For the first time I’ve actually seen some decent, non-vague, instructions on how to earth-up your potatoes, to get the highest possible yield. These are from a response to a letter in the latest Gardener’s World magazine:
- Cover your newly-planted potatoes with about 8cm of compost
- Then, when shoots are about 15 cm long add another 8cm of compost
- Repeat as desired.
This means you should get more potatoes growing from the earthed-up stems, and a higher yield.
Posted by Finally getting our hands dirty - growing our own potatoes « Jardin Potager on April 19, 2009 at 8:04 pm
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