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Re: [Fwd: Re: What killed my potatoes?]

Darryl Clark wrote:
> 
> M. Wilson wrote:
> >
> > In article <01bcad5c$b275eac0$2d0416cf@default>, "John Bachman"
> > <john@anatekcorp.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In July, just as Yukon Gold was beginning to flower the plants began dying
> > > off, with the leaves curling up and then turning brown around the edges and
> > > finally the whole plant dies.
> > >
> > > They are all dead now.  I inspected the roots and stems but see no obvious
> > > problems.  There is no sign of any insect pests of any kind.
> > >
> > > Anyone got an idea what happened?
> >
> > Actually, I think that it *could* just be normal dieback. Ronniger's
> > lists Yukon Gold as being *really* early - "55+" days to maturity,
> > and someone once told me that Yukon Gold doesn't necessarily flower.
> >
> > I've grown Yukon Gold for two years. Last year they died back early,
> > then, I *thought*, recovered. Turned out they'd matured and I'd taken
> > such  loving care of the mature tubers that they sprouted. :) This
> > year I harvested and ate 'em in July. They have never flowered for
> > me.
> >
> > I'm curious to know how other folks' yields of Yukon Gold have been?
> > I got pretty unimpressive yields (of absolutely delicious potatoes, I
> > must say). Checking the Ronniger's catalog, I found that Yukon Gold
> > is one of the few varieties where they say absolutely *nothing* about
> > yield. Next year I plan to plant a tiny patch of Yukon Gold for
> > really early potatoes, and plant the rest of my Potato Space in
> > Yellow Finn.
> >
> > --
> > M. Wilson                     mart@best.com
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