My SE Pa veg garden is very very productive in just about everything. However, potatoes I have trouble with. Soil has pH of 6.8-6.9--way too sweet for potatoes, but dandy for most other vegetables. I'm trying growing potatoes among my blueberries, where soil has been maintained (sulfur) down below 6. Don't know what Florida soil is like, but worth looking into (state ag uni will do soil test)
My SE Pa veg garden is very very productive in just about everything. However, potatoes I have trouble with. Soil has pH of 6.8-6.9--way too sweet for potatoes, but dandy for most other vegetables. I'm trying growing potatoes among my blueberries, where soil has been maintained (sulfur) down below 6. Don't know what Florida soil is like, but worth looking into (state ag uni will do soil test)
Been trying Kratchy hydroponics, with the advice of a neighbor, and the lettuce and tomatoes are doing amazing! Much better than my pitiful soil garden.
I'm skeptical of hydroponics. I know it works to grow healthy-looking plants with good yields. But where are the trace minerals, and all the micronutrients we haven't even discovered yet, going to come from when you grow without real soil?
That’s interesting about your potato experience. I live in a Province known for their potatoes - soil is acidic and probably under 6 pH since wild blueberries grow everywhere and regular blueberries do well too. We have trouble growing potatoes here. When I lived out west where the pH was over 8, no problem with potatoes. I always added superphosphate when planting. No scab either.
My SE Pa veg garden is very very productive in just about everything. However, potatoes I have trouble with. Soil has pH of 6.8-6.9--way too sweet for potatoes, but dandy for most other vegetables. I'm trying growing potatoes among my blueberries, where soil has been maintained (sulfur) down below 6. Don't know what Florida soil is like, but worth looking into (state ag uni will do soil test)
We use containers so we can "make" the soil just right.
Been trying Kratchy hydroponics, with the advice of a neighbor, and the lettuce and tomatoes are doing amazing! Much better than my pitiful soil garden.
I'm skeptical of hydroponics. I know it works to grow healthy-looking plants with good yields. But where are the trace minerals, and all the micronutrients we haven't even discovered yet, going to come from when you grow without real soil?
I have grown potatoes in 5 gal buckets and cardboard boxes. Both work amazingly well.
I'm growing mine in buckets as we speak. (in SC)
That’s interesting about your potato experience. I live in a Province known for their potatoes - soil is acidic and probably under 6 pH since wild blueberries grow everywhere and regular blueberries do well too. We have trouble growing potatoes here. When I lived out west where the pH was over 8, no problem with potatoes. I always added superphosphate when planting. No scab either.