[Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces
Sharon and Steve
shopkins at tdstelme.net
Fri Feb 13 06:59:02 EST 2009
>
> We got a sack of potatoes and this weekend would
> be the early planting dates for our region in
> Central Texas.
>
>
> Steve Diver
>
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As you say that it is time to plant, there is not much point in delaying;
in doing hundreds of acres Cut-n-Plant is the usual method in this area.
For small early plantings there is some value to placing seed on greenhouse
benches for a couple weeks to get it going. I can have "new potatoes" for
July 4, by doing that; an activity that has more to do with culinary
pleasure and bragging rights than profit!
Occasionally a truckload or 2 of cut seed gets delayed in planting by
several days of weather and the task of spreading on the floor and
ventilating to prevent heating is a true PITA...BTDT!
MAsteveINE
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