Potato field also got crumbled and looks better now, although we didn't get any real rain since I did the first round.
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Phew, potatoes are in. It was a very long day doing it all in one go.
After making furrows, I dug up some compost from the bottom of the pile, threw it through an old fence gate to filter out the undigested bits and then installed the fresh compost in the bottom of each furrow.
On top of that goes some sifted wood ash, but only sparingly, followed by the seed potatoes gently pressed down into the compost.
Then I raked the furrows shut with a little hillock on top.
Finally tidied up everything except the compost sifting station, inhaled some food and had sauna.
@yngmar my back is already aching when i see this.
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@yngmar my back is already aching when i see this.
@krahabors Now the race is on, I have until autumn to either build or buy a potato harvester
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@krahabors Now the race is on, I have until autumn to either build or buy a potato harvester
@yngmar memories of feelings in the lower back are the main reason I'm questioning any future attempts at growing potatoes.
There are only two good points in growing them: 1) you do not have to mow that area 2) you get fresh potatoes, even if not much more than planted -
@yngmar memories of feelings in the lower back are the main reason I'm questioning any future attempts at growing potatoes.
There are only two good points in growing them: 1) you do not have to mow that area 2) you get fresh potatoes, even if not much more than planted@krahabors Yeah, I dug, uh, I think almost 100 kg by hand last year and promised myself not to do that again
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Phew, potatoes are in. It was a very long day doing it all in one go.
After making furrows, I dug up some compost from the bottom of the pile, threw it through an old fence gate to filter out the undigested bits and then installed the fresh compost in the bottom of each furrow.
On top of that goes some sifted wood ash, but only sparingly, followed by the seed potatoes gently pressed down into the compost.
Then I raked the furrows shut with a little hillock on top.
Finally tidied up everything except the compost sifting station, inhaled some food and had sauna.
@yngmar what variety of potatoes did you plant ?
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@yngmar what variety of potatoes did you plant ?
@quixoticgeek White ones and red ones.
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@quixoticgeek White ones and red ones.
@yngmar no more specific variety? I like Bintje (Dutch variety) and Desirée (UK variety)
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@yngmar no more specific variety? I like Bintje (Dutch variety) and Desirée (UK variety)
@quixoticgeek They don't come with labels on when you just replant the ones from last years harvest. Which was seeded from three different varieties. They get mixed up then. Red and white is all you can tell without cutting them up.
I think one of them we bought and they were uh something starting with M?
That's all I know! They're all tasty, although one type was more starchy.
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@quixoticgeek They don't come with labels on when you just replant the ones from last years harvest. Which was seeded from three different varieties. They get mixed up then. Red and white is all you can tell without cutting them up.
I think one of them we bought and they were uh something starting with M?
That's all I know! They're all tasty, although one type was more starchy.
@yngmar aah. That makes sense.
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@ddmgmgh I made a little hillock and then we'll see what summer brings. Last year it was super dry at first followed by extremely wet and we got crazy weeds (especially in the experimental no-dig bed). So if that happens I'll try and re-hill some, if possible.
@yngmar Very similiar here. I plant shallow in our cold soil. Then do the first hilling when the plants are just emerging. Second hilling is done when the plants are about a foot high or when the weeds need to be controlled. Then we put deep straw between the rows and wait for harvest. Ever since we started using straw cover, I have never needed to water potatoes.
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