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Dave20046 · 28-01-21, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bibio

even more so in Ireland..

That's what I meant - pretty sure the English shat all over the paddys on that one.

SV650rules · 29-01-21, 09:19 PM

Didn't potato blight happen because all the potatoes were same variety, with no diversity to give a chance that some varieties would not be affected. The same thing happens with diseases and lack of diversity in most things in nature. The very wet climate in Ireland is also not really suitable for growing potatoes because it gives the blight ideal conditions, drier areas with lighter soil like east of England are much better, or Idaho in USA.

Bibio · 29-01-21, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SV650rules

drier areas with lighter soil like east of England are much better, or Idaho in USA.

or Fife in Scotland.. tatties and berries... if you think you have a hard job try picking tatties when its raining.

29-01-21, 09:19 PM	#32
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,363	Re: Neonicotinoids Didn't potato blight happen because all the potatoes were same variety, with no diversity to give a chance that some varieties would not be affected. The same thing happens with diseases and lack of diversity in most things in nature. The very wet climate in Ireland is also not really suitable for growing potatoes because it gives the blight ideal conditions, drier areas with lighter soil like east of England are much better, or Idaho in USA. __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain