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18th May 2015, 06:25 PM #1
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nobbly spuds
why have my pinkeye potatoes ended up looking like Jerusalem artichokes, all nobbly. would it be a pest or something in the soil?
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21st May 2015, 04:15 PM #2
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22nd May 2015, 02:14 PM #3
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The best Pink Eyes need a sandy soil.
Perhaps look at your growing area. ?
Or are you using old seed stock. ?
PAULI FISH THEREFORE I AM.
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22nd May 2015, 02:41 PM #4
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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!Geoff
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22nd May 2015, 05:58 PM #5
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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.
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