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  • Determinate & Indeterminate Potatoes.

    Is this an American thing? I've been doing a bit of trawling re tatties & came across this. Apparently a Determinate variety will crop all at the same time whereas an Indeterminate will crop over a longer period............it's new to me, what do you know about it?
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  • #2
    Nowt! Never heard of such a thing

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    • #3
      New to me,thought you were going to say some are climbers,scratches head,were all open to learing
      sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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      • #4
        We probably don't get the chance for such a thing because of blight?
        Location : Essex

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        • #5
          Is this the same as our earlies and main crop under a different name?
          Just wondering.

          And when your back stops aching,
          And your hands begin to harden.
          You will find yourself a partner,
          In the glory of the garden.

          Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

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          • #6
            Originally posted by bramble View Post
            Is this the same as our earlies and main crop under a different name?
            Just wondering.
            I think there is a connection bramble.
            sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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            • #7
              I get a bit confused over this, but I too think indeterminate are later varieties....these are better for growing in towers as they produce more spuds once the day length starts shortening?

              Are the earlies ( determinate) a newer variation ( selective breeding perhaps?) created since spuds were first brought to Europe?

              I may be waffling/dreaming this up....but some rusty cogs are at work in my brain somewhere...I can hear the clunking going on

              If so...^^^^^ scrap all that
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

              Location....Normandy France

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              • #8
                Hmmm...maybe not correct ?
                But I did just find this interesting blog...
                https://seasonalontariofood.blogspot...egetables.html
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                Location....Normandy France

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                • #9
                  Hi - I have only seen these terms linked to tomatoes.

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                  • #10
                    I think this is just an American use of language. At a guess I would think that some of the first early varieties that are grown as small waxy new potatoes are probably determinate, in that if you leave them too long you get potatoes that are not of the "correct" texture. You may also find that the foliage dies down so the crop has clearly finished. If you are growing for a later crop, you can dig a few and let the rest grow bigger. Those potato buckets that have an inner part with gaps in that you can lift out allow you to harvest some of the potatoes and replant without much disturbance, which would make this easier.

                    I must admit that this is only a guess, but it makes some sort of sense (to me at least).
                    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                    • #11
                      Don't know if this helps but The Potato Council have a https://potatoes.ahdb.org.uk/sites/d...ed01.12.09.pdf

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                      • #12
                        So there is a difference in the way they actually grow, not just a case of them being earlies or maincrop.
                        sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                        Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
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                        Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
                        -----------------------------------------------------------
                        KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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                        • #13
                          Looks like it!
                          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                          Location....Normandy France

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                          • #14
                            Looks like it, BM.
                            Some sites also refer to dwarf beans and peas as "determinate" and climbers as "indeterminate".

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                            • #15
                              Well, you are never too old to learn...............
                              sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
                              --------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
                              -------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
                              -----------------------------------------------------------
                              KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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