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- Q.Potatoes And Tomatoes - Can potatoes and tomatoes be planted in the same raised bed
- Q.Sickly Potato Plants Emerging - My potato plants took a long time to emerge and what has come up is stunted, gnarly with very few ...
- Q.I Planted My Potatoes A Bit Late – May In Upstate NY. They Were Growing Wonderfully. Nice Healthy Leaves. I Added Soil When Needed - , but I covered the entire plant when I did. It is now early July and I realized those leaves ...
- Q.Why Are My Potatoes Boiling Through The Water? - My 'charlotte' potatoes did not stay whole while boiling.. why is this please? All my shop bought ones are fine. ...
- Q.I Just Dug Up My First Attempt On Store Bought Potatoes. Why Didn’t My Baby Gold Potatoes Grow? In Ground 100 Days And Planted As - your notes. My reds did a little better but small. Some were in ground and some in 15 gal. Pots ...
- Q.How Do I Keep My Own Seed Potatoes From Now (Oct) To Planting Season. You Do Tell What To Do Weeks Before, But, Not From Now To - then I don't know how to take a picture w/o losing this site. But they are tiny potatoes to - ...
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Anonymous on
May 5, 2022Q.Companion Plants For Potatoes
what can i plant near potatoes? they are growing in cloth plant buckets
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GKH_Susan on
May 6, 2022
Certified ExpertA.This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/potato-plant-companions.htm
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- Asked by
peganna1990 on
May 15, 2022
59301Q.Potatoes And Tomatoes
Can potatoes and tomatoes be planted in the same raised bed
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 16, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Yes! They do quite well together. There is a big caveat, though.
They are related, closely enough, that they will communicate the same diseases. Because of this, you increase the chances that you lose the entire bed to disease. However, if you are confident in your pest and disease management, there should be little issue.
When all is said and done, I DO NOT recommend growing them in close proximity. That is not to say that it can't be done, because they do grow very well together. But it will, most of the time, lead to the infection of both crops with SOME disease.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-tomatoes-with-potatoes.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-a-grafted-tomato-potato-plant.htm
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Anonymous on
June 28, 2022Q.Sickly Potato Plants Emerging
My potato plants took a long time to emerge and what has come up is stunted, gnarly with very few small deformed leaves. I do have a few potatoes planted in a different location and they are normal. The garden area of concern had potatoes planted there the past few years (I did not rotate). The area is below one of my horse pens and has had drainage of manure. This year we added manure from my manure pile. Some of that manure may have been collected from horses grazing on pasture that had been sprayed with grazon (weed control) but had composted for 4 or more years. I am also having my young tomato plants wilting and dying. They were not in the garden they were in my greenhouse. I repurchased plants and several new plants are showing sign of wilt, particularly one cherry tomato planed into potting foil and away from the other tomatoes I am very concerned but don’t know where to turn for possible answers
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 7, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Your soil may be toxic. Were the greenhouse vegetables also fertilized with the composted horse manure? The area with horse manure drainage may be suffering from fresh manure issues.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/using-fresh-manure-in-gardens.htm
Here's an article that I hope will help. In the meantime, I would suggest you not use that soil for anything for a couple seasons. I'd also contact your local university extension agency for advice on how/whether to use this soil for edibles, and when.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/contaminated-soil-treatment.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
jan2dur on
July 13, 2022
East Durham, NYQ.I Planted My Potatoes A Bit Late – May In Upstate NY. They Were Growing Wonderfully. Nice Healthy Leaves. I Added Soil When Needed
, but I covered the entire plant when I did. It is now early July and I realized those leaves aren't popping up again. My potatoes are completely gone. What did I do wrong?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 19, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Mice, voles, as well as insects, will dine on potato tubers.
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BushDoctor on
July 13, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like they, either rotted, or got eaten! This article will help you to plant them in the future:
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jan2dur on
July 13, 2022A.what could have eaten them?
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Anonymous on
August 8, 2022Q.Why Are My Potatoes Boiling Through The Water?
My 'charlotte' potatoes did not stay whole while boiling.. why is this please? All my shop bought ones are fine. I remember the same thing happened last year..
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 17, 2022
Certified ExpertA.This can come down to soils that dry out just a little too much during the growing season. Be sure to apply water, evenly, throughout the growing season.
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Anonymous on
September 4, 2022Q.I Just Dug Up My First Attempt On Store Bought Potatoes. Why Didn’t My Baby Gold Potatoes Grow? In Ground 100 Days And Planted As
your notes. My reds did a little better but small. Some were in ground and some in 15 gal. Pots with compost. They all sprouted thru soil and layered compost in a week and I thought it was all good. What happened? Will all store bought work well?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 14, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Trying to grow from grocery store potatoes is a gamble. Oftentimes they are treated with chemicals to prevent sprouting to enable a longer shelf life. It's best to use seed potatoes. Plus you don't know the variety of the grocery store potatoes and it may not be one that does well in your area. Grocery store potatoes are not treated to prevent disease like seed potatoes.
The odd shapes mean the plant was stressed. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/knobby-deformed-potatoes.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/seed-potatoes.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/can-you-grow-store-bought-potatoes.htm
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October 14, 2022Q.How Do I Keep My Own Seed Potatoes From Now (Oct) To Planting Season. You Do Tell What To Do Weeks Before, But, Not From Now To
then I don't know how to take a picture w/o losing this site. But they are tiny potatoes to - 1&1/2 inches long. They still have the dirt (not very dirty) on them. Right now in a small collender in my kichen. They are too small to cook,but I hate to waste them.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 26, 2022
Certified ExpertA.This article tells how to store them for the winter and what to do when getting ready to plant them.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/saving-seed-potatoes.htm
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