First year growing potatoes.
I planted some Kennebec's in a deep W shaped trench. They are growing well, and are about 8-12" tall. Do you cover them with soil at this point? Bury them like you would tomatoes, with just the tip protruding?
Thanks
Just hill them every few weeks to keep all the potatoes under the ground and out of sunlight.
Good luck with them.
You'll never buy potatoes from the store again after tasting them fresh from the garden.
Pop sold potatoes to many locals and they were really mad when he stopped growing them.
He put up 10,000 bushels a year.
Alot of work.
Good luck with them.
You'll never buy potatoes from the store again after tasting them fresh from the garden.
Pop sold potatoes to many locals and they were really mad when he stopped growing them.
He put up 10,000 bushels a year.
Alot of work.
Burying leaves runs counter to my nature - but, hilling doesn't.
There are lots of different plants that can benefit from hilling, especially, if a little fertilizer is put down first and/or compost is used. Of course, green spuds are a risk without hilling.
Wynn, I've never planted in a "W shaped trench" but it sounds like a good idea to me.
Steve
There are lots of different plants that can benefit from hilling, especially, if a little fertilizer is put down first and/or compost is used. Of course, green spuds are a risk without hilling.
Wynn, I've never planted in a "W shaped trench" but it sounds like a good idea to me.
Steve