..wahhh, damn 'taties won't chit..
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:34 am
..hello everyone, nice place you've got here..
..so, to business, I'm English but living now on Southern Mindanao, Philippines, I'm a farmer with 25 plough-pushing years behind me in Limousin France, mostly animals but now I'm starting an organic market garden here at 6N 124E, both for the income and as teaching site for my Taga'k'olo neighbours, poverty really p*sses me off..
..lot's of interesting new plants to grow, like bitter gourd, patola, pole sitao and Indian spinach, and the old favourites, toms/cukes/peppers/eggplant etc and after a few early errors, we're all getting on fine....except...
..except for the potatoes..
..these are bought in the local market, brand unknown, tho I've some ideas, all chosen as good seed-tatie size, but I can't get the damn things to grow, or even chit. Planted direct a few sent up growth then died, the rest are still as good as the day I planted them..
..ok, so they're dosed in anti-germination chemicals ? If so how do I combat this. Genuine seed potatoes are a non-starter so far, as in no sources..
..or is it temp/sunlight/ what ?
..please help, this is a real embaressment..
..so, to business, I'm English but living now on Southern Mindanao, Philippines, I'm a farmer with 25 plough-pushing years behind me in Limousin France, mostly animals but now I'm starting an organic market garden here at 6N 124E, both for the income and as teaching site for my Taga'k'olo neighbours, poverty really p*sses me off..
..lot's of interesting new plants to grow, like bitter gourd, patola, pole sitao and Indian spinach, and the old favourites, toms/cukes/peppers/eggplant etc and after a few early errors, we're all getting on fine....except...
..except for the potatoes..
..these are bought in the local market, brand unknown, tho I've some ideas, all chosen as good seed-tatie size, but I can't get the damn things to grow, or even chit. Planted direct a few sent up growth then died, the rest are still as good as the day I planted them..
..ok, so they're dosed in anti-germination chemicals ? If so how do I combat this. Genuine seed potatoes are a non-starter so far, as in no sources..
..or is it temp/sunlight/ what ?
..please help, this is a real embaressment..
