Depth for Planting Potatoes
Growing your own potatoes at home is something even a novice gardener can do. With just a little time and care, you can be harvesting your own home-grown potatoes to use in your culinary creations. Does this Spark an idea?
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Placement and Soil
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Plant potatoes in a spot where they will receive full sun and the tops have room to spread out. The soil should be loose, sandy and fertile. Potatoes will become deformed in compact, poorly drained soil.
Planting
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Dig a trench in your potato bed about 4 inches deep and sprinkle with a fertilizer and mix it into the soil. Place your seed potatoes in the trench spaced about 1 foot apart and cover with 2 inches of soil. As the potatoes grow, cover with more soil until you have barely covered the tops of the plants and have built up a ridge that measures around 4 inches higher than ground level.
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Harvesting
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New potatoes should be harvested once the plant begins to bloom, sometime between June and September. Mature potatoes should be harvested once the plant dies. Store your potatoes in a cool, dark and dry place.
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References
- Photo Credit early potatoes image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
