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choosing potatoes to order

Last post by worth1 « Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:34 am
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by rxkeith » Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:08 pm

i have a fedco catalog, and maine potato lady catalog comparing taters, and prices.
i didn't realize it cost so much to ship potatoes.
so i am looking at peter wilcox aka...

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Last post by worth1
Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:34 am
Freezing Potatoes

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:43 am
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by brownrexx » Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:07 pm
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My stored potatoes were sprouting so today DH and I cut a lot of them into cubes, blanched them for 2 minutes and froze 17 bags of them. We did this last year and it worked...
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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:43 am
Any Reason Not To Grow Potatoes From the Grocery Store

Last post by GoDawgs « Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:02 pm
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by karstopography » Tue Dec 27, 2022 5:38 am

Son brought home a bag of smaller Russets from the food bank. The reason he brought them home is they had a massive surplus and these were on the edge of going bad or simply...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:02 pm
Potato harvest 2022

Last post by Uncle_Feist « Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:15 pm
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by JRinPA » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:58 am
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I'm wondering how everyone is doing on potatoes in the heat this year?

My first row of potatoes came out on Sunday Aug 14th.

My potatoes died back...well sort of early...
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Last post by Uncle_Feist
Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:15 pm
Sweet potato Harvest!

Last post by Danny « Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:29 pm
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by GoDawgs » Wed Sep 21, 2022 4:42 pm

At least something went right this year! These are the sweet potatoes from the nine hills we dug yesterday. Thirty pounds. Yay!

They were put into two baskets and the...

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Last post by Danny
Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:29 pm
Do we have a Sweet Potato fancier in residence here?

Last post by GoDawgs « Wed Oct 05, 2022 3:13 pm
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by Shortcut Slim » Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:44 pm
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I'm hoping for some sweet potato guidance with regards to variety selection. The only exposure I am getting is mainly from websites and a few youtube videos.I have developed...
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Last post by GoDawgs
Wed Oct 05, 2022 3:13 pm
Grow Bags For Potatoes

Last post by wykvlvr « Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:22 pm
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by karstopography » Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:33 am

Any recommendations on sizes, brands, features? Thinking of going to grow bags next season for potatoes. So many sizes, materials, features to consider. What size, materials...

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Last post by wykvlvr
Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:22 pm
Starting Sweet Potatoes

Last post by GoDawgs « Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:45 am
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by GoDawgs » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:48 am
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Buried in my inbox I found a great article on starting sweet potato slips. Three different methods. Thought I'd pass this along.
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Last post by GoDawgs
Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:45 am
Potato Patch

Last post by karstopography « Sun May 15, 2022 9:32 pm
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by karstopography » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:28 pm
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Started and finished the frame today. 5’x10’, 50 square feet just for potatoes.
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Last post by karstopography
Sun May 15, 2022 9:32 pm
best tasting red potato?

Last post by Bower « Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:36 pm
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by jbclem » Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:56 pm

I like red potatoes, but the bagged organic ones I've been getting from Whole Foods have been fairly tasteless. In the past, I've bought red potatoes that tasted really good,...

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Last post by Bower
Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:36 pm
2021 sweet potato fail

Last post by eyegrotom « Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:55 pm
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by JRinPA » Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:53 am

I found my camera. Behind the truck seat. I thought I had lost it into the compost the day I dug these. It was Oct 1 last year.

Last year's sweet potato experiment was using...

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Last post by eyegrotom
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:55 pm
Fedco potato orders are open...

Last post by karstopography « Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:25 pm
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by wykvlvr » Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:13 pm

DH and I both considered my potatoes as successes so I am looking over the offerings and trying to decide what to order. Things we learned late season don't have time so I...

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Last post by karstopography
Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:25 pm
TPS potatoes is it possible

Last post by Bower « Sat Feb 05, 2022 3:21 pm
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by AKgardener » Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:26 pm

I just saw this post and happy to find it did anyone start there potatoes from TPS? I just learned about it and ordered a bunch of different varieties from Russia. Not shure...

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Last post by Bower
Sat Feb 05, 2022 3:21 pm
Determinate and Indeterminate Potatoes

Last post by zendog « Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:41 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:01 am

Recently I was reminded that like tomatoes, potatoes are also determinate and indeterminate, something I learned about only one or two years ago. Many of you probably know...

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Last post by zendog
Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:41 pm
Bush/Semi-Bush Sweet Potatoes

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:13 am
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by Glitch » Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:45 pm

While hunting for somewhere to preorder sweet potato slips I noticed that there are actually bush varieties available. Anyone have any experience with these?

I am probably...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:13 am
potatoes again!

Last post by JRinPA « Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:31 pm
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by Bower » Sat Jun 12, 2021 6:50 pm
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Today I spotted several tufts of potatoes coming up in the garlic bed where they were grown last year. So I pulled them up and rescued them, as I do believe they were some of...
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Last post by JRinPA
Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:31 pm
oops I got carried away

Last post by wykvlvr « Sat Jul 03, 2021 3:10 pm
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by wykvlvr » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:17 pm

When Fedco shut down my seed order but allowed me to order from the potato page... I ordered 3 fingerling varieties: La Ratte, AmaRosa, and Austrian Crescent PLUS I got...

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Last post by wykvlvr
Sat Jul 03, 2021 3:10 pm
Carisma potatoes

Last post by Whwoz « Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:09 am

by Whwoz » Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:09 am

A variety of patato we have down Under is called Carisma. This is a low GI variety that was stuck in some seed bank until it was realised that low GI is good for diabetics. I...

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Last post by Whwoz
Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:09 am
Tons of fingerlings!

Last post by Uncle_Feist « Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:34 am
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by pmcgrady » Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:37 pm
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And garlic! Soon as I figure photos...on a old iPad...
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Last post by Uncle_Feist
Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:34 am
Potato recommendations

Last post by Hatgirl « Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:32 pm
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by isuhunter » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:59 pm

In Iowa here... what do you guys suggest for a white and red potato? Looking for long shelf life too.

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Last post by Hatgirl
Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:32 pm
Sweet Potatoes - ready to harvest?

Last post by stone « Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:53 pm
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by JRinPA » Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:45 am
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This is my second year with sweet potatoes. Last year I planted them at the comm garden and let them go too long, they were died back completely and some rotted. Got busy and...
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Last post by stone
Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:53 pm
TPS Skagit Valley Gold

Last post by MrBig46 « Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:25 am
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by MrBig46 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:45 am

I read a lot about Skagit Valley Gold potatoes. I would also like to try growing them, but the only way for me to get to them is to see them grown from TPS. I would also like...

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Last post by MrBig46
Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:25 am
TPS Skagit Valley Gold

Last post by farmersteve « Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:18 pm
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by MrBig46 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:42 am

I I would also like to try growing these potatoes (just as an experiment for my own use), but I have not found a source of TPS Skagit Valley Gold anywhere. Tom Wagner no...

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Last post by farmersteve
Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:18 pm
Fall Planted Potatoes

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:59 am
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by GoDawgs » Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:34 pm

Having read a few articles about fall planted potatoes I decided to plant just three hills mid October as an experiment. The theory in the articles was that you plant in the...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:59 am
Mike's sweet potatoes

Last post by eyegrotom « Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:29 pm
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by eyegrotom » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:28 pm

This is my first time growing sweet potatoes. So I was curious how they were doing, I decided to harvest my smallest container with only one slip in it
This is what I got...

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Last post by eyegrotom
Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:29 pm

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