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Answer: No, Do you know which varieties you planted? Each type of potato has different “days to maturity”. For example, Mnandi cultivar are 90 to 110 days to maturity.
Flowering just means that the vines are mature enough and have enough leaf area to start forming tubers. It doesn’t mean the tubers are ready to harvest.
If you can’t remember or don’t know when you’ve planted, grub around the soil below the vines with your hands periodically to feel for tuber development.
Generally, a “five percent rule” applies with seed lots. A seed lot with five percent or more total defects is too high to use. To determine the physiological age of seed potatoes, gather a sample, place them indoors and allow them to sprout. Observe the sprouts that...
The growth of a potato can be broken down into five stages. The table above has been reproduced with permission from Johnson, D. A., ed., 2008, Potato Health Management, 2nd ed., American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN. Growth Stage I: Sprout...
Prior to planting Start preparing the soil, e.g. deep ploughing, destroy all unwanted plants on the intended field and on all adjacent field ; note soil-borne pests / pathogens such as nematode, black dot, and black scurf. Treat chemically as required and according to...
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