Hi everyone, Getting back into the swing of things after a week away in Ontario. Despite being away just over a week, I’ve noticed a considerable change in the potato crop in many areas. Shorter season varieties that were planted early are noticeably starting to yellow,...
Hi everyone, Spotty rainfall last night. Some areas got very little, others got a full inch. Largest total in Kings County from what I’ve seen, who needed rain the most. Forecast is variable for the next 7 days…hopefully a bit more rainfall is coming. The crop is...
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Hi everyone, A mostly dry week so far, with some showers in the forecast but not a lot of substantial rain likely to be coming right away. Folks that have been doing soil moisture testing in both West and East Prince have shown values not too...
Hi everyone, Spotty rains around the province the last couple of days. Some communities in East Prince received 30-45 mm of rain on Tuesday evening, and the Charlottetown area got 25-30 mm, while other areas got next to none. While it has been a damp day...
Hi everyone, It sounds like most of the province will get a significant amount of rain today. Most of Prince County has already received 20-25 mm of rain as of 9 am this morning, with more on the day. Hopefully most of the rain will have...
Hi everyone, I’m back after a great experience at the World Potato Congress in Australia last week. I will have a couple of articles on the WPC in the next issue of the Potato News to share some highlights of the Congress. It was well attended...
Hi everyone, It’s still lots dry in most parts of the province, though a few communities got some surprise and welcome rainfalls the first half of this week. In looking at rainfall totals from June 1st to today, the range across the province is 20-45 mm,...