{"id":627,"date":"2020-07-27T20:52:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ahualoa.net\/farmblog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2024-03-03T21:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T07:17:44","slug":"ctahr-potato-trial-planting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ahualoa.net\/farmblog\/2020\/07\/ctahr-potato-trial-planting-day\/","title":{"rendered":"CTAHR Potato Trial: planting day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I examined the seed potato that we got for the trial. 7 varieties. Many were starting to decay.&nbsp; No doubt proper potato storage would involve a temperature or humidity controlled environment, but we don&#8217;t have such a thing, so a few were lost.&nbsp; Nearly all were at an advanced staged of growing eyes, many also had roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/lGr7V7KB1NU-I_2_EngbW1-RaBpJBIfyJuysgnDFr-zx61mxVwryWDzf4ml20OQDKdIFy-rF1MP4ZkCIxwOWaMT51dvrqajwBeA7ftzjUIQOubZydTCGRNowqYd-STL_8z8vqXzDnLvzrxEV4Qio-im5Z_6I9wUHp3mZ9up6MSyEFHYpncpFCnsug9-u4DJJqZz3z1ihwAVuGlDZo7_LpzTwe0EAaqot0wl3Kg_WxO4BvDUc2rcpjPgBqg2FpboAUrxqVr6CVtKh8kzfNH0l0qOJE2XNKvikNMyW8YX47-p-PJYvrC7CakMVsbDo75p989ecMIPAnO5MWdWqu039yoNHKdEH4wubTEjhkbwgVMv9NrFakgTEf8BaCD0FHpKNnVDqSwDqbPev0lk2Wd3AtyUQCvdxynb6T7Uz-qoSItXieeftVp8Sk02zo0h7Tle6GVKUS6M69VREe0XlF_mO4ObfJKo_dF2afTC8qugpivrJ5lJXoFv_v5HEiD781axq3Lp_cRXT3z2WiJH25Y-XNHfnzzxxtggOMJBnoMIflgnDMRtMbGZ8HzYFIpw0ltHuH1kGLAO_bPhnB0rtZKc1RuekWcgMrWcC56cbs8DRQ_R6sGsq0rxuWEg_87XcG-plhuz8EIndyY5VR3DpFXa1O2xPWOv9pw5d-GFdkHPMq0VHBwWaWJ4HGH5Gh9zGWg=w1397-h1048-no?authuser=0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I planted them in one of our typical well-drained raised garden beds, 3 x 21 feet, with enough room for 38 plants.&nbsp; All our beds are similar in regards to soil makeup: the base is Hamakua clay soil,&nbsp;highly improved with organic matter over the years (mostly compost), and a few percent biochar.&nbsp; These beds have grown a long series of crop rotations, including brassicas and alliums and legumes, but&nbsp;almost never other solanaceous crops.&nbsp; The ground was damp due to the recent hurricane dropping around 4 inches of rain yesterday.&nbsp; I made little holes and set in the potatoes, then covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/moNHvrJ-AG1BewiXMWTiyMwliTarrafVyfs7bw1FjhiyihsaircJgIgBAkOHfYLcA87LDukEJQuiaXecI-qRfEgPQgQh0W27qnlSJt0Ce4fUsc7lRQGEIi_C2OQm8oO2PWC9vW2dyN_hYFLLxRiM0nAQwWjMHt2WyHaBa-CjXCo0M0ECKsrBPcGyXoCNenGVjlo54WQXeceYctCpWbVe1CO-TGNkPoK3l56dFyTWLIYuFUH20FRldUtiz8t2Rq294kG5kl4x2sP8Gni05Cz7VujN0CFRLzXzV8Ugw3AklwwExo71VkQNlwKXRBDFV4dXmZ7_ix-U5-DvwA0wltdjmw32nMXdBDUaqmpfURTKev7hlDOxvF0pa81mDvFeFkXt7KqJerV0S1WcPH9n_cjVhysZ5pneK4CPINESkGs5Yzv9tdonE_Ezsvo-TPBh3sbSeDABy7IXEPfQi9G3ISjDXl4PWAaCVM_ogLfG3S3ZwnnXK-1vbtHvYQRVF1QzAO4tmAFWwlUO7gADUdfhhG950Die4eGH9sys2QDCKheoczELIotyV6sUO9YbmZfz6q6H_MUIrPdTKXUhNgURAIv3B-Fa1ohj-s9D89gUaSwAlTMCJNCVNJI32VRzOmTG9VV6t5JImSHxtugT3QWksXnJS5fYzWmzVAPPmtwWlGKMMQnZqtq9vWVQ_gn8iJo0Rw=w1397-h1048-no?authuser=0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Total planting was&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 yukon gold, 3 dark red norland, 3 kennebec, 12 red gold, 1 kattahdin, 2 laratte, 3 papa cacho.&nbsp; We&#8217;ll see how they do!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides variety, one variable I added to this test is that of the 14 Yukon Gold, 8 of them got fertilizer (organic biocrumbles 6-6-5) in their planting holes.&nbsp; I have never used fertilizer with potatoes before, but perhaps we&#8217;ll see a difference in these 8 vs. the other 6.&nbsp; Then again, if my theory is correct regarding dieback as the single largest factor in yield, perhaps it won&#8217;t make much difference.&nbsp;&nbsp;As noted in the last post,&nbsp;from what info I could find, none of these varieties are strongly resistant to the soil fungal issues which appear to be the limit here.&nbsp; For example, this trial has Yukon Gold, instead of the Yukon Gem which has much better blight resistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I examined the seed potato that we got for the trial. 7 varieties. 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