Potato planting 2018

[Fubar]

I'm thinking that anything that hasn't had fazor and is suffering from chaining will probably probably keep on putting shoots out even after the haulm has been destroyed. The spud obviously thinks it's spring. These shoots will inevitably come up through the ridge and start growing new leaf. That will be fun !!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I'm thinking that anything that hasn't had fazor and is suffering from chaining will probably probably keep on putting shoots out even after the haulm has been destroyed. The spud obviously thinks it's spring. These shoots will inevitably come up through the ridge and start growing new leaf. That will be fun !!

Yes, then blight may become a problem

What % of yours are effected?

 

[DRC]

The potatoes grown here have little or no tops now. They held on pretty well, considering just how dry it’s been and no irrigation . These are for crisps .

 

[Fubar]

Yes, then blight may become a problem

What % of yours are effected?

Varies across different fields.
Marfona are worst affected.
Estima has more dollies.

 

[Fubar]

View attachment 711324 View attachment 711326 The potatoes grown here have little or no tops now. They held on pretty well, considering just how dry it’s been and no irrigation . These are for crisps .

Look on the bright side.
Be a big saving on dessicant

 

[DRC]

Look on the bright side.
Be a big saving on dessicant

I only let the land, so just want them lifted dry now.

 

[Fubar]

A wet harvest would really put the cherry on the cake.

 

[ridger]

Fazor on today and rain within the hour

 

[AndrewB]

View attachment 711324 View attachment 711326 The potatoes grown here have little or no tops now. They held on pretty well, considering just how dry it’s been and no irrigation . These are for crisps .

Different problem here!!

 

[ridger]

Different problem here!!View attachment 711364

Why not let them grow a while?

 

[Honest john]

Why not let them grow a while?

Seed crop.

 

[AndrewB]

Why not let them grow a while?

Seed for export to Egypt, will be graded end of October.

 

[Fubar]

Fazor on today and rain within the hour

Slightly annoying I expect.

 

[Honest john]

Noticing a few crops seem to be coming on flower again around here, would that be secondary growth?

Here’s some Agria of ours,note in the near corner of the headland the potatoes that haven’t been irrigated properly have greened up more.View attachment 710470The potatoes are like this there -
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In the back ground the potatoes are going off, they are like this underneath-
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I have been thinking about this post in light of what I have seen this week.

Could that corner have been a sprayer miss or charging of boom on Fazor spray.

You will know if it’s where you 1st started, or if other irrigator misses are the same.

It looks to me like the corner didn’t get enough Fazor on 7th Aug.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Different problem here!!View attachment 711364

They look so fresh

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I have been thinking about this post in light of what I have seen this week.

Could that corner have been a sprayer miss or charging of boom on Fazor spray.

You will know if it’s where you 1st started, or if other irrigator misses are the same.

It looks to me like the corner didn’t get enough Fazor on 7th Aug.

No water John, exactly the same in the furthest corner headland.

I did start the fazor there, but the other headland corner is the same.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Fazor on today and rain within the hour

Did you not check the forecast?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Just pulling out irrigator in the last pull for Agria. Will spray Agria and Performer off next wk half rate.
One more round of irrigation in Caberet and probably another two in piper to go.

 

[Honest john]

No water John, exactly the same in the furthest corner headland.

I did start the fazor there, but the other headland corner is the same.

It's just that I looked at a field Agria sprayed about the same date, that look like yours, with the spray Miss by a pole that looks just like your corner.

These were heavy ground unirrigated crop.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

It's just that I looked at a field Agria sprayed about the same date, that look like yours, with the spray Miss by a pole that looks just like your corner.

These were heavy ground unirrigated crop.

I looked at them prior to fazor and they had gone like that already. Not as bad though.