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Old April 28, 2018   #16
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That's a beautiful back yard. Every thing is looking good and seem happy.

How many tuber did you put in those bags and what size bag?
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Old May 1, 2018   #17
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That's a beautiful back yard. Every thing is looking good and seem happy.

How many tuber did you put in those bags and what size bag?


Thank you very much, it's nice to see results from all the work you put into it.

Those are 7 gallon plastic grow bags. I read a study somewhere where the lines up the traditional hard plastic, fabric bag, and plastic bag and the fabric and soft plastic both outperformed the hard plastic. You can get 50 of the plastic ones for the price of a fabric so I've started using them.

I started those potatoes from seeds actually. I bought seeds from a member of the Kenosha potato projects Facebook page and they're a diploid/tetraploid mix of many tuber types. I've never seen the tubers. My understanding of TPS (true potato seed) is that the first year you grow out seed to create small micro tubers or seed potatoes and the next year they yield. Lots of interesting genetics can come out of this type of mix. I put about 2-3 seedlings per bag. I'll be very curious so see what comes out in a month or so. Could be some very interesting colors/shapes.




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4/28 sprayed Daconil


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Old May 5, 2018   #19
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Well, I had my first casualty of 2018 yesterday. I noticed some foliage discoloration on Prue and instead of risking it, I cut the plant down. Last year I didn't handle whatever this is early and it wiped me out so I'm not taking any chances this year.


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Old May 5, 2018   #20
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Sorry for your loss, but those leaves do look ugly. Cutting was probably for the best.

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Old May 6, 2018   #21
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Sprayed Daconil this morning


After doing some more research, I'm fairly certain that I've got Septoria leaf spot...

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Old May 6, 2018   #22
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That was my guess. Cut off anything with the spots on it. I alternated Bonide & Daconil.

I know from experience that:
-Big Beef, Early Girl, Post Office Spoonful, Hardin's Mini and Dotson's Lebanese Heart kept producing through Septoria.
-Sungold and Orange Strawberry suffered a little.
-Black Cherry & Tommy Toe suffered a little more.
-Orange Russian 117, Keepsake, & Medova Kaplya caved.

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The destruction



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Gotta fight.
I have sprayed with Liquid Copper twice. The next time will be Neem, mostly aimed at pest. Then will be Daconile turn.
No signs of disease or insect damage so far.
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McKinley seeds from Marsha - the largest tomato I have grown. There are several big boys still green on the plant and I've taken several near this size.


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