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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The HEAT Baked My Potatoes

Just an FYI... Don't used green or semi-green grass clippings to fill your potato bags. I didn't take into account our 98 degree record yesterday, the moist grass, and the black bag. The bag heated up to the point it actually cooked my potato stalks. I killed my potatoes by using green grass. Lesson learned. Dirt or fully compost material as filler. Totally dry grass will also work.
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  1. From Inside the MaelstromMay 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Same thing happened to me about a week ago. I had a month's worth of potato growth wiped out because I used too thick a layer of fresh grass clippings. It cooked the stems. Fortunately, it is not quite too late to replant.

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  2. The Rusted GardenMay 31, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Do you think they will send out new stems?

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  3. From Inside the MaelstromMay 31, 2011 at 10:43 AM

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  4. From Inside the MaelstromMay 31, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I don't know, but I don't think so. This is my first time growing potatoes. I replanted rather than wait and see. When I was cleaning out the bags, I found that potatoes at the base of the stems that died first had turned into foul smelling goo. I assume the others were headed in that direction too.

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