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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
Planting Potato's for a customer today.
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Soil dug and sheep manure added, raked to a fine tilth.
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Trenches marked and dug, the width of a post hole shovel.
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Seed Potato's spread out, I cut the larger ones to get more out the pack. I also scatter some pelletised fertiliser at this stage too.
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Trenches filled back in and straw spread out over the top.
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Now we play the waiting game. The seed Potato's will sprout and find their way to the light. As the foliage grows, they feed the production of a large cluster of new Potato's under the soil. Once the above ground part of the plant starts to die off, the crop will be ready for harvest. Digging up Potato's for harvest is a very rewarding process. |
Will you be mounding the soil on the new shoots to encourage more potatoes in the clusters?