Your comments and tips

19 Dec 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It says Sept to Dec for cool climate. So probably Oct to Jan. If you look up your veg and put in the climate zone it tells you - then adjust it to your conditions.

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08 Dec 17, PATRICK FOLEY (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hi I would love to get some of those Maori potatoes any chance ?

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18 Dec 17, Ann (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

I bought some moi moi potatoes at the local organic supermarket Huckelberrys in the vege section. I tried planting 5 in a 20 litre and had quite good success. same with yams and kumara.

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08 Jan 18, JT (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Ann ... I'm interested in the yams, any chance can get more info on this - where I can get some and how you plant them in sub-tropical climate?

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06 Nov 17, stephen lavell (Australia - temperate climate)

all my potatoes are growing in the same soil mix sandy loam ,mushroom compost general mulch etc and ive followed your planting tips . Some are doing really well and some are stunted and look a bit sad. The best ones are producing some potatoes but im worried that the others are not going to be much good. Any ideas.?

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07 Nov 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I tried to keep hilling up with a 1/2 compost mulch and probably soil was too wet. I did get much of a crop. Use good soil with completely composted material. I would say you probably have some disease.

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26 Oct 17, Christine Thyne (Australia - temperate climate)

I've in Wheatbelt Wa can I grow potatos in tubs now as summer is so very hot in Merredin

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26 Oct 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Better to grow them into winter. Plant about May. The hot sun during winter sucks a lot of water out of the plants during the day. You would have to water them 2-3 times a day.

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14 Oct 17, Carol (Australia - temperate climate)

A friend was advising me when I was planting potatoes. He even dug the trench for me. He then told me to put the spuds on the pile of dirt, not in the trench, about a thumb length down. As I'd never planted potatoes before I duly followed his directions. I now read this info only to find that they should have gone in the trench! What now?

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15 Oct 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

If the plants are quite small try transplanting them into the trench. Make sure you keep as much soil around the roots as possible. - like use a shovel and place them in the trench carefully so not to let the soil fall away.

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