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    Idiot....

    That's how I felt this morning after going out to the garden to see all four of my potato sacks with totally wilted foliage after the frost last night
    I never thought to stick them in the greenhouse despite being well aware that last night was going to be a frosty one
    Idiot!!!...all wasted and it had great foliage growth too...
    I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


    ...utterly nutterly
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    Whoops,now you have them in green gouse,maybe,not all is lost,is it woeth an experiement,and wrap them in fleece as well,have you got something warm to stand them on,like polysyrene/insulation,
    Last edited by lottie dolly; 27-10-2012, 08:39 PM.
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    • #3
      lost mine last year and nearly lost them this year , had an early frost at the start of october which just nipped a few leaves but they seem to be ok now under cover in the greenhouse

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      • #4
        Shamelessly borrowed from another thread, just for you TMU!
        http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1049800
        Last edited by veggiechicken; 27-10-2012, 09:11 PM.

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        • #5
          Och, just stick 'em in the greenhouse with the foliage off, the tubers will continue to bulk up. Mine certainly do - I just leave them unprotected until the frost clobbers them, then cut off the haulms and harvest at need. After all, what do you think they do growing them outdoors in the Andes ?
          And if that fails and they are all really tiny - call them groundnuts !
          There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.

          Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?

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          • #6
            I'd pop them in the greenhouse and see what happens. After all, when spuds get zapped in the Spring they will regrow their foliage...but yours may not now be ready in time for Xmas.

            Let us know what happens so we can all learn through your 'mistake'
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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            • #7
              Its an experiment and TMU should be applauded for carrying it out in the interests of potato growers everywhere. Please publish your findings in due course,
              But you''re still an idiot!

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              • #8
                Its an experiment...But you''re still an idiot!
                Perhaps so Veggie, but Tripmeup's apostrophes do not desert their work posts in order to congregate gratuitiously...
                There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.

                Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?

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                • #9
                  Then I shall sack those apostrophes for wasting time and bring their employment to a Full Stop.

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                  • #10
                    You can't just summarily sentence them like that, Veggie ! It's dashed unfair...you have to at least examine the underline circumstances first.
                    There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.

                    Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?

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                    • #11
                      You are so bold!!

                      Originally posted by snohare View Post
                      You can't just summarily sentence them like that, Veggie ! It's dashed unfair...you have to at least examine the underline circumstances first.
                      I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


                      ...utterly nutterly
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by snohare View Post
                        Och, just stick 'em in the greenhouse with the foliage off, the tubers will continue to bulk up. Mine certainly do - I just leave them unprotected until the frost clobbers them, then cut off the haulms and harvest at need. After all, what do you think they do growing them outdoors in the Andes ?
                        And if that fails and they are all really tiny - call them groundnuts !
                        OK I shall do that so to see what happens..Should I cut off the wilted foliage or leave them on?
                        I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


                        ...utterly nutterly
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                        • #13
                          If it's discoloured or changing colour, the frost has ruptured the cells and it is merely a potential source of disease. Cut it off.
                          There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.

                          Head-hunted member of the Nutter's Club - can I get my cranium back please ?

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