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Post by ecsoehng on Apr 8, 2015 17:35:43 GMT -5
I intend to prune as much as I need to to keep them at about 10 foot tall. That way I can still work them with only a small ladder. There was a guy who had a whole orchard that he kept pruned to small size. Here it is: Backyard fruit
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 18:36:49 GMT -5
"Baby reaching for apple", is priceless.
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Post by thomis on Apr 16, 2015 7:02:58 GMT -5
My Carola and Cheiftan potatoes went in April 1, nothing is poking up. Conditions have been just right so I seriously doubt they rotted. 16 days??
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Post by claude on Apr 16, 2015 7:39:55 GMT -5
Those little babies are so sweet! i know that this thread is abt white potatoes. I purchased sweet potato starters and they came with instructions saying that the soil must be warm. They didn't even ship the starts until the end of June..and stated that with just July August and two weeks of September there was a long enough season to get a crop. do not plant in cold soil. Thomas, did you also say that they don't like hot soil either? Temperamental crop, Hun?
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 16, 2015 11:26:30 GMT -5
Don't they take nearly a month anyway? How deep did ya plant them?
I am hoping to get to planting those tubers this weekend along with broccoli, peas, onions and cauliflower. But if it is too cool, I may wait a little while longer.
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Post by James on Apr 16, 2015 15:21:45 GMT -5
Our conditions are so far apart, don't know that I can advise you much about growing taters in that country. Here taters planted anytime from last week of April until June 1 do just fine. I think you are on the right track, try several varieties and you will soon know what will work there. They do respond well to good fertile soil. Keep them watered. Watch for bugs, darn, sometimes the bugs move in and raise Cain. When they are up and you notice some flowers coming on them, then is the time to hill them up. You hill them so that the developing tubers do not pop out into sunlight. If they see the sun they turn green and get a sour taste.
Here, sometimes we don't pick up all the taters. Miss one here and there. Come spring we always get some volunteers. So the tubers keep over winter in the ground if the ground doesn't freeze. Given some snow cover the ground may not freeze. If it does freeze the taters freeze and die.
I tried some purple taters last season. Kind of a novelty. Still have a good part of a bucketful, so guess I will plant some again this season. My favorite types are the Red Pontiacs, and the White Russet.
Have fun! It is a great crop!
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Post by ecsoehng on Apr 16, 2015 15:50:01 GMT -5
Here there are always volunteer potatoes here and there from years past. Now I pull them if I see them so they don't spread disease.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 16, 2015 17:38:41 GMT -5
Taters will come up when conditions are right. I have had to wait 30 days or so, the average is 2-3 weeks here. All depends when Good Friday falls. Many years it is in March and I think that is way too soon to plant them. But my Dad swears by this. No matter when he plants, they come up when conditions are right. So planting them in very cold soil doesn't matter much. Many will over-winter if missed in the fall digging.
And something else Dad does. He "peels" those seed potatoes and leaves some of the potato flesh with the peel. The remainder of the potato is used for eating! He always has astounding crops. I don't have the patience for this so have never done it. Not planting potatoes this year since Dad planted 100 lbs, and I am not doing community garden this year.
It is said you should plant them on a full moon also. I say I plant them on my garden!
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Post by claude on Apr 16, 2015 18:43:42 GMT -5
Ecsoe...I have a supposedly dwarf apple tree that I was looking at today...I think that it's more standard than dwarf..according to the link..you can keep even standards shorter...have you done that before?
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 17, 2015 10:00:13 GMT -5
I think last year I planted them around this time and they came up in about 3 weeks. But I did see a weather forecast for next week and it is going to be in 50's and rainy next week so I think I will wait to plant potatoes for a week.
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Post by thomis on Apr 22, 2015 8:40:25 GMT -5
my spuds are coming up!
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 22, 2015 9:27:53 GMT -5
Yay!! Great to hear your success.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 22, 2015 9:33:24 GMT -5
I want to plant but I am afraid of rotting because of rain and cool weather...I think I am better off waiting though things will be later.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 22, 2015 10:34:39 GMT -5
Pea, taters will be fine if planted now. I've had snow after planting and they come up OK. Weather will be warming soon. If you have had sunny days, the ground is probably warm enough.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 22, 2015 10:57:07 GMT -5
Maybe tomorrow or Friday, but probably week/end....will be cool but peas will go in also.
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