Everything about potatoes for 2021

[Biobomb]

This is what I fear at home too.

You pulled the devil by the tail by talking about "period of change". It was not missing, you had the right flair!

That day I took a slap. Resilience, where are you?

[Did67]

It was a year to test the Sarpo Mira !!!! [I have some, I'll see what happens]

[Did67]

This morning, 11 a.m., I go down to the vegetable garden and:

a) I have soaked shoes!

b) in the shade, I find weeds with still water droplets on the leaves ...

With this level of humidity in the air, these durations of condensation and droplets on the leaves, it is easy to "predict" such a disaster.

As said, except true resistance (not one of those vague tolerances rated 4/10 but sold as "mildew tolerant" by marketing marketers - or touted by "heirloom" bigots who dream more than they observe. ). And except systemic fungicides, it's going to be tough ...

[ENERC]

This is what I fear at home too.

You pulled the devil by the tail by talking about "period of change". It was not missing, you had the right flair!

That day I took a slap. Resilience, where are you?

I have Rosevals which are expensive but which are not yet expired. The mildew has stopped its progression since Sunday (28 ° and dry wind). The foliage seems to be recovering, with about 30% of the leaves brown / yellow.
My question: do I harvest or do I take the risk of having bigger but rotten potatoes?

(for the other earlier varieties, they are in the garage and healthy ).

[Did67]

It is impossible to honestly answer such a question. The risk you take it or not.

The "contamination" of tubers should not be seen as "inevitable". A lot of potatoes take late blight every year ... Going from there, personally, I would leave. But I like to play ... And unlike the "pros", my life, my income does not depend on it!

[Biobomb]

It was a year to test the Sarpo Mira !!!! [I have some, I'll see what happens]

I look forward to the result.

[Biobomb]

The foliage seems to be recovering, with about 30% of the leaves brown / yellow.
My question: do I harvest or do I take the risk of having bigger but rotten potatoes?

(for the other earlier varieties, they are in the garage and healthy ).

With 30% I will leave the plants quietly in the ground. With 99% I dig up my pdt.

in my corner there is a big grower who does not treat his plants, technically he cannot because he would crush his plantation. I'll go and see the situation up close.

[Did67]

I look forward to the result.

Last year, left in the ground until November: the majority of the tops are still green.

This year, so far: nickel!

But if I don't talk about it, ask myself in September ...

[Biobomb]

I look forward to the result.

Last year, left in the ground until November: the majority of the tops are still green.

This year, so far: nickel!

But if I don't talk about it, ask myself in September ...

Didier, your Sarpo Mira, did you plant them for their resistance to mildew, for their culinary qualities and for their good conservation?
I just saw on the net that there are other Sarpo 100% transparent to mildew.

[Did67]

Originally, it was indeed a "mildew" trial last year, with Carolus and Vitabella. It was Sarpo Mira who stood out ... Clearly ... The resistance of others did not strike me.

During the last year, we talked about it, the idea occurred to me to be much more attentive to conservation (therefore dormancy, not to germinate too quickly). Fed up with the potatoes that germinate in February. And Sarpo Mira is an interesting topic. It keeps very well.

I'm not a big food critic - I don't have a very sharp palate. Sarpo Mira is considered "not top" question taste according to the networks. It's not Bintje, BF15 or a few more famous ones. But I didn't find anything unpleasant in him. It suits me very well.

So if resistance to mildew is confirmed, it will be in my top "trio". With an early. I'm waiting to see Rikéa's behavior.

Beware: "Sarpo" is not magic against mildew in a "generic" way. It's the name of a research institute (or an agronomist, I can't remember, Hungarian I think) that disappeared with the Berlin Wall. They had this Sarpo Mira selected for mildew resistance. Who almost got lost if I do not remember which Danish coach (I think; ouch, my memory) had not saved him and then popularized.

There are surely "cousin" varieties. But I am not sure that Sarpo is systematically synonymous with "resistance", any more than Vilmorin is ... Even if the modern marketing of the breeder who bought the rights will undoubtedly go in this direction (a bit like Dacia are low-cost Renault).