{"id":15967,"date":"2017-06-03T21:36:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T20:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15967"},"modified":"2017-06-03T21:36:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T20:36:08","slug":"spuds-and-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/spuds-and-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Spuds And Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Copyright creative commons non commercial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Demo for charity presentation<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bridge and potatoes by palestrina55, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/23072179@N00\/1337998212\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1291\/1337998212_f8251cace0.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge and potatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Growing well in ridges well hoed up to avoid green tubers<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato plant by Eamonn_Sullivan, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eamonn_sullivan\/508107038\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/232\/508107038_8f44bd4b27.jpg\" alt=\"Potato plant\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Typical solanum flowers of the potato<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"01di1485 by USDAgov, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\/6302830604\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6057\/6302830604_43c8bc4901.jpg\" alt=\"01di1485\" width=\"500\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wedges of potato sown with an eye in each chunk.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2010-09-22 11-12-42 - IMG_1791 Flowers on potato plants by Degilbo on flickr, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/degilbo_on_flickr\/5013745222\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4088\/5013745222_bb63926260.jpg\" alt=\"2010-09-22 11-12-42 - IMG_1791 Flowers on potato plants\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not all flowers are white or blue for that matter &#8211; species vary<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sick potato plant by agrilifetoday, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/agrilifetoday\/5954094223\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6137\/5954094223_d5fb11661e.jpg\" alt=\"Sick potato plant\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dried up leaves in hard packed soil &#8211; not a good recipe for success.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"080325 \u00e3\u201a\u00b8\u00e3\u0192\u00a3\u00e3\u201a\u00ac\u00e3\u201a\u00a4\u00e3\u0192\u00a2\u00e3\u0081\u00ae\u00e6\u00a4\u008d\u00e3\u0081\u02c6\u00e4\u00bb\u02dc\u00e3\u0081\u2018 by chidorian, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chidorian\/2360170619\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3293\/2360170619_76eac06ff6.jpg\" alt=\"080325 \u00e3\u201a\u00b8\u00e3\u0192\u00a3\u00e3\u201a\u00ac\u00e3\u201a\u00a4\u00e3\u0192\u00a2\u00e3\u0081\u00ae\u00e6\u00a4\u008d\u00e3\u0081\u02c6\u00e4\u00bb\u02dc\u00e3\u0081\u2018\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Planted deep with granular fertiliser<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"P1040223 by mlinksva, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mlinksva\/8601259259\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8534\/8601259259_85b78c1b07.jpg\" alt=\"P1040223\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above soil fruit on the haulms look like miniature spuds<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato plant by Leeks 'N' Bounds, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/leeksandbounds\/1047043800\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1110\/1047043800_c00ce02e46.jpg\" alt=\"Potato plant\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSmall potatoes!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato patch 2008 by penguinbush, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/penguinbush\/2408516630\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3002\/2408516630_0bc404c150.jpg\" alt=\"Potato patch 2008\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Test bed<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potatoes by inkognitoh, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mulberrystreet\/3637485991\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2437\/3637485991_0e405f322e.jpg\" alt=\"Potatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cleanish spuds<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potatoes by Shelley &amp; Dave, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shelley_dave\/7077537435\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7207\/7077537435_6e9707e6f7.jpg\" alt=\"Potatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 stage planting<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Happy Potato Plants by 1Sock, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/1sock\/7482630252\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7272\/7482630252_d1886e5518.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Potato Plants\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Potato sack<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato Planting with Comfrey Leaves by London Permaculture, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naturewise\/2469765309\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2328\/2469765309_16b3232851.jpg\" alt=\"Potato Planting with Comfrey Leaves\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comfrey leaves make potato seed comfy<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Six Weeks After Planting... by Tony Austin, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tonyaustin\/515043664\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/243\/515043664_ae3e901aa0.jpg\" alt=\"Six Weeks After Planting...\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small pots for new spuds<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato flower by Jim Mead, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jimmead\/4737168586\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4098\/4737168586_782d0f9d3f.jpg\" alt=\"Potato flower\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another flowering spud now ready to harvest<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Potato planting by Child Action Northwest, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/canwcharity\/6606239619\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7163\/6606239619_e941936f38.jpg\" alt=\"Potato planting\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Helpful gardeners for labour intensive crop planting<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Red and white by coconinoco, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coconino\/3722056122\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3468\/3722056122_28403fd927.jpg\" alt=\"Red and white\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Potato Mash-Up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copyright creative commons non commercial Demo for charity presentation Growing well in ridges well hoed up to avoid green tubers Typical solanum flowers of the potato Wedges of potato sown with an eye in each chunk. Not all flowers are white or blue for that matter &#8211; species vary Dried up leaves in hard packed soil &#8211; not a good recipe for success. Planted deep with granular fertiliser Above soil fruit on the haulms look like miniature spuds Small potatoes!&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/spuds-and-potatoes\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}