Well, seem to have had a bit of flack for this elsewhere but experimenting with my potato row spacing this year. As it is now April, tis not too early to get maincrop spuds. Maincrops need wide row spacing so had a thought - to save space initially, I am planting in sequence 1st, MC, 1st, MC, 2nd, MC, 2nd, MC on the basis that most of the 1sts and 2nds will be out as the MCs are doing the last of their bulking up. This way they will have an empty row between each one. It will also allow them to dry out quicker thus being less attractive to blight spores. If it don't work - I won't do it next year.
To that end, got a row of King Eds and a row of Arran Pilot in.
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I bet it does work.... and you'll be laffing ;-) At us more like.... hmffff
Ta Dom - hope you are right or I will look a right plonker when the inevitable "lets go and look at your plot" arises during the bash :o)
Oh sod detractors! Your plot! You do as you like. Spuds in the ground are destined to grow so why worry ?
They;ll be just fine and then you can snort at those who ever doubted you.
So ner
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