farmer 1,075 #1 Posted May 28, 2013 Now you see them, Now you don't. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #2 Posted May 28, 2013 Why, where'd they go? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_M 178 #3 Posted May 28, 2013 I need to hill mine again as soon as it drys out. I have to do mine the old fashioned way though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,409 #4 Posted May 30, 2013 Hrmmm... you're hilling potatoes and my garden is still just a muddy square I can't get into to even plant! We're triple the normal rainfall for the month, and still have another day of rain in the forecast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rydogg 186 #5 Posted May 30, 2013 Hrmmm... you're hilling potatoes and my garden is still just a muddy square I can't get into to even plant! We're triple the normal rainfall for the month, and still have another day of rain in the forecast. Too much rain for getting a garden in but you should see my hay meadow....if it ever stops raining I can get it cut and baled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer 1,075 #6 Posted September 11, 2013 I thought I'd share my potato harvest, so here are some pictures The first two pics show row 1 which were second earlies lifted in early August, rows 2-6 were main crop and we ploughed those out about week ago. The yield was really good (which helped to make up for last years poor crop), off 6 50ft rows we got 320kgs. Its nice to know there's sacks of spuds in store, now I've just got to hope they're good keepers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 761 #7 Posted September 11, 2013 Nice Yield and look's a good quality crop Rex, that's over a 1kg per foot run. Good bit of tooling that Spud lifter!, look's like it doesn't damage the produce either. Good to see pics of the WH at work too. Thanks for showing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #8 Posted September 11, 2013 Love the dog and picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,616 #9 Posted September 11, 2013 Awesome Rex!! Glad to have you back too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
312Hydro 474 #10 Posted September 12, 2013 706 lbs! How do you plan to store them? I am a newbie at farming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farmer 1,075 #11 Posted September 13, 2013 Thanks for the nice comments chaps, so far its been a bumper year for the garden, but I think there's more work involved in preserving the harvest than growing the crops! Rich, I try to keep things simple so I use hessian sacks on a pallet, they give good airflow and can be reused many times. My storage area is in an outbuilding, if temperatures drop I'll cover them with an old duvet, I go through the sacks 3-4 times over the winter discarding anything that may spoil the rest. If you can lift clean, disease free undamaged tubers, treat them like eggs, protect them from sunlight and frost, you should reduce storage losses to a minimum.........Piece of cake really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
