We have 2 acres of main crop Maris pipers and a few drills of pinks which we will be hoping to harvest towards the end of the month. In terms of the size and crop we are happy with where they are at now. Tops are still very green and we would like to take the tops off soon and let the skins set a bit before harvesting.
We have enough Diquat left to do them and then top afterwards when they die down, but around here the opinion is that the Diquat leaves a taste in the potatoes.
We are selling at the farm gate so taste and flavour is fairly important to use.
Our spray sales man has told us he could sell us a spray called spot light or shark to spray on immediately after topping and that would avoid using Diquat. We haven’t done this before so wondering what our best option would be?
Or could we get away with just topping them without any sprays or would we be at risk of blight getting down to the potatoes afterwards?
We have enough Diquat left to do them and then top afterwards when they die down, but around here the opinion is that the Diquat leaves a taste in the potatoes.
We are selling at the farm gate so taste and flavour is fairly important to use.
Our spray sales man has told us he could sell us a spray called spot light or shark to spray on immediately after topping and that would avoid using Diquat. We haven’t done this before so wondering what our best option would be?
Or could we get away with just topping them without any sprays or would we be at risk of blight getting down to the potatoes afterwards?