RE: Hello, potatoes
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Dear Allan and Carlee,
Thankyou for all the encouraging info on potatoes....my garden is
dormant right now cause its winter but info is appreciated.
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>Allan wrote:
>> There is a lot to be said for these old potatoes if your life
>depends
>> on having some crop in spite of all that nature can throw at you.
>> If you can mic them up in small patches that helps confuse the
>enemies.
>> See the notes about this on a website
>> http://www.futurefoods.com section in leaflet about Potatoes Go
>Home, but have a good browse anyway.
>
>> There is a new potato around which seems to have a lot going for
>it.
>> Name Charlotte. I shall be trialling that this year.
>> I remember growing an early variety during the forties called
>Early
>> Rose when we had food rationing. We ate them cold almost like
>sweets.
>> I suppose that has disappeared as I have never met it since.
>> Allan
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>
>Momma always said that you could live on potatoes if ya needed to,
>and they did. I just love how versatile they are.
>
>Excellent, good idea, plant the varieties together, makes great
>sense. I will have to check out that site when I have more time
>thanks...
>
>Seed Blum has Early Rose listed in their catalogue. Say's it's been
>around for over 100 years, prolific, pink skin, oblong shaped, deep
>eyes and very early variety. Now I want some too... :-)
>
>They have an on-line site (new) at
>http://www.seedsblum.com
>
>Most Sincerely,
>~Carleen~
>Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
>Rainier, Oregon ~ Zone 8
>
>
>
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