Planting Red Pontiac Potatoes

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  1. Durgan

    Durgan Contributor 10 Years

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    http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Pontiac 12 April 2009 Planting Red Pontiac Potatoes. Twenty two potatoes were planted. The ground temperature is about 7 degrees C, but the potatoes are well covered so should thrive.
     
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    Looks very nice. Why do you put a stake by each potato?
     
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    When the plants are dug there is usually no vegetation, and knowing where the center of the plant is located,helps in not spearing too many with the fork.
     
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    Completed planting potatoes for 2009

    http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Potatoes 13 April 2009 Potatoes planted. Today about 60 more potatoes were planted. Row width is two feet and spacing in the row is 12 inches. Depth is about four inches. Types are Superior (white), Russian Blue, Unknown from 2008 stock, Four store bought to complete a row. Total in the patch is about 80 potatoes. Red Pontiac were planterd on 12 April 2009.

    http://www.durgan.org/URL/?FAKES Summary:P Potatoes 2009.
     

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