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all my potatos have their leaves curling up what be the problem and all my onions have died
I got some seed potatoes this week from a friend , is it too late to sow outdoors and if not how deep should I sow them.
My early potato tops have grown to 18 inches high, should I pinch out the tops and can I compost them?
I am growing 8 rows of potatoes about 12 feet long. A couple of the stalks in the middle of the rows are wilting. What could cause this? frances
i sowed some roosters about 4 weeks ago and they are not up yet, i also sowed records on thesame day and these are well up. Should i take out the roosters and could i put someother variety in or is it to late?
One of my early potato plants has black/brown bits on leaves, could this be blight? Its only one plant, the rest seem fine.
I have used a mixture of washing soda and blue stone on my potatoes to prevent blightbut i am not sure how often i should spray them
Potato plants have succumbed to frost in recent nights. Do they need to be lifted or will they come again. I have seed potatoes left and can replace if need be.
I am growing potatoes for the first time (2nd earlies) and they appear to be going well. When do I need to spray them (assuming I do) and what do you recommend?
potatos are up about 6 inchs when do i start to earth them and spray for blight?
As nemaslug contains microscopic eelworm will it cause a problem for my potato crop?
my early potatoes are up about 2 inches but the heavy frost on tuesday night has turned all the leaves black are the potatoes ok or do i need to start again?
i planted some potatoes for the first time and i think i may have not left enough room between the drills. it is roughly a foot between each drill. will this affect the quality badly? i am earthing up the drills as the shoots are now growing. i saw on gardening programme on BBC last night that grass cuttings will also do to protect them from direct sunlight. the soil is quite good but i am just worried that i will not have enough soil to keep them covered
As Nemaslug contains microscopic eelworm will it cause a problem with eelworm in my potato crop?
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