nobbly spuds

[HUON]

why have my pinkeye potatoes ended up looking like Jerusalem artichokes, all nobbly. would it be a pest or something in the soil?

[HUON]

A photo of a nobbly pinkeye spud

[HOOKED.UP]

The best Pink Eyes need a sandy soil.
Perhaps look at your growing area. ?
Or are you using old seed stock. ?
PAUL

[snowyskiesau]

Never tried growing pink eyes, I always go for dutch cream plus one other type, kipfler this year.
I do get a bit of scale on some of my spuds but nothing like those deformed beasts!

[HUON]

They were new seed stock, the sand seems like an interesting idea. I've heard that people use a sand/soil mix when growing carrots. I've grown pinkeyes before without any problems on our property, but not in the spot used this time. I grew a variety of spuds in the same area without any problems this season, so maybe it was infected stock.