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Posted: Saturday 17 September, 2011
Dan lifted our crop of Druid potatoes today. Although the yield isn't high, the quality is very good with no blight damage and only one potato with scab. This puts it on the list for next year.
Potatoes are a relatively easy crop to plant, care for and harvest, but there are a few things to look out for.
Potatoes like a rich soil so use plenty of manure or other organic matter. They also like an acid soil so don’t lime b
Carrot fly, forked roots, split roots, green tops and aphids are the most common problems when growing carrots.
Hello, I'm Rosemary Champion, aka the Accidental Smallholder. I'm a smallholder in the east of Scotland and started this website to help other people who are interested in smallholding to find their way, and to share my experiences.
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