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Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces
- From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
- To: 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 10:02:30 -0500
On Feb 13, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Willie McKemie wrote:
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:22:49PM -0500, Steve Diver wrote:
Any opinions on the value of cutting potato seed pieces
and letting them cure a week or two before planting?
There's all sorts of folklore on that topic. Maybe dust the cut pieces
with wood ashes. The only advantage I see in cutting them long before
planting is maybe to induce some sprouting by storing them in a warm
place. Pre-cutting would limit sprout damage due to handling.
I've found it helps a good deal to green mine before planting; but I don't cut them till right before planting, I green them whole -- spread them out in shallow trays, in the light, in a moderately warm room. The light keeps the sprouts short, so they can still be handled without knocking sprouts off.
This may be impractical on a large scale, though. I only plant about a hundred pounds.
Is anybody else using this combination method -- green first, cut later?
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces,
Steve Diver, 02/12/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Sharon and Steve, 02/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Allan Balliett, 02/13/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces,
Willie McKemie, 02/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Garth & Kim Travis, 02/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Road's End Farm, 02/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Wiediger, Alison, 02/13/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces,
Steve Diver, 02/13/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Curing, or Cut-n-Plant, potato seed pieces, Allan Balliett, 02/13/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] potato seed, source & disease,
Road's End Farm, 02/14/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] potato seed, source & disease,
Jim Goodman, 02/15/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] potato seed, source & disease, Sharon and Steve, 02/15/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] CSA,
Road's End Farm, 02/15/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] CSA (more info), Road's End Farm, 02/15/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] potato seed, source & disease, Pat Meadows, 02/19/2009
- [Market-farming] Seedless Watermelon, Kelly Saxer, 02/15/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] potato seed, source & disease,
Jim Goodman, 02/15/2009
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