08-02-2022, 09:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2022, 09:12 AM by Space Karen.)
(07-31-2022, 01:28 AM)kalianna Wrote: And there we have it, proof positive that's it's possible to grow undersize potatoes in East Hawaii, which therefore proves that growing potatoes on the mauna is worth the effort. Do we need to wait for the water condensation towers to do this?
Grown inside a container around 2 gallons in size.
With potatos located only in the upper 30% or 40% of the soil.
How many potatos can you fit inside a container the size of a 1 gallon milk carton?
What happens to aquarium fish, when you put them inside a bigger aquarium.
(07-31-2022, 01:44 AM)Obie Wrote: You can grow potatoes from store bought potatoes, but they are often treated with clorproham (an herbicide/sprout inhibitor). Potatoes without sprouts are more attractive on store shelves. However, treated potatoes take longer to sprout, and the resulting plants may show stunted growth.
A lot of people leave bags of potatos in their pantry.
If they don't sprout naturally.
People stop buying and look for another source.
I know for sure that produce is treated with different agro chemicals which can inhibit sprouting.
But aside from random garlic I bought on amazon, I have never seen much of it.
(07-31-2022, 03:53 AM)terracore Wrote: We have been growing potatoes here for years. They do best when the days are getting longer. I don't remember what they are called but the gold ones seem to do best. Once the greens come out of the ground the crop is done in about 2 months. So small yield but the bed is quickly ready to grow something else.
I think the strain is called yukon gold potato.
I'll definitely try those later.
