Digging up potatoes

Tweet

After two days digging up potatoes, it's time to pick them. First were harvested the larger potatoes, then the smaller and finally the trimmed ones and the potatoes which were tapped by the hoe. The big and small potatoes were cleaned and placed in a clean place with low light to avoid becoming green. The trimmed ​​potatoes or tapped by the hoe were cleaned and separated from the rest to be eaten in the short term.

Preventing fungus attack

Tweet

The potatoes are really pretty now. About two years ago we weren't cautious and the potatoes foliage was attacked by the mildew and all the harvest was burnt.

This year we are being very cautious. We already have give them twice the bordeaux mixture (portuguese "calda bordalesa") which is a natural fungicide, made from copper sulphate and slaked lime, to prevent the attack of fungus, specially the mildew.