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Old April 10, 2016   #26
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Originally Posted by Lindalana View Post
For those of you who grow fingerlings well, anything special about growing them? I did few fingerlnigs right next to Red Norland and while had good main crop, fingerling were few and between. So this year I am planning to do some pots with fingerlings.
Any suggestions?
Lindalana, I've been growing fingerlings for 10 years and have tried various kinds. I find that fingerlings just produce less than "regular" white potatoes. I've grown both at the same time and the fingerlings always produce a smaller crop. I like them, so I keep growing them. Especially since they are very expensive to buy at the grocery store. Perhaps there is a reason for that. Less production equals higher price.

This will be my third year growing Austrian Crescent and Red Thumb from seeds I saved from the year before. Both are good and I get as good a yield as any other fingerling I've grown.

Jen
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