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Potato yield
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:48 pm
by Bren
What is the average weight of potatoes per root?.
My son dug up one root today for me, Charlotte 2nd earlies and they were 26 potatoes weighing 6 & 1/2 lbs is that good/.
Bren
Re: Potato yield
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:43 am
by peter
If that is in the ground, then yes, it is good.
Re: Potato yield
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:25 pm
by Johnboy
Hi Bren,
It is very good and beats the commercial growers because they reckon to get 20 tons per acre and your yield would be almost 32 tons to the acre!
So it is not only good it bloody marvellous!
JB.
Re: Potato yield
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:55 am
by Primrose
Sounds wonderful. Anybody know what the average rate per root is for container grown potatoes? Not sure whether one would get better or worse results grown in 100% commercial compost instead of soil. Despite my gentle fumblings down the side of one of my potato containers I've hardly felt a thing so will probably end up with the 'Worst in Show' award for mine.