So, a query here or rather a ramble I guess.
My first early Rocket spuds did pretty well 2foot plus haulms and produced some nice tasty potato's however everything that came up since has been tiny, my Desiree haulms for example are quite small. It seems everyone else's plants are a good 2ft plus, lush and green and most of mine are barely 1ft and looking the worse for wear with yellowing lower leaves etc.
The seed potatoes were quite small so I think maybe that combined with it being quite dry might have done it but I literally have never watered ground sown potatoes before in my life. Oh well you live and learn I am definitely covering most of my plot with manure this winter as the soil has been like a dust bowl due to the lack of humus in it.
My first early Rocket spuds did pretty well 2foot plus haulms and produced some nice tasty potato's however everything that came up since has been tiny, my Desiree haulms for example are quite small. It seems everyone else's plants are a good 2ft plus, lush and green and most of mine are barely 1ft and looking the worse for wear with yellowing lower leaves etc.
The seed potatoes were quite small so I think maybe that combined with it being quite dry might have done it but I literally have never watered ground sown potatoes before in my life. Oh well you live and learn I am definitely covering most of my plot with manure this winter as the soil has been like a dust bowl due to the lack of humus in it.
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