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Re: More help needed-My potatoes are growing!

> From: Jane Patterson
<snip>
> I also found that regular soil seemed too
> heavy for the plants--I'm now using a mixture of soil and compost (half
and
> half) to cover them so that it won't smother, break, or weigh down the
plants.

Last year I used compost (only) to cover my potatoes. I also had a lot of
slug/snail damage - are these 2 things related?

> I have mine in a 3foot tall wire "cage" that I made out of
plastic-covered
> fencing and they're over 2 feet tall already.  I have no idea when to
> harvest--can anyone help with that?

Early potatoes can be picked as and when you want to use them, once they
are a few inches accross (or as big as you want to eat them!). How do tou
tell? scrape some sole away to expose the tubers - if too small, cover
again. Or, you can let them grow on, and harvest when the tops have turned
brown and withered.

Derek
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"Fellowship Is life"
http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/wmf
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