tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post1753259433358345351..comments2023-12-18T07:22:54.250-06:00Comments on Idle musings of a bookseller: Straw Potatoesjpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-41824595715313351472012-04-09T14:41:16.229-05:002012-04-09T14:41:16.229-05:00Tim,
Row cover is spun polyester. It offers some ...Tim,<br /><br />Row cover is spun polyester. It offers some frost protection, but its main purpose is to keep bugs and maple seeds at bay. I have a large maple that sends thousands of helicopters my way every spring. If I don't cover the beds, then I'm pulling small maple seedlings all summer. <br /><br />Interesting that the heritage owns do best. They sound very interesting.<br /><br />jpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-40939925501624999302012-04-09T13:24:39.592-05:002012-04-09T13:24:39.592-05:00This is very helpful, I've been doing somethin...This is very helpful, I've been doing something similar, but used much too little straw (actually past its use by date hay). I assume a row cover is transparent plastic that gives the potatoes a good start in the colder starting period? <br /><br />Interestingly our biggest successes were not with the shop varieties but some "Maori potatoes" a heritage variety with deep purple skins.Tim Bulkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289349880110581469noreply@blogger.com