Potato blight

[marshfarmer]

Yield isn't there. Size not a problem but no tuber numbers for me. Glad I'm retiring. There's no normal years now

 

[Bigjon44]

25 degrees next week so may well be worth leaving them a few more days before topping and kabuki

 

[Bigjon44]

Yes definitely not so many spuds under a root this year and some really small ones that haven't grown at all and plenty of greens from baulks being washed away.plus one or three blighty ones so won't be much to put in store!!!price needs to reflect this later in season otherwise spuds are just not worth growing

 

[Sonoftheheir]

They say they are £240 + for markies.
might be £400 for Nov. The size isn’t there this year.

Blimey, couldn’t we do with a £400
Year! Money is incredibly tight after this last 18 months of trading.

Have you got your Markies seed sorted for
Next year @Trying ?

 

[Bigjon44]

Luckily we have 2 farm shops where we can shift 8 to 10 ton a week thro during peak times at a half decent price but if we were relying on the open market all the time like some of you guys must be then it's gotta be bankrupting.Even the paper bags cost over 30p each now

 

[Bigjon44]

Gravity look very nice again.nice shape and skin.grown for 2 years now and think have overtaken piper now.also store brilliantly

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Where are you located @Bigjon44 ?

 

[Bigjon44]

Near Dover