[AT] Potato planting time again...

[toma]

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007, Grant Brians wrote:

>  This was especially true because I was
> pleased at how nicely the silty clay/silt loam worked up in almost all parts

>    We have had about 50% of normal rainfall for the season. Can you say
> lots of irrigation will be needed this season???? Oh well, farming is always
> a new challenge. But hope springs eternal especially in the spring. So far

The oldtimer I learned farming from said a dry year is better than a wet 
year. Easier to get the ground in shape. Don't get too carried away with 
the irrigation Grant, we used to grow everything up here dryland. If you 
have good moisture now and you can keep it cultivated I'll bet you could 
get a good crop of potatoes without any more water.

A few years ago I grew some watermellons up at Mariposa in 103 deg. 
temperature without water.