The Potato Lab Episode 7

SPOILERS!!! Sometimes, rubbing two potatoes together can throw sparks!

Ep 7 is silly fun and the slow-burn build-up to romance is delicious. I think that was the most romantic handshake I've ever seen. And his intimately-private personal anecdote beforehand made it especially poignant. (No touch! It reminded me of Mr. Queen. 😝)

But their potato war was absolutely ridiculous. She should have won that argument, even before doing all that additional research. Her response to his criticism of the scab disease was perfect (adding sulphur and regulating moisture), while his counter to the phytophthora blight was flawed. Who else was frustrated that she did not catch his error right away? (Please post your 🙋🏻in the replys, and we can form a support group.)

I'll explain it for the kids sitting in the back rows: Adding spaces between the plants will reduce the overall harvest (Kg/sq Km), negating the reason to move to a higher-production species in the first place. Duh! She should have pointed that out, and mentioned that the increased expense for sulphur and labor time to water Maroo in would be far less than the reduced output & income resulting from leaner fields of Marshall! (The writing in dramas these days can be so frustrating, sometimes. Don't you agree?)

I'm just hoping they make up and agree to grow both for or an ongoing basis. Introducing redundancy is not a bad thing. Even a trial period would be a welcome compromise. If either disease crops up, production will be reduced, but not ruined. And growers will be able to express a choice. Potato researches would still be in need. And win-wins are the definitive happy endings for romcoms.

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