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Originally Posted by GoDawgs
Md, thanks for the update. My sister wanted to try this after reading an article about it and planted an 18' row on Nov 7th from chitted potatoes left from this spring's harvest. Half Yukon Gold, half Red Pontiac.
In another area of the garden where the spring taties had been planted, there were about five or six volunteers that popped up in the fall. They've been hilled and covered with straw so we'll see what happens.
On the down side, due to recent rains the planted row is now at the very edge of the flooded garden area that has developed. I sure hope they don't rot.  |
Well, the potatoes in that row at the edge of the flooded area did rot. The row was replanted, the potatoes were popping up and now the babies have been fried by frost two nights ago. Forecast was for a low of 40 and we bottomed out at 35 on a windless night.
After reading all the posts on this thread, I'm guessing (hoping!) they'll make it. We'll see. Meanwhile I've piled leaves over the frosted vegetation to prevent damage to anything coming up that hasn't emerged yet.