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07 Jun 09, Ratchet (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi , I have just acquired a large pot , about 500 litres In Tasmania last month and purchased some seed potatoes , about a kg of mixed variety Going to drill some holes in the side of the pot at the base , add some plastic grating , old bread tray . add a couple of bags on potting mix and plant the spuds . I am thinking of then adding straight mushroom compost from the mushroom farm covering the plants as they grow ( after about 100cm ) leaving some fresh growth on the top. will the mushroom compost be enough , I can get a box trailer load for $30 from the mushroom farm and it has a mixture of what looks like black compost mxed thru it

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21 Jul 19, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Can anyone tell me where I can buy Dutch cream seed potatoes in the Gladstone/Calliope area QLD please.

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26 May 09, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)

Jenny, the problem with potatoes planted now is that any frost will knock the tops off. If you are in a frost free area or can arrange a frost free micro-climate for them, then you can certainly plant potatoes now. I have a number of volunteers growing at te moment, but I don't expect them to last unless I cover them well. Don't expect too much growth for the next couple of months, though.

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25 May 09, jenny (Australia - temperate climate)

I notice that you say to plant potatoes august, sept, oct, are there any varieties that can be planted now? Thanks, Jenny

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23 May 09, Emma (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate)

I put my new potatoes in on the traditional day Good Friday although that will be different for anyone in the Southern Hemisphere lol. As mentioned before they don't like frosts. Anyway, I make sure I plant them on lots of well rotted manure and earth them up when they start showing. I grow new spuds in containers and earth up with a mixture of compost and grass clippings which are free and easily available when I can be bothered to mow the lawn ! Potatoes like water and muck. When you harvest them they taste nothing like shop bought spuds !! Good Luck !

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11 May 09, Brad (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Had my kipflers in the ground now for 2.5 weeks and all have shooted and growing quickly. Will mound some more soil and compost over them once they are all around 10cm high. Looking good so far!!!

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02 May 09, Graechel (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

Re Tamworth potato. Be a devil and try whatever whenever. I use garbage bins suitably placed under tree and to get reasonable sun. Have had decent results from early planting and planted new crop today. It is amazing what will grow where conventional wisdom says "no way". Just don't leave out directly in the frost. Same with pineapple. Go on...have a go.

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24 Apr 09, Kay (Australia - temperate climate)

So if you don't get frost, can you plant now or do I have to wait until Spring? Had a self-seeded tomato that grew through Winter last year, so thought I might be able to still try potatoes?

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22 Apr 09, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Danny, you need to wait until spring to plant potatoes. Frost will kill all the leaf growth. Same problem up here in Armidale.

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19 Apr 09, dean (Australia - tropical climate)

I live in cairns FNQ and although we have many potato farms surrounding our tableland region is the amount of water we recieve on the coast a contributing factor to poor growth and rot, also i am yet to see anyone selling seed potaoes that work for this area can anyone point me in the right direction. cheers

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