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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] The Potato, a slideshow from the BBC
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:41:23 -0400

steveread wrote:


Here in Brittany, where we seem to be developing a Spring rainy season, it is
becoming harder to grow potato's organically, mildew and blight are already
present on ours and have been for 2 weeks or more, despite Bordeaux mixture.

What about very high, wide raised beds, with much organic matter and mulch?
Parallel rows of raised beds that drain away from the gardens; i.e. no
standing water anywhere.









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