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  • From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] potato Q
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:15:20 EDT


> >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?
>
>

Yes, leave them in the ground as long as is practical. That's where they
are at home. Some varieties of potatoes that I grow (for example, Yukon
Gold) will often mature and die completely by the end of June. But I leave
them
in the ground until October or November else they will shrivel and
deteriorate in the summer heat.

James




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