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  • From: "Sharon and Steve" <shopkins AT tdstelme.net>
  • To: "Steve Diver" <steved AT ipa.net>, "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces
  • Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:59:02 -0500




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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