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  • Potatoes can be harvested several times

    This is actually not a bad idea to try....

    Link Here

    A 12 to 20 L pair of builder buckets or similar will do the job..


    >>> this can be moved to Growing techniques
    Last edited by falkon; 07-06-2010, 08:12 AM. Reason: suggestion for moving added
    http://bageechah.blogspot.com/

  • #2
    Look like it would save you having to furtle to see if your potatoes are ready.
    Location....East Midlands.

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    • #3
      Did anyone else have translation problems with that page?

      I'm reading about "newly developed a potty system ", "After harvest puts Mon pot into the outer pot again and waiting to udvilkles several new potatoes."

      But the best bit is:

      "Potato Cultivation in children
      It is a really good idea to grow a pot full with children "

      LMAO
      Caro

      Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day

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      • #4
        But don't you udvilkles your pots regularly anyway?

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        • #5
          I think I already use this system. I never have a good yield of spuds due to the fact that I lift too early. Mine are container grown so I tip the whole lot out - have a gentle furtle and have another container already prepared to dunk the disturbed tubers into. Stake and water well and hopefully all is not lost.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Caro View Post
            Did anyone else have translation problems with that page?

            I'm reading about "newly developed a potty system ", "After harvest puts Mon pot into the outer pot again and waiting to udvilkles several new potatoes."

            But the best bit is:

            "Potato Cultivation in children
            It is a really good idea to grow a pot full with children "

            LMAO
            perhaps the google translator cannot figure out translation of udvilkles, it means "to develop", so
            and waiting to develop several new potatoes.

            also at one other place, the text says, its sides are open whereas the translator says, its pages are open .. LMAO
            http://bageechah.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              Ok,
              Here is my version of this technique.
              I am just trying a single and hopefully will be asking my 6 year old son to harvest the potatoes...

              Do it yourself Double Potato Pot
              http://bageechah.blogspot.com/

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              • #8
                Originally posted by falkon View Post
                Ok,
                Here is my version of this technique.
                I am just trying a single and hopefully will be asking my 6 year old son to harvest the potatoes...

                Do it yourself Double Potato Pot
                You're just using your son to harvest the potatoes? You mean you haven't planted him in the pot as per the translated advice?
                Caro

                Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Caro View Post
                  You're just using your son to harvest the potatoes? You mean you haven't planted him in the pot as per the translated advice?
                  he was watching me planting it..
                  http://bageechah.blogspot.com/

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                  • #10
                    My Neighbour comes from the Ukraine and shes taught me to have a dig around the potato plants on the allotment and take three or four from each plant and leave the plant to carry on growing new ones.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by blackkitty View Post
                      My Neighbour comes from the Ukraine and shes taught me to have a dig around the potato plants on the allotment and take three or four from each plant and leave the plant to carry on growing new ones.
                      Sounds like a good idea. will try that, thx.

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                      • #12
                        Thanks for posting this Falkon. I've got a few tubers left over from my planting so I'll be able to try this one. I'll grab some buckets at the weekend.

                        At the weekend I had to pull up some potatoes due to black leg and the biggest tubers were about the size of a marble so I'm a while away from harvest yet but I'll be pulling a few out from under the growing plants when they get big enough.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by blackkitty View Post
                          My Neighbour comes from the Ukraine and shes taught me to have a dig around the potato plants on the allotment and take three or four from each plant and leave the plant to carry on growing new ones.
                          You always put a fork through them though
                          I mulch my spuds with newspapers & grass clippings. Yesterday I rolled up a bit of newspaper and found 6 golf ball size spuds underneath. Took them, replaced the newspaper: no digging required Lush
                          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 09-06-2010, 06:45 AM.
                          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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