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Started corn planting today!

Still very dry conditions for many growers. The rain and wind at the weekend gave too much at once for some with heavy downpours and others very little or no rain and a strong drying wind for three days to dry things up further. Irrigation is now in full swing up and down the country. #dry #drought #irrigation #norain #plant20 #growing #water #briggs #potato #allaboutpotatoes #potatoknowledge #agriculture #farming #farm365 #papa #patata #batata #pommedeterre #potatoes #aardappel #kartoffel #instapotato #instapic https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnRe2hl4Xt/?igshid=8s52f3gmyaoo

Saxon seed now emerged, planted 14th of April. Still moisture in the ground at tuber level but no rain forecast so will need to keep an eye on this for irrigation. Common scab, Streptomyces Scabies, is a soil borne disease that can easily make a crop of potatoes unmarketable. The Streptomyces multiple fast in dry conditions around the newly forming tubers causing scabs to grow. Dry conditions as the stolon starts to swell after hooking is the initial stage to ensure the soil is moist around all the stolons. There is no need to irrigate before this if the soil is damp as there is no danger to the future crop from common scab, the water is better reserved for when it is needed for the 4 to 6 weeks after tuber initiation, until the tuber is greater than 25mm, and for bulking later. Too much water can cause powdery scab, root rot and cause other complications like watery wound rot if there is too much water in the bed. If you can't irrigate certain fields then there are less susceptible varieties you can plant to get a marketable crop. #saxon #growing #plant20 #dry #commonscab #streptomyces #scabies #SMD #irrigation #potato #allaboutpotatoes #potatoknowledge #agriculture #farming #farm365 #papa #patata #batata #pommedeterre #potatoes #aardappel #kartoffel #instapotato #instapic https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVfP5hFv9w/?igshid=1es5qgvgandgs

Cultra seed planted on the 16th of April, eyes just visible at planting. Steady growth now with shoots up to three cm long. Planted in fairly dry soil at 10 degrees Celsius. Treated with fludioxonil for protection against soil borne diseases such as rhizoctonia solani, in the form of black scurf, some protection against black dot and silver scurf. #cultra #seed #growing #planting #plant20 #maxim #soil #bestpractice #potato #allaboutpotatoes #potatoknowledge #agriculture #farming #farm365 #potatoes #papa #patata #batata #pommedeterre #aardappel #kartoffel #instapotato #instapic https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0cD_7FsPM/?igshid=1oxrs8g078b1d

35 / 45 mm Saxon seed planted 20 cm apart and approximately 20 cm deep. Planted in slightly moist warm soil to get the potatoes growing and through the soil as quick as possible. All going to plan these will be ready to harvest first week in September. Best laid plans....... #Saxon #seed #growing #plant20 #soil #health #bestpractice #potato #allaboutpotatoes #potatoknowledge #agriculture #farming #farm365 #potatoes #papa #patata #batata #pommedeterre #aardappel #kartoffel #instapotato #instapic https://www.instagram.com/p/B_x0xt8FWpe/?igshid=6srl2zhup0xs

Planting potatoes three beds at a time saves a third of the time of a single bed planter so reduces costs, man hours and gets more potatoes planted when the weather is good. Planting Cultra for one of the supermarkets. This will be decided later in the growing season. #plant20 #6row #3bed #stilldry #cultra #seed #potato #potatoes #allaboutpotatoes #potatoknowledge #agriculture #farming #farm365 #potatoes #papa #patata #batata #pommedeterre #aardappel #kartoffel #instapotato #instapic https://www.instagram.com/p/B_U8PfZF23u/?igshid=1ilihfk1trxlr