Never heard of this variety. Is it unique, or like another?
What's Growing in the Garden
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If you buy red potatoes in the store, especially if they come from a northern state, it is likely a majority are Dark Red Norland. There are of course many other red skinned varieties, varies by region, but most new varieties are still judged against 'Norland'.
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This is how you go from being "abnormally dry" to wet in one morning.
Yeow!
Ouch
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Definitely would have preferred it over a few days. With this rain we'd normally have water standing everywhere and creeks overflowing. Ran to town this afternoon and saw no standing water in the fields, and creeks were high, but only about halfway to overflowing. Ground absorbed every bit, and it looks like the corn grew 4".
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A note on soils that we have. Around us are mostly silt loams that can hold an incredible 2 -2.5" of water per foot of depth. That helps explain how we can get some big rains without flooding, at least in rural areas without all that pavement.
And we have gumbo type soils. Swells when wet and during dry spells 1/2" cracks appear. It's not whether you foundation problems, but when!
Good description!
My little patch is fully blossomed with a few berries forming, they look much better than last year.
Our Norlands are up a few inches I will probably hill them tomorrow morning while it's cooler. I've been sawmilling mornings but from the looks of the garden tomorrow will be a dirt day.