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  • From: "David Inglis" <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] double cropped potatoes
  • Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:48:52 -0400

Thank you Alison,

That is what I was looking for. Thanksgiving ‘New’ spuds! Yeh.

I think I may try putting them in trays covered in mix, kind of a cool chitting process. I do that with expensive fingerling  stock then plant individual shoots that I pull, not cut, off the plant when they have some roots but not so many that they ‘clump’. The plants take off if you set them in holes like you would leeks because they have roots ready to go and the tops are above ground. I do them this way to prevent the spread of virus from the cutting knife on stock that I am trying to keep. The main crop I do the usual way.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of wiediger AT msn.com
Sent:
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:23 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] double cropped potatoes

 

David,

 

I think there can be a dormancy issue, but a few weeks in refrigeration should break it.  Not sure of the time needed however!  We will be using seed from our spring planted potato harvest to plant our high tunnel potatoes in late August.  Usually gives us a nice harvest in December.

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

----- Original Message -----

From: David Inglis

Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:04 PM

Subject: Re: [Market-farming] double cropped potatoes

 

 

 

 Has anyone double cropped potatoes? Ie taken the first crop and planted them into new hills. I have a vague memory of dormancy being an issue.

We are going to be short of a specialty spud that we are considering re  planting in the high tunnel using the ‘starts’ from our early crop that are now ready. Ideas. Comments.

Thanks

David

 

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