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Richard G. · Mar 28, 2013

Old, I am about to plant 50 more pounds of potatoes and I want to try your method of just covering with straw. Do I just plow the ground, cut up the taters and put them on top of the soil? How close do you put them? How much straw do you cover them with? I am trying to make enough this year to can for us and our two sons.
Thanks, Richard
PS: I still have about 60 quarts from last year, but you can never have too many. I could live off taters and dry field peas a long time if I had to.

old · Mar 28, 2013

I only do a small area any more and put them say 6-12 inches apart from each other. I till the ground so as to be nice and flat throw them down and cover with 6 inches of straw. As they grow you can keep adding more straw and the taters will be in the straw when it comes time to dig them up. I have seen straw piled up over 3 foot tall and the guy would just pull the plant. This guy did this in the same box for well over a decade and had taters that way year round

Richard G. · Mar 28, 2013

Thanks very much. I am going to give it a try.
Richard

old · Mar 28, 2013

Your welcome that is one of the big reasons I am here to try to help if and when I can

Richard G. · Mar 28, 2013

Thanks again. I always enjoy your comments and your advice. I believe you and I think alike.
And I very much appreciate your service to our country.
Richard in NW SC

showcrop · Mar 28, 2013

Just be sure that as the weeks go by that you keep them covered or they will sunburn which spoils them. If it gets dry you will need to give them a lot of water.

old · Mar 28, 2013

I did a few months in Charleston SC and have lives in Athens TN which should be close to you. I picked up a Mother Earth News today you might want to look for Guide to Organic Gardening lots of good info in it

Richard G. · Mar 29, 2013

Used to plant wheat variety tests at the Clemson Experiment station in Charleston. Worst gnats in the world, but great seafood.
Have been to Athens TN to the Athens Plow Co. to pick up equipment. Beautiful country up that way.
Richard

old · Mar 29, 2013

O got my first drives license at the age of 14 in Athens TN. Went to JR High there also and that was where my first paying job was when I worked as a pressman's helps in a Newspaper company at the age of 12. That was also where I totaled a 1965 Chev Bel=air with a motorcycle a Honda 90

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