tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post6207507025758864630..comments2024-03-19T20:28:45.768+00:00Comments on Notes from a Suffolk Smallholding: The accidental potato growerPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-70752558255215130902019-10-05T19:48:00.278+01:002019-10-05T19:48:00.278+01:00Yes, I was impressed with the look of your earlies...Yes, I was impressed with the look of your earlies. Slugs have not been much of a problem for me here.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-54284056837161699702019-10-04T19:30:35.612+01:002019-10-04T19:30:35.612+01:00I was very happy with the earlies potatoes we grew...I was very happy with the earlies potatoes we grew in the polytunnel. The bad mixed summer made it a great year for slugs. You can't beat homemade compost.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-49349807886143547412019-10-03T23:22:15.677+01:002019-10-03T23:22:15.677+01:00Good to get a farmer’s perspective Maggie.Good to get a farmer’s perspective Maggie.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-57981027953604384992019-10-03T23:14:46.493+01:002019-10-03T23:14:46.493+01:00Our potatoes are definitely a better size than las...Our potatoes are definitely a better size than last year and a better crop. All now stored in the potato shed. The price of them though has inevitably dropped! Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013731736768963395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-74008222173657851992019-10-03T20:35:47.869+01:002019-10-03T20:35:47.869+01:00Similar to raspberries with the prefix 'Mallin...Similar to raspberries with the prefix 'Malling' after the research station at East Malling in Kent. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6462892922175873030.post-922381686211724842019-10-03T18:59:53.499+01:002019-10-03T18:59:53.499+01:00I used to wonder why so many potatoes had "Pe...I used to wonder why so many potatoes had "Pentland” in their name, till I discovered it's the home of the potato research labs!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com