Comments on: Kestrel Potato Harvest & Tomatoes http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugh Murray http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-5298 Hugh Murray Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:23:25 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-5298 Dug my Kestrel at the allotment today (26-7-09)as they were showing signs of blight. The allotment was new this year (1st April). Crop of medium to large potatoes was very good with very few marbles. This is the first time I have grown Kestrel and was very impressed. Dug my Kestrel at the allotment today (26-7-09)as they were showing signs of blight. The allotment was new this year (1st April).
Crop of medium to large potatoes was very good with very few marbles. This is the first time I have grown Kestrel and was very impressed.

]]> By: Annie pasteau http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-5200 Annie pasteau Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:22:02 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-5200 I planted potatos this year for the first time in a potato barrel and did everything according to directions.I harvested a few last week and they were lovely but harvested the rest tonight and unearthed an extremely small crop. Why would that be? The barrel was in a sunny /shade position and they were watered and fed constantly. There were a few pea sized potatos and a couple of very large ones among the few others. I am so dissappointed. I want to plant more but if the next crop are the same I will cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please advise me . Many thanks Annie I planted potatos this year for the first time in a potato barrel and did everything according to directions.I harvested a few last week and they were lovely but harvested the rest tonight and unearthed an extremely small crop. Why would that be? The barrel was in a sunny /shade position and they were watered and fed constantly. There were a few pea sized potatos and a couple of very large ones among the few others. I am so dissappointed. I want to plant more but if the next crop are the same I will cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please advise me . Many thanks Annie

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4553 John Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:26:41 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4553 If you see the haulm going yellow and brown with blight, get it off asap to stop the spores getting into the tubers. Don't lime before potatoes! See my articles in the information section on growing potatoes. If you see the haulm going yellow and brown with blight, get it off asap to stop the spores getting into the tubers.

Don’t lime before potatoes! See my articles in the information section on growing potatoes.

]]> By: ANTHONY BURNHAM http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4551 ANTHONY BURNHAM Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:59:45 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4551 DO I UNDERSTAND THEN THAT IF SOME OF MY KESTREL POTATOES ARE ROTTEN IT IS BECAUSE OF BLIGHT, AND REMOVING THE HAULM REDUCES THIS. WHEN SHOULD THE FOLLIAGE HAVE BEEN REMOVED? I HAVE NOW LIFTED ALL MY POTATOES (FINISHED LAST NIGHT). NEXT YEAR WHEN I PLANT MY POTATOES SHOULD I LIME THE GROUND FIRST? I HAVE HAD MY TWO ALLOTMENTS 15-20 YEARS AND I DO ROTATE EVERYTHING ROUND. I HAVE FOUR COMPOST BINS IN USE AND SPREAD WHAT I HAVE AROUND. I DO NOT USE HORSE MANURE FROM THE STABLES ANY MORE AS I DONT THINK IT WAS COMPOSTED ENOUGH AND THE WEED GROWTH WAS RIDICULOUS AND I THINK THAT THIS HAS NOW REDUCED NOW THAT I HAVE STOPED USING IT. THOUGHT I MIGHT GIVE CHICKEN PELLETS A TRY NEXT YEAR. DO I UNDERSTAND THEN THAT IF SOME OF MY KESTREL POTATOES ARE ROTTEN IT IS BECAUSE OF BLIGHT, AND REMOVING THE HAULM REDUCES THIS. WHEN SHOULD THE FOLLIAGE HAVE BEEN REMOVED?
I HAVE NOW LIFTED ALL MY POTATOES (FINISHED LAST NIGHT). NEXT YEAR WHEN I PLANT MY POTATOES SHOULD I LIME THE GROUND FIRST? I HAVE HAD MY TWO ALLOTMENTS 15-20 YEARS AND I DO ROTATE EVERYTHING ROUND. I HAVE FOUR COMPOST BINS IN USE AND SPREAD WHAT I HAVE AROUND. I DO NOT USE HORSE MANURE FROM THE STABLES ANY MORE AS I DONT THINK IT WAS COMPOSTED ENOUGH
AND THE WEED GROWTH WAS RIDICULOUS AND I THINK THAT THIS HAS NOW REDUCED NOW THAT I HAVE STOPED USING IT. THOUGHT I MIGHT GIVE CHICKEN PELLETS A TRY NEXT YEAR.

]]> By: cynthialilly http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4544 cynthialilly Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:25:17 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/281/kestrel-potato-harvest-tomatoes/#comment-4544 I swear by Kestrel and my daughter loves them roasted. The best part is the lack of slug damage we tend to get from them only wished they were also blight resistent then it would be a perfect spud as we too have had a marvelous harvest. I swear by Kestrel and my daughter loves them roasted. The best part is the lack of slug damage we tend to get from them only wished they were also blight resistent then it would be a perfect spud as we too have had a marvelous harvest.

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