tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post2766241896308167208..comments2024-03-08T22:19:17.468-08:00Comments on Mastering Horticulture: Fingerling PotatoesHelen Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-77276275411487748792023-01-20T04:13:56.956-08:002023-01-20T04:13:56.956-08:00We provided tarps to cover boats and cover the gar...We provided tarps to cover boats and cover the garden...<br /><a title="Waterproof Tarpaulins" href="https://tarpsuk.co.uk/category/heavy-weight-tarpaulins/" rel="nofollow">Waterproof Tarpaulins</a>Tarps UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607566174786404949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-61980549287721146472011-04-28T05:09:44.879-07:002011-04-28T05:09:44.879-07:00That is great. You have to teach me then, please....That is great. You have to teach me then, please. Do I have to wait until December though?Plant Chaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932623233690291133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-16067223218041961892011-04-25T23:46:19.502-07:002011-04-25T23:46:19.502-07:00Donna--
Potato blight is an air-borne disease. It...Donna--<br /><br />Potato blight is an air-borne disease. It is a fungal disease that likes to proliferate in humid places -- maybe like New York? :)<br /><br />The farmers who produce commercial table potatoes AND those who produce seed potatoes are both very careful as to guard their crops from any hint of potato blight or other diseases. Because any disease in a given season can reduce Helen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-33846987335535301122011-04-25T18:21:28.709-07:002011-04-25T18:21:28.709-07:00They have recommendations here in New York about n...They have recommendations here in New York about not planting those bought in the grocery store for the chance of spreading potato blight. It is a recommendation by the cooperative extension. But I am going to have to try them in potato salad like Curbstone Vally Farm suggested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-56624790807633712642011-04-25T15:11:53.601-07:002011-04-25T15:11:53.601-07:00Oh, one of my favorite subjects...potatoes! I lov...Oh, one of my favorite subjects...potatoes! I love fingerlings too, especially as their waxy texture makes for wonderful potato salads in summer. We just replanted our favorite Rose Finn Apple fingerlings the other day. They're so easy to grow that sometimes I wonder why they're so expensive. I've never ventured to planting market potatoes though, as I'm always concerned aboutCurbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-46721811687760952262011-04-25T14:57:48.790-07:002011-04-25T14:57:48.790-07:00Sisah --
The term "fingerling potatoes"...Sisah --<br /><br />The term "fingerling potatoes" is not original to me. According to legends it dates back in the sixteenth century when a European farmer (it could have been your great great great grandfather, who knows)was pulled one of his potato plants grom the ground and was amazed to see finger-like tubers dangled from the plant.<br /><br />I am guessing that "fingerling&Helen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-54812223169667538932011-04-25T05:54:03.599-07:002011-04-25T05:54:03.599-07:00Cute looking but cant imagine eating the dark purp...Cute looking but cant imagine eating the dark purple ones! My first try with potatoes failed, just a few leaves then they died off! Would love to try again but dont seem to have fingerling potatoes in our supermart.p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-90590871479704507112011-04-25T01:37:48.945-07:002011-04-25T01:37:48.945-07:00I like the way you name these type of potatotoes.....I like the way you name these type of potatotoes...fingerlings..My experiments with different type of potatoes always take place in a very small dimension, you must have heard of John Seymours way of cultivating potatoes in a barrel, I do that every year with a different type of potato. This year it is Asparges, a danish potato and it is also a fingerling potato : http://www.kartoffel-mueller.de/Sisahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474049358385449408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-39700348869023052732011-04-24T21:34:38.382-07:002011-04-24T21:34:38.382-07:00Karin --
Try it sometime. It is not really that i...Karin --<br />Try it sometime. It is not really that intimidating. They are very easy to grow. I will try to post some of the basics of growing potatoes in the near future.Helen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-78724156708005048082011-04-24T21:32:51.109-07:002011-04-24T21:32:51.109-07:00Bom --
Yes, I will definitely make a follow up pos...Bom --<br />Yes, I will definitely make a follow up post. In fact they are already about two inches off the ground when I visited them today. <br /><br />When I was in the Philipines I worked on potato research. Outside of the cooler mountain-areas like Baguio and Bukidnon, there is a very short window when you can actually grow potatoes potatoes successfully (December to March). However, it is Helen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-26052494164092829272011-04-24T13:12:48.528-07:002011-04-24T13:12:48.528-07:00I love fingerling potatoes, especially the purple ...I love fingerling potatoes, especially the purple ones. Hope you will post after you have grown them in your garden. I have never attempted to grow potatoes but want to try.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875489790462053260.post-70590293825183487172011-04-24T10:12:42.772-07:002011-04-24T10:12:42.772-07:00Interesting. I've never tried planting potato...Interesting. I've never tried planting potatoes. Will you be doing a post on potatoes that have already started to sprout?Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.com