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11 Jun 12, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Kipfler potatoes are a waxy variety good for salads.

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30 May 12, simon (Australia - tropical climate)

really want to grow some potatoes other than sweet potato, yam, taro etc etc in the tropics, surly there is one type of potato that could handle the dry season up this way?? any advise is really appreciated.

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06 May 12, PAUL CLARK (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have just got 2 kgs of seed pots for the garden. i have a built up garden 9 sq mtrs with plenty of drainage and around 12-15 inches of fresh soil. I have read that i need to let my seed pots grow shoots first so have placed them in egg boxes in my garage.......i live on the sunshine coast qld....when is the best time to plant them in the soil and when will they roughly be ready? thanks for any advice! PAUL

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12 Jul 12, Mark (Australia - temperate climate)

12 July - We have had ours in the ground for about 5 weeks now so if you don't have them in yet do it this w/end. You should be able to harvest in spring before it gets too hot, but you can dig them up anytime you want... they just may be on the small side or "new" potato's, still good... the rain we are having at the present time here on the Sunshine (or Unshine) Coast is good for the crop if nothing else.

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17 Apr 12, Shangjie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Is it all right if I use shop potatoes when they are sprouting?

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08 Jul 12, Alban (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I planted shop potatoes that were sprouting and they grew very nicely. Only I planted them very late so they were small when harvesting. I think the main problem with shop potatoes is the danger of diseases, which is why experts recommend certified seed potatoes.

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13 Apr 12, ROBYN (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi We live in Ballarat and I am interested in growing no dig potatoes. I was wondering if we could use old seed bags off the farm and would we need to pierce them to increase the drainage? Also we love bbq potatoes so could you suggest suitable variety. Thanks so much Robyn

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14 Apr 12, Michael Ouellette (Australia - arid climate)

Dutch cream I find are the best potatoes to grow..

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10 Jul 12, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I VE NEVER GROWN DUTCH CREAMS HOW DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD GROW IN CONTAINERS AS I AM CONDUCTING DIFFERENT METHODS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPUDS IN CONTAINERS BAGS DRUMS ETC

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10 Apr 12, Clive (Australia - temperate climate)

I have several boxes of small potatoes left over from a crop I grew from certified seed potatoes last summer. I would like to plant them this coming spring, (August onward) but they are already statrting to sprout. If I siply remove the sprouts now and keep them dry and in the dark, will they be suitable for planting in 12-16 weeks time? Thanks for anyones interest, Regards, Clive.

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