What’s In The Dirt
A look into the life cycle of the potato
(click on a photo below to view a larger version)
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- Turning the Soil
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- Preparing the Ground for Planting
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- Refining the Soil
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- Cut Seed Pieces
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- Filling Planter with Cut Seed
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- Planting Potatoes
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- Rototilling the Crop
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- Weed Control
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- A Glimpse Under the Ground
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- Close-up of Growing Plant… 6 Weeks
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- Timely Water… 8 weeks
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- Rows after Rototiling
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- Integrated Pest Management
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- Plants continue to grow
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- Closely monitored Spray Program
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- Further Irrigation to Assist with Optimal Growth
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- Field in Full Bloom
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- A Look Down the Rows… 11 weeks
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- The True Beauty of the Potato Bloom
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- Potato Blooms
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- Desiccated Vines… Potatoes Await a Skin Set… 4 more weeks
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- Harvesting Potatoes
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- Our Finished Product
