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#912460 - 04/28/17 07:18 AM DYING POTATOES!!
bentnail200 member Registered: 11/20/03 Posts: 194 Loc: Virginia	I planted 40 pounds of "red potatoes", They are 8=12 tall. Some of them are "wilting" and appear to be "dying". They have been "sprayed" for insects!I KNOW that there are "moles" and "maybe "voles" in the yard "beside" my garden! Could THIS be "my problem" OR "something else?" What say you? _________________________ DR. Catchem Hawgs
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#912464 - 04/28/17 07:49 AM Re: DYING POTATOES!! [Re: bentnail200]
notnew2diy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/18/06 Posts: 4251 Loc: harvard, il.	Find a spot where 2 or 3 plants are "dying". Dig 1 up, look for chew marks. Do you hill your tater with dirt? Few years back, I hilled mine with straw and grass clippings. Grew big taters, but most were consumed by ground squirrels. HTH...good luck...notnew... _________________________ Thanks to all US military veterans.
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#912466 - 04/28/17 09:15 AM Re: DYING POTATOES!! [Re: notnew2diy]
bentnail200 member Registered: 11/20/03 Posts: 194 Loc: Virginia	YES, with a "Farmall tractor". Nice "big hills", To many, to try to cover,by the way, we just had 7 inches of rain, BUT, I don't think THAT DID it, I'll try "digging a plant up" and look for the "chew marks" _________________________ DR. Catchem Hawgs
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#920548 - 08/05/17 07:33 PM Re: DYING POTATOES!! [Re: bentnail200]
Bob_Fleming Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/28/01 Posts: 30002 Loc: Ft Collins, CO USA	You sprayed them with insecticide and you are going to eat them? I have Parkinson's that I think was caused by careless handling of insecticide. Potato farmers in olden days talk of potato blight. I'm not sure there is a cure.
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