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[Leslie <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>]

AHHHHHHHHHHH SOOOOOOOOOO
 
OK, I was thinking that the little ones would grow....
 
Then time to shovel up the remains early in the morning...before some critter 
finds the buried potatoes....
 
 

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:


That's when they are ready to harvest. I eat the little ones first and then
the bigger ones get stored. I always find those little stolon things you are
writing about. The plants seem to make them right up until they give up the
ghost.
Rob - Va




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Thanks !
 
"sugars will turn to starch and starch will harden."  
 
Is it preferable to let them "harden",,, i.e. leave the larger ones in the 
ground for a while so they store longer into winter?
 
 

 

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:




No.  The spud is a recepticle of the sugars the leaves are making (knitted 
into long starch molecules once they are in the tuber).  Once the top stops 
or declines photosynthesis for any reason, the spuds stop growing.  

Now, oddly enough, there is a phenomenon where the plant will transfer some 
starch from one tuber (usually the mother tuber you planted) to the small 
tubers and they will get a little bigger after the top dies, but at the 
expense of other spuds ... no net gain.  This is a curiosity and is of no 
practical value.

In the ground the spud will change through the rest of the summer into the 
fall, sugars will turn to starch and starch will harden.  But the growth is 
entirely dependent on the foliage.

James
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My first thought is what are the criteria for determining the rankings?
 
 

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net> wrote:




The U.S. ranks #37 in healthcare.  Even Columbia ranks higher than the U.S.! 
Scary, huh?

France ranks #1.  



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Me too,,,,,,,,, I have had too major contact dermatitis episodes 
already.........  The worst seems to be the sunflower leaves, and after that 
all of the curcubits........  Mom says there is some kind of bar soap that 
they used to use on the farm for that.... I've never heard of it, can't 
remember the name now, and hopefully will remember it when I get around to 
going shopping. 
 
Makes me itch like crazy, then the redness and swelling, and of course 
anywhere I touch, I potentially spread it........

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:




  I'd love to know what it is 
about garden plants-beans, tomatoes, everything, that makes my arms 
itch!  I either wear long sleeves or have to come in and wash with soap 
and cold water.  It is as if there are microscopic fibers-akin to 
fiberglass-on the plants.  

 



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On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM, EarthNSky<erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I started watching his speech.... Also, I think his
> comments about him and Congress having the best healthcare were not
> quite as welcomed as was his intent.  I know he was trying to show
> empathy by following it up saying he wanted everyone to have good care,
> but I know I am not alone in saying that he seemed rather smug or
> snobbish or cocky or elitist (take your pick of words) in saying that a
> couple of times.

It's interesting about the difference that listening only vs watching
have on impressions. When I've compared notes on speeches by Obama and
others that I've listened to (or watched) with someone who has watched
(or listened to) the same speech, the emphasis is always different.
This is true even when I share basic political beliefs with the other
person.

BTW, the health insurance that Congress gets is the same that all
federal employees get. I guess the reform bills all include some
similar version: everyone would have access to several plans offered
by several companies but the paperwork and minimum benefits would be
the same. That's the way the state of Illinois has their employee
insurance set up, and it seems to work well. We have open enrollment
once a year. Of course, now that the state is broke, we may all be
paying the full freight if we want to stay insured. Governor Rod left
about as big a mess as President Bush the Second (though he didn't
invade anybody -- probably would have if most of the National Guard
wasn't in Iraq.)

Right now, Skyguy and I have two separate fights with
> two different insurance claims with the same company, and I did not hear
> anything from the President that made me believe that these types of
> issues would not continue to be a problem for many Americans.

I don't think anybody knows what the details at that level will look
like. I've heard several doctors say that they prefer Medicare to many
insurance companies they deal with because Medicare has a list of what
it will pay for, and they don't have to fight over every MRI. Plus,
Medicare pays in a reasonable amount of time (seems that insurance
companies can take months to pay -- while they reap the interest on
the money they have coughed up).

> I missed all the commentary-I'll have to start listening again if the
> eyes of the media are starting to open again.

The media jump on every bandwagon that comes along. They don't have
brains. Get used to it. Thankfully, we have the Internet, and can read
alternate sources. I particularly like to read papers from other
countries. Many of them have English editions.


> ....He is not America's
> Messiah or Savior-he is not the reincarnation of JFK or Abraham
> Lincoln-he's just a guy who became president.  Read his friends words...

I don't think anyone with a functioning brain ever thought he was. Any
student of history knows that people don't recognize the great leaders
until history starts getting written. Great leaders change over their
time in power, too. No one would have guessed that Churchill would end
up as one of the greats, for example.
>

Marie <g,d,r>
>