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April 27, 2012 | #46 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: bald hill area thurston county washington
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Can't wait! I just planted out 110 "sprout jacks" from 4", have about 400 "pull starts" will be ready to plant next week, and a lot of tubers to plant come mid-May. I also have a few hundred OCA starts in 4", and a few pounds of OCA tubers to plant mid-May. That's just the start!
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April 27, 2012 | #47 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Medbury, New Zealand
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How many diffrent Oca's are you planing on planting Doug??
well today i got the last Catriona dug and in the shed,thats 160kg now in storage. Started on Lo Owl Skycap,just did a few plants to see how they look,so wow some lovely big spuds coming out of the ground from these this year.
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April 27, 2012 | #48 |
Tomatovillian™
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Pretty that Lo Owl Skycap. Having 160kg of storage potatoes is more than I can imagine, this winter you will have plenty to enjoy!
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April 27, 2012 | #49 |
Tomatovillian™
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That is a very nice looking Lo Owl Skycap. Is the flesh white?
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April 27, 2012 | #50 |
Tomatovillian™
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Thats where that drying them comes in Wendy,there's enough there to get us through spring as well
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April 27, 2012 | #51 |
Tomatovillian™
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Yes a white flesh potato,really nice for mashing we find.
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May 3, 2012 | #52 |
Tomatovillian™
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[QUOTE=Medbury Gardens;271019]How many diffrent Oca's are you planing on planting Doug??
I just received a few more varieties from a friend Chris Homanics, bringing my variety count to around 30. I am also going to be selling plants and produce at a local farmers market starting in may. I have been potting up either oca or potato starts by the hundreds per day it seems. |
May 3, 2012 | #53 |
Tomatovillian™
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Thats amazing gees you would have to have one of the biggest collections outside South America i reckon.
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May 3, 2012 | #54 |
Tomatovillian™
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I don't know. I sure glad to have them all though.
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