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Title: Basic potato question
Post by: caroline7758 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!

Title: Re: Basic potato question
Post by: GRACELAND 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 !

Title: Re: Basic potato question
Post by: Plot 18 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

Title: Re: Basic potato question
Post by: Tee Gee on July 21, 2017, 20:47:06

I never water mine as I see this as an invitation to blight spores.

Title: Re: Basic potato question
Post by: caroline7758 on July 21, 2017, 20:56:51

Thanks- those I dug up today were certainly very clean.