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Post by ceresone on May 31, 2015 12:27:08 GMT
I'm not to old to learn, and I imagine Martin already knows this--no, I'm not being sarcastic! I did not know Potatoes are determinate, or indeterminate! Article, several, really, said some, such as Yukon Gold, are determinate, and only grow potatoes on the bottom--others, the indeterminate, grow potatoes all the way up the stem--which is why some can be grown in a "tower" method, by adding soil up as they grow=and some are failures.
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Post by Skandi on May 31, 2015 15:23:17 GMT
So earthing some types up is a total waste of time? (and no I didn't know this either.)
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Post by 1shotwade on May 31, 2015 16:30:47 GMT
You still need to hill your potatoes.If you don't they will get green from being exposed to sun light and all green must be cut away to make them edible.
A for growing vertical.This is true. I don't remember all I have seen on this but do know the ones that will produce up the vine will work and the others will only set fruit at the bottom.However I have had some success with kenebec which sets at the bottom only,by raising them in tires and adding more seed potatoes with each additional tire you add.Then at the end of the year you can leave them out and harvest them by the tire as you need them.
I've not tried this yet but plan to but I'm convinced that the perfect plant to raise vertically would be sweet potatoes as they always root and produce fruit at each joint.I think the hardest part of any of the vertical growing would be in knowing the best rate of fertilizing.
Wade
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 18:05:54 GMT
The cool season varieties are determinate so we can't use the tower method up here.
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Post by paquebot on Jun 1, 2015 0:32:01 GMT
Inasmuch as you didn't know that there were determinate and indeterminate potato varieties before, you still don't know any more than you did before. There may be some in the wild but we don't have any in our gardens. What is generally considered determinates are the early varieties. Late-season are sometimes called indeterminate but they are not. They reach a dead-mature stage just like any early variety. Only difference is an extra month or so of growing time. Since they grow slower, they are the ones for bin/tower/tire growing. They do not grow tubers all along their stems but may produce more stolons along the underground portion if that can be forced to elongate.
Martin
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