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fall potatoes

16 years ago

Here it is early june and I just got another 860 sq ft of garden space available to me. I found some seed taters for part of this and as I double crop a lot of my space I was wondering about how to keep seed taters till later for fall planting. and when should I plant them in zone 5 (west central Il.) Also tell about your success and failure with fall taters. thanks John

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myfamilysfarm
16 years ago
Let me ask 1 question. Are you asking about having 'keeper' potatoes or 'new' potatoes? Keeper potatoes are dug after the plants have died, while new potatoes are dug while the plant is still alive. I still have some potatoes to put in, I will be harvesting as new potatoes (unless I run out of time). I'm expecting to have to water some more to get good returns.
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