Potato Mystery

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We have very limey soil so we are very prone to scab.   Made even worse by tap watering which is very high in lime.  I try and produce leaf mould, so they can  be grown in that.   Putting comfrey round the potatoes helps as well.    If you cannot produce enough leaf mould them straw is a good substitute.

It is odd to think of Desiree as particularly prone to scab because when I first started growing it about 25 years ago Desiree was particularly clear of it.   I have become convinced that Desiree has more than one genetic form.   The older variety tasted better as well and had particularly long oval potatoes. 

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