Comments on: How To Grow Potato Plants http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html Well Kind Of – With Self Sufficiency & Frugal Living Tips Plus Musings from the Mountain Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-35908 Mrs.Dirty Boots Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:12:52 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-35908 Hi Gayle - the potato plants need earthing up when they reach about 10cm (4 inches). Just bring earth up the sides of the plants - don't worry about squishing them too much as they will grow through just fine if they're healthy. Repeat 2 or 3 times as necessary. There is a how to at http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/potatoes-earth-up/. Hi Gayle – the potato plants need earthing up when they reach about 10cm (4 inches). Just bring earth up the sides of the plants – don’t worry about squishing them too much as they will grow through just fine if they’re healthy. Repeat 2 or 3 times as necessary. There is a how to at http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/potatoes-earth-up/.

]]> By: Gayle http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-35763 Gayle Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:00:26 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-35763 Hello, I bought some potato plants. They are about 6 or 7 inches high. I can't find on the web when to start covering them and with what. This lady I met said just put dirt on them. HELP. Thanks, Gayle Hello,

I bought some potato plants. They are about 6 or 7 inches high. I can’t find on the web when to start covering them and with what.
This lady I met said just put dirt on them.
HELP.
Thanks,
Gayle

]]> By: Mrs.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-32908 Mrs.Dirty Boots Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:35:15 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-32908 Sorry just Mrs Dirty Boots here! Crop rotation is very necessary when growing potatoes unless you plan on using lots of chemicals like the locals here do. If you are worried about them taking over (and to be honest though ours don't excel in the hot climate there are always a few that come up very healthy the following year, that we missed when digging them up) just grow them in sacks of compost. They're easy to harvest, love the compost and you never need to bother about crop rotation. Sorry just Mrs Dirty Boots here!

Crop rotation is very necessary when growing potatoes unless you plan on using lots of chemicals like the locals here do. If you are worried about them taking over (and to be honest though ours don’t excel in the hot climate there are always a few that come up very healthy the following year, that we missed when digging them up) just grow them in sacks of compost.

They’re easy to harvest, love the compost and you never need to bother about crop rotation.

]]> By: jim http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-32845 jim Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:22:12 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-32845 oops i meant dirty boots but i will take your input to dan. oops i meant dirty boots but i will take your input to dan.

]]> By: jim http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-32844 jim Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:20:41 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-32844 Hi Dan I have never grown potatoes on purpose they are usual in my compost pile in the fall , at least enough for a batch of mashed.Because of this volunteer growth i have been scared to grow them in a large area figuring they would never stop growing there like a weed. Is crop rotation neccesary with potatoes or do you have a trick for ending there exsistence in the old plot? Hi Dan

I have never grown potatoes on purpose they are usual in my compost pile in the fall , at least enough for a batch of mashed.Because of this volunteer growth i have been scared to grow them in a large area figuring they would never stop growing there like a weed. Is crop rotation neccesary with potatoes or do you have a trick for ending there exsistence in the old plot?

]]> By: Mr.Dirty Boots http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-479 Mr.Dirty Boots Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:07:32 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-479 Hi Dan, I would imagine it will work well for Sweet Potatoes as well but you want the Soil nice and warm. They grow best in Hot Climates so you may want to cover the Soil for a while after planting to get them off to a good start. Hope thi shelps. Hi Dan, I would imagine it will work well for Sweet Potatoes as well but you want the Soil nice and warm. They grow best in Hot Climates so you may want to cover the Soil for a while after planting to get them off to a good start.

Hope thi shelps.

]]> By: Dan Kirk http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/how-to-grow-potato-plants.html/comment-page-1#comment-475 Dan Kirk Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:11:49 +0000 http://www.aselfsufficientlife.com/?p=726#comment-475 Thanks for the great tips on planting spuds. The trench idea is great. We really like sweet potatoes and were wondering if the trench idea works for them. We'll have to start that process pretty soon. Thanks for the great blog. <abbr><em>Dan Kirk’s last blog post..<a href="http://jinriki.blogspot.com/2009/03/japan-must-aim-to-be-rice-exporter.html">Japan must aim to be rice exporter: expert | Industry Summits | Reuters</a></abbr></em> Thanks for the great tips on planting spuds. The trench idea is great. We really like sweet potatoes and were wondering if the trench idea works for them. We’ll have to start that process pretty soon.

Thanks for the great blog.

Dan Kirk’s last blog post..Japan must aim to be rice exporter: expert | Industry Summits | Reuters

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