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12 Oct 20, Anon (USA - Zone 9a climate)

I assume you are 9a zone, and you are on the potato page, then the time to plant is at top of the page. Find out what varieties grow in your area- google it.

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10 Oct 20, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Im looking for seed potatoes for sale near Childers. I would like a decent size bag of them rather than the 6 or so i got from a local produce store. Anyone know where i can get bulk spuds seeds. TIA John

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12 Oct 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Phone Boylans in Bundaberg and ask. They buy by the sack full.

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04 Sep 20, Richard Allan (Australia - temperate climate)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgJa2wrX6lA&t=481s

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07 Aug 20, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I was so disappointed my marrows n things were attacked/eaten/went to pot I stopped gardening. I've got my second wind! If I use store-bought spuds, can I plant them if they get eyes/will they actually grow and land on my plate? Live this site-thanks!! Stay safe.

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10 Aug 20, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)

The difference between store potatoes and buying certified seed potatoes is disease. Store are more likely to be effected by disease. But if you have good fresh soil that hasn't had a lot of disease in it then you probably might be able to produce a good crop. You can grow a crop in the spring but also try planting late April early May.

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18 Jul 20, Judy Osborne (Australia - temperate climate)

I have grown potatoes before only to find the potato to be a clear waxy look when harvested. I waited for the plants to die down before harvesting but they have always looked like that and not the usual solid white like normal bought ones. What couild the problem be?

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20 Jul 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Look up a company called NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS and call them and ask them.

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12 Jul 20, Denese Schick (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi potato growers! i have been married for 18 years, and all that time i have searched for Red Dakota seed potatoes. i see a few people on here mention them. cant get them up north here. my elderly husband grew them for many years, and i would really love to grow them too. i grow Maori, red deseri, Concord, Dragar, and a few others. i have saved my own seed for nearly 25 years. and would love to grow this special red dakota, which he says are different from other spuds. thand in advance. i would be keen to deposit a few $ in exchange for just 3 or 4 seed in good condition. please be sure of your variety

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26 Jan 23, Hugh (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hi - I believe Red Dakota is now on the u/a list. The last I ever bought/ate was in the 1980s, near Blenheim. A well-established market gardening family grew R-Ds, and I was forewarned by the senior man that they would be possibly the last I would get, as they were moving to more popular cultivars. R-Ds were notoriously difficult to clean properly for baking - all those craters - and peeling was a challenge, but they were ideal for roasting.

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