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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: greenhead on June 25, 2012, 11:39

Title: First earlies (Latona) with pictures
Post by: greenhead on June 25, 2012, 11:39

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Hi, We had our first picking yesterday, yields down by half re last year, been in for 12 weeks and look as if they need a further 2 weeks!! The potatoes had splits presumably due to the weather of late which caused the 'black ' areas' - any comments please.  When boiled they proved to be very tasty, slightly sweet.

Title: Re: First earlies (Latona) with pictures
Post by: Yorkie on June 25, 2012, 18:35

The splits are dryness-related, yes.

Not sure about the brown marks - my veg expert book doesn't recognise it!

Title: Re: First earlies (Latona) with pictures
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 25, 2012, 18:57

Could be black leg if the stems had keeled over.

Could be early blight if you had that on the leaves.

Title: Re: First earlies (Latona) with pictures
Post by: PAULW on June 25, 2012, 19:31

Looks like they have been chewed slug damage?

Title: Re: First earlies (Latona) with pictures
Post by: greenhead on June 25, 2012, 20:34

Thanks, Don't think its black leg or blight as the helms were OK  Do you think the crop is fully developed?  Should I wait 2-3 weeks or so before I harvest more.