[AT] digging potatoes

[Ron Cook]

John,
     I think that would be okay, although I have no experience to go 
by.  Commercial potatoes are moved with water in and out of storage, 
that I do know.  So I would say they get washed a little.  As long as 
the skin isn't damaged it should work.
     I had the other thing going this year.  Planted late due to wet 
conditions.  They are looking fine right now and just starting to 
bloom.  However, the creamed, new potatoes and peas, may not work out.  
Peas are coming fast.
     Using the lister to make the potato beds has worked great, so far.  
Digging will tell the rest of the story.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 6/30/2013 6:57 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> We’ve been too busy and the ground has been too muddy as well to dig/plow up our potatoes. Now that we have time, the weather forecast is for rain for the next week and the ground is already extremely wet. I’m afraid if we don’t get the potatoes out soon they will start to rot. We always plow them up when they are dry and have a building we store them in on shelves where we can pour them out not over 3-4 inches deep. I’m toying with the idea of getting them up regardless of the mud and washing them with a water hose—no scrubbing so as not to damage the skin. Then after they dry, move them to storage. Anyone here ever wash their potatoes before putting them in storage?
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> John Hall
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