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- From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Potatoes
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:31:26 -0700 (PDT)
Pam, Thanks for the response. Pam says, "I'm a bit puzzled about what you say about trying to keep potatoes going till August. When did you plant them? As far as I know, potatoes have a fixed life-span, and will start to die back after a certain amount of time (depending on the variety). The ones we plant in mid March are finished in mid July. I forgot to read where you're located. maybe you planted in April?" I am in zone 5, North Central Kansas. I usually do 3-4 planting of potatoes. I am a small operation, I planted 225 pounds of seed potatoes. Potatoes sell best for me when they are the "New Potato" size. Bigger potatoes are harder to sell at my markets. I usually start planting around the 15-20th of March. This year it was around April 3, due to weather and other factors. My next planting was about 3-4 weeks later and I finished up on May 15th. My second planting is my largest planting. I usually start digging around the end of May. Not bunches, just enough to allow customers to get a taste. To keep potatoes alive to August, in the Kansas heat, is really hard. As soon as I can hill up the last planting (got an 1 inch of rain two nights ago) I will deep mulch and see what happens. Last year I didn't and I had regrets. Jay Jay's Jellies, Produce and More Clay Center, Kansas www.jaysjellies.com http://highfarming.blogspot.com/ |
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Re: [Market-farming] Potatoes,
Pam Twin Oaks, 06/09/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Potatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 06/09/2010
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[Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Jay Sleichter, 06/10/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries, bcluton, 06/11/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries, Pamela Crowe, 06/11/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Road's End Farm, 06/11/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Pamela Crowe, 06/11/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Road's End Farm, 06/11/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries, Pamela Crowe, 06/11/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Road's End Farm, 06/11/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Pamela Crowe, 06/11/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Husk Cherries, Etienne Goyer, 06/11/2010
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[Market-farming] Husk Cherries,
Jay Sleichter, 06/10/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Potatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 06/09/2010
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