and there doing ok !
i don't belive death is the end

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Re: Basic potato question
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2017, 20:09:40 »
I wouldn't water them any more, if the skins have started to set they could split. Dry soil usually means nice clean potatoes - works for me :D

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Re: Basic potato question
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2017, 20:47:06 »
I never water mine as I see this as an invitation to blight spores.

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Re: Basic potato question
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2017, 20:56:51 »
Thanks- those I dug up today were certainly very clean.

 

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