KMA
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Anyone else found/finding it a real problem this year?
I have grown some potato's in my garden this year and watered them about 3-4 times weekly. I now find they are covered with scabs so it likely that I watered them too often?
Probably, but much depends on how much water you used
Mine only got water on the odd occasion it was dry for a few days and then it was 10 seconds with the hose seconds per plant. Has been yet another a very wet 'summer' though
Aye, we've had 24 months of persistently wet, chilly weather, lambs will start being born with webbed feet if this keeps up.
This is the first year I've planned to be pretty much self sufficient in tatties but I reckon we'll be out by around December unless the 'xmas tatties' experiment works.
At least I should have the greenhous fully functioning by next spring but could do with a good big polytunnel.
The sand can scratch the tuber surface at tuber intiation and let the scab in, especially if it's dry at that time, I think. We get more scab problems on sand than on clay or loam. Is there anything other than sand that you could mix with the FYM. Something bulky and organic like peat?