Country diary: The potatoes are out of the ground, bringing untold stories with them

乡村日记:土豆丰收,带来无尽故事

A single crop of potatoes grown in a small plot of poor soil could feed a family for the better part of a year.

A single crop of potatoes grown in a small plot of poor soil could feed a family for the better part of a year.

2025-10-17  377  简单
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Potatoes are cultivated by a form of cloning. Nowadays, new varieties are deliberately created to maximise genetic variation, which can improve disease resistance. In 1845, however, Samhain’s festival day was soured by reports of a strange blight. I sniff the air. Even here, from the fields beyond this view, the stench of the crop’s decay might have carried on the breeze.

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