Re: Potatoes
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- Subject: Re: Potatoes
- From: N* <R*@foxinternet.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 11:36:49 -0800
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rosenlund wrote:
>
> > From: Neason <Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net>
> > Steve (Maritime...)
>
> > Sounds like you got you potatoes from Territorial. I get my seed
> > from Ronninger's who have an office nearby here in Orting, Wa.
>
> Yes, all my garden stuff is from Territorial Seeds, I called them on
> a Tuesday and the following Saturday I had most of it in my hands.
> Pleasant folk too. Some years ago, we would put in a garden and it
> was always the most successful when we used their seed. Won't it be
> even better now, with a bit more seed care, ground preparations,
> rotations, companion plants, mulch, compost and ''the shadow of the
> gardener''. :-)
>
> I've heard of the Ronninger's, do they sell these potatoes starts as
> minitubers ? Do they really make a difference ? Do the have a
> better variety ?
>
---snip
Ronninger's certainly has variety. They carry essentially nothing but
potatoes and they offer a catalog full. They sell the whole potato as
seed, which means cutting. I hate cutting potatoes because they tend to
rot in my cold wet soil. I save seed from each crop, saving tubers that
are about the size of a hen's egg. That way I don't have to cut.
Steve (Maritime...)
