Jan 24
Seed Potatoes. These are the tuberous growths on the roots of the potato plant. Grown in disease free conditions and harvested before maturity. Stored in a controlled environment until conditions are right for planting the following season. Chitting Seed potatoes. This is a method of starting the small seed potatoes into growth before out [...]
Mar 31
What a month! Never know a March so warm and dry, hardly any rain what so ever.The day time temperature has been in the middle to high teens most days (a lot higher in the sunshine), although we had some cold nights, this lead to some wild max-min temperatures in the cold greenhouse. The settled [...]
Jun 27
Potato and Tomato blight is caused by the same fungal organism (Phytophthora infestans) This is the scourge of commercial potato growers and can devastate a hole seasons crop for the allotment gardener. The disease over winters in infected tubers that have not been adequately disposed of, and as the spores are distributed by the wind, [...]
