"Thanks to Megan for the pointer here.
I'm experimenting with growing on the laterals from the potato plants I already have from certified seed spuds. Does anyone have any experience with that and, if so, what are the management/ cultural…"
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HELEN MACKENZIE replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Sprouting potatoes in the group Food Growing Q&A"I cut the sprouting eyes out of supermarket potatoes and plant them with good results
Sometimes I think that supermarket potatoes are tougher because they have been breed to grow with the least amount of problem I have found that the eyes are…"
Ketana Saxon replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"Agree with the above suggestions ( not too sure about putting horse poo into the mix though) Have used a mix of compost (seived to make it fine enough for small seeds like tomatoes), pumice and peat. Sand is also good if you dont have pumice.
If you…"
Susie Baxter replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"Oh yay, thanks! Worm poo is something I have plenty of! I have just planted seeds in a mix of compost and soil so will see how that turns out, but will try to find some pumice for the next lot."
heather murphy replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"50% compost and 50% pumice makes a good medium. Or 60% Vermicast (worm poo from a worm farm) mixed with sand/pumice, ground glass or ground mussel shells also makes a good medium. Dust compost over the top and away you go!"
Susie Baxter replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Sprouting potatoes in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"Wow! I wouldn't have thought that would work! There's enough competition for potato peelings at our place as it is, between the worm farm and the chickens!"
Christy Ralphs replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Sprouting potatoes in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"....my 'certified virus free' seed potatoes had viruses last year so I'm not enamoured of them at the moment...."
Richard Watson replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Boysenberry pruning in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"Cut off the stems that fruited last year,you should have had new stems that shot up last season, they will the ones that fruit this season coming"
Rex Morris replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Sprouting potatoes in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"I have kept the peelings from potatoes and planted them with a very successful crop resulting. You just need to be careful to ensure the 'eyes' are still intact."
David Earle replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"3mm agricultural pumice is good to add - but you do have to buy it.
You can steam sterilise your seed raising soil with an old double boiler on the stove or top of the woodburner."
Richard Watson replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"I use a 50/50, compost /soil mix,this kind of mix will tend to strike lot of weeds so i make a pile of it months before its needed,over that time i keep turning it over so the the weeds germinate before its used."
Richard Watson replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Sprouting potatoes in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"Depends where you are think Caroline,in some areas of NZ there's no bugs that attack our potato crops so that's why i don't think it really matters.
You say you had a crop which had hatched some kind of bug inside the your…"
Romain and Lucy replied to Susie Baxter's discussion Seed raising mix in the group Food Growing Questions and Answers"I read somewhere that using a third a third a third - dried horse manure, sand and earth was good. All crumbled up together. Have yet to try it though..."
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