Topic: Potatoes - a belated warning!

[tim]

Blight - cut out the haulms & burnt off. Two weeks later:

1. Unprotected, the soil was washed away by the very heavy rain & exposed the tubers. So - with hindsight, I might have covered with fleece??

OR

2. Of course, the b----y slugs had had a field day. And, since the crop was only a large barrow load, I might have done better to lift & use as needed for as long as they stayed usable??

[Robert_Brenchley]

Or - cover with mulch, which would prevent greening, and then be dug in as you lifted them.

[Kepouros]

Well, I did warn you to soak the bed with coffee - it does work.

[tim]

Alright, alright!!

So how much coffee for a 50' run, what dilution & when?

Since we only use 'instant', we'd have to buy the real stuff?

[the_snail]

Spuds are small this year due to lack of water!

The_Snail

[supersprout]

coffee grounds from Starbucks tim! as much as you want here, they create six sackfuls a week :)
Use them as a mulch and you get full marks lol
top tip: the Saturday bag is the biggest ::)

[man of the land]

you're right

i got some for my mum the other
day and they're free as well.

grande latte with whipped cream please!
to go!

see ya

man of the land