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Potatoes Steve 09-27-2008
Posted by Steve on September 27, 2008, 11:53 pm
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Is there some weird rule of nature that causes the largest potato to
ALWAYS be the one you pierce with the digging fork? I was noticing that
today. :-(

Steve

Posted by zxcvbob on September 28, 2008, 12:19 am
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Steve wrote:
>
> Is there some weird rule of nature that causes the largest potato to
> ALWAYS be the one you pierce with the digging fork? I was noticing that
> today. :-(
>
> Steve


I dug my potatoes today. Red potatoes of unknown variety. The ones I
planted had smooth skins and the ones I dug up were russeted. I don't
understand that. Wife said they were probably hybrids and reverted
back; I told her it doesn't work that way with potatoes and she yelled
at me. "Yes, dear." :-)

Bob

Posted by Sheldon on September 28, 2008, 10:18 am
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Steve wrote:
> Is there some weird rule of nature that causes the
> largest potato to ALWAYS be the one you pierce with
> the digging fork?

Not a rule of nature, a law of physics... the larger the potato the
larger the target area presented, plus larger potatoes offer more
resistance to being pushed aside. Perhaps you need to begin your
digging a bit further from the potato plant... and once the soil is
loosened use your hands.

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