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05 Oct 12, mehmet kolgu (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi; Do I need to use mulch over the potatoes, at Sydney area. cheers M

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02 Oct 12, MattyJ (Australia - temperate climate)

Quite a lot of people eat raw potato (me included) - and i have been advised by doctors that its quite healthy to do so

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26 Mar 13, Ido (Australia - temperate climate)

Matty, It is not healthy to eat row potato, row eggplant, green tomato, green capsicum, as they all belong to the Solanum family and contain Solanum which is a poison. The heat of cooking, frying, etc. destroys part of the Solanum poison (as it destroys, also, part of the good staff in the food ) and makes the food more healthy. When the tomato and capsicum are red, they are ripe and contain less Solanum and in this stage they are more healthy to be eaten. The seeds of row capsicum, row tomato, row eggplant contain a higher concentration of Solanum and are less healthy to eat. The doctors are right when they recommend to eat row food but this advice is not applies to food items which contain some poison. Ido.

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01 Oct 12, peter dell (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Sydney in the west. Is it ok to plant potatoes now?

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02 Oct 12, tigger (Australia - temperate climate)

yes

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04 Sep 12, Greg (Australia - temperate climate)

How much time between planting seperate potato crops to give a constant supply over a 6 month period .

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24 Jul 12, Catherine (Australia - tropical climate)

I would like to grow potatoes in Tropical North Qld. Is there any sort that will grow up here (apart from sweet potatoes etc)

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23 Jul 12, wayne (Australia - temperate climate)

I wish to plant potatoes but want to spread the time that the crop will mature. Can any one suggest some varieties to use. my space for this is approx 1.5m by 10m. this is a no dig style cause im lazy :-)

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07 Jul 12, D JAMES (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have two seperate beds with sebagos one I planted them deep and hilled lightly they now have big stems and sit high.The other bed Iplanted shallow and hilled up lots its stems are spindly and falling over but still seems healthy is there a reason as they are both getting the same sun and water.

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06 Jul 12, Martin (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Hi Can potatoes be planted in a tunnel or does it need bees for polination?

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