The Culture of Agriculture Episode 1: Potato Planting

"Potato Planting" with Gary Farmer, an agronomist with over 40 years of experience in the agricultural industry. Learn about what potato growers used to do and what they are doing right now.

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The part with organic matter was very interesting and the study you did to find yield and what the difference in a 10th of a percent of OM.

[@eatingamandarin]

Best suberizing agent - live liquid microorganisms.
Cut surface wounds heal over night.

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#1 frost mitigation tool for newly emerging plants - a well irrigated field.
Loose &/or dry soil has air pockets which acts as an insulator - prevents the soil from absorbing daytime heat and radiating heat back out during the night.

[@eatingamandarin]

Maybe 10 degrees in the difference

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Good discussion

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