Can I plant these potatoes again?
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- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 15:59:50 -0700
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I planted potatoes this spring (Norland Red and Kennebec) and now the tops
have all died down and I havested about 40 lbs from roughly 40 ft. of row.
Rather sparse harvest, if you ask me: Nice looking taters, but not at all
as many as I'd hoped for. I don't know why the tops died down so early.
Drought? Maybe some disease involvement (e.g. bacterial wilt?)
Anyway egad, it's just the first week of summer. Can I try for a second
crop: cut up a couple pounds of my harvest and use as seed potatoes? If so,
how do I encourage them to sprout? Should I lay them out in the sun and let
them green up a little before I plant them?
It's pretty hot here in Upper East TN (Zone 6/7). At this time of year,
with this heat, would they do better in the ground or in white-painted tire
planters?
Or should I just EAT THEM ALL????
Ears perked,
Julianne
(the one in Southern Appalachia)
