I cut off the blighted part of the tomatoes - mostly only the skin affected, the meaty bit tastes OK whether raw or fried. I HATE waste and even salvage what I can from blighted potatoes - although none this year.
I have scottish seed potatoes, Vales Emerald, Desiree, Pink Fir Apple chitting in my conservatory.
Also Charlotte and Maris Peer from my home grown spuds last year. As well as some Blue Belle spuds that were reduced price in Morrisons.
The first and second earlies will be grown in bags - the maincrop in open ground - I must remember to spray them with Dithane 945 this year - also my toms.
I am still eating last years Pink Fir Apple potatoes.
At 4 gms per 2.25l water, I will have enough for 75 doses for my spuds and toms. As I am 70 years old, I would be prepared to sell some at cost + postage.
I have heavy clay and keeled slugs but Kestrel were untouched last year and also the best tasting so those together with Sante (also slug resistant) and Pink Fir Apple are my selections for this year. The last one will get attacked but I just can't resist the taste so some damage is acceptable (and being knobbly means cutting out the damaged bits doesn't add much longer to the preparation time than the rather tedious peeling!)
For anyone just starting out I recommend you get a pack with several different varieties (eg 6 x 10 tubers) if you have the room. Potatoes grown on different types of soil DO taste different, so you really need to find out which grow and taste best on your particular plot. I grew over 50 varieties before finding 8 or so that I really like and do well. I still try a row of a new variety every year, too (Mayan Gold this year.)
Happy spudding, spudders!
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Very true Bob. Am growing Home guard this year for first time as an experiment. One row of 26 tubers, enough to have a good supply if they work out but not taking up too much ground.
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I cut off the blighted part of the tomatoes - mostly only the skin affected, the meaty bit tastes OK whether raw or fried. I HATE waste and even salvage what I can from blighted potatoes - although none this year.
Bumped for those talking about potatoes today.
I have scottish seed potatoes, Vales Emerald, Desiree, Pink Fir Apple chitting in my conservatory.
Also Charlotte and Maris Peer from my home grown spuds last year. As well as some Blue Belle spuds that were reduced price in Morrisons.
The first and second earlies will be grown in bags - the maincrop in open ground - I must remember to spray them with Dithane 945 this year - also my toms.
I am still eating last years Pink Fir Apple potatoes.
Dithane has been removed from sale in Ireland, is it still available over with you?
I did not know of the ban - my box was bought in 2005!
I have just ordered one of these :-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003M4VA8M/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope you will also get lucky!!!!!!!!!!!
I have enogh for 2 more years. After that I'll start to use the new one which is twice the price. Sucks to be the consumer!
At 4 gms per 2.25l water, I will have enough for 75 doses for my spuds and toms. As I am 70 years old, I would be prepared to sell some at cost + postage.
They say that the first person to live to 150 is already alive.
Best keep the dithane just incase it is you!
I have heavy clay and keeled slugs but Kestrel were untouched last year and also the best tasting so those together with Sante (also slug resistant) and Pink Fir Apple are my selections for this year. The last one will get attacked but I just can't resist the taste so some damage is acceptable (and being knobbly means cutting out the damaged bits doesn't add much longer to the preparation time than the rather tedious peeling!)
For anyone just starting out I recommend you get a pack with several different varieties (eg 6 x 10 tubers) if you have the room. Potatoes grown on different types of soil DO taste different, so you really need to find out which grow and taste best on your particular plot. I grew over 50 varieties before finding 8 or so that I really like and do well. I still try a row of a new variety every year, too (Mayan Gold this year.)
Happy spudding, spudders!
Very true Bob. Am growing Home guard this year for first time as an experiment. One row of 26 tubers, enough to have a good supply if they work out but not taking up too much ground.