[AT] potato ground

[Ralph Goff]

On 4/17/2013 7:02 PM, Ron Cook wrote:
> Grant,
>       I buy my seed.  As a matter of fact, it arrived just this
> afternoon.  I may be better off waiting awhile and working up some new
> ground when able.  It could be a couple weeks off.  I typically do not
> plant until almost May and some years it has been near the end of the
> first week in May without any problems with the growing season.  Frost
> generally is the first week of October and by then I have  not been able
> to keep all the potatoes alive anyway.
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
I have been having problems for several years now with what I think is 
called early blight on potatoes. The leaves just gradually wither and 
die no matter how ideal conditions seem to be. Sometimes they produce 
potatoes and sometimes not. I suspect I might need to try different ground.

Ralph in Sask.
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