wulf's Solanum tuberosum - Purple Majesty x 2 Harvesting
Plant: Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | Variety: Purple Majesty
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From potatoes bought at a supermarket. They had good shoots on them so I decided to give them a try.
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wulf's Solanum tuberosum - Purple Majesty Care Instructions
Look to ensure a distance 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - cover at a depth of at least 5.85 inches (15.0 cm) deep if you are going to sow this directly in the garden.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Potato 'Purple Majesty' is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.20 metres (that's 3.90 feet in imperial).
Potato 'Purple Majesty' tends to enjoys a partial sun position, which is ideal for your garden's sun profile.
Remember to water moderately.
Ensure your soil has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Potato 'Purple Majesty' is a acidic soil loving plant.
Keep an eye out for these common Potato problems: Early Blight.
More information about Solanum tuberosum - Purple Majesty is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Solanum tuberosum - Purple Majesty Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
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29 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 131
2.0 x handful
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21 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 123
Stalks dying down so a few reasonable sized tubers dug out
1.0 x handful
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16 May 2011
Mulching day 87
Earthing up
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29 Mar 2011
Sprouting day 39
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18 Feb 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
Tralamander wrote:
Hurrah for successful supermarket plantings! is a slave to Morrisons
Posted on 30 Jun 11 (almost 2 years ago)
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