Growing potatoes

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fruitandnut

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Growing potatoes
« on: May 02, 2011, 21:35 »
 I'm quite new to all this - first got the allotment last year and now have potatoes coming up well. weather forecast looks as if it will be cold - 4 degrees tomorrow night ,so am wondering whether I should cover them with fleece as a precaution. Couldn't bear for them to get damaged after all the hard work and joy in seeing them comeup. Any advice welcome.
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Re: Growing potatoes
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 21:43 »
Definitely worth covering them up, or earthing them up if you can.

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Re: Growing potatoes
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 22:58 »
Whereabouts are you?

I'm in north Cumbria and we're forecast +2 for the next couple of nights. Still cold enough to do some damage but I managed to get most of the tatties fleeced tonight but not an easy task in these winds.


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