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Hey Potato Experts!
We are growing potatoes for the first time this year, and I have a question. The potato plants were around a foot tall a few days ago, so we put about 6" of garden soil around them and then filled in with straw. The straw came up about three inches over the top of the plants. They are completely buried. Should we have left some leaves exposed so they could carry on photosyntesis?
Wisdom appreciated! Thanx in advance.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 04:04 PM
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 04:21 PM
my grand father grows potato and we are this year.
as far as i know you just need to keep the potato itself covered with dirt.
as far as i know you just need to keep the potato itself covered with dirt.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 10:56 PM
Yes.
They will on grow the tubers on the bottom part of the plant. They do indeed need lots of sun to set the potatoes. Yours are a little late, but the coolish night will help this week.
But most of the foileage should be exposed. And finish with the mulch. Helps retain moisture in the roots.
They are also heavy feeders and like a good dose of potash or bone meal, or the middle number on the fertilizer, like 6-12-6 instead of 10-10-10.
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They will on grow the tubers on the bottom part of the plant. They do indeed need lots of sun to set the potatoes. Yours are a little late, but the coolish night will help this week.
But most of the foileage should be exposed. And finish with the mulch. Helps retain moisture in the roots.
They are also heavy feeders and like a good dose of potash or bone meal, or the middle number on the fertilizer, like 6-12-6 instead of 10-10-10.
Good luck
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 07:14 AM
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Yes.
They will on grow the tubers on the bottom part of the plant. They do indeed need lots of sun to set the potatoes. Yours are a little late, but the coolish night will help this week.
But most of the foileage should be exposed. And finish with the mulch. Helps retain moisture in the roots.
They are also heavy feeders and like a good dose of potash or bone meal, or the middle number on the fertilizer, like 6-12-6 instead of 10-10-10.
Good luck
They will on grow the tubers on the bottom part of the plant. They do indeed need lots of sun to set the potatoes. Yours are a little late, but the coolish night will help this week.
But most of the foileage should be exposed. And finish with the mulch. Helps retain moisture in the roots.
They are also heavy feeders and like a good dose of potash or bone meal, or the middle number on the fertilizer, like 6-12-6 instead of 10-10-10.
Good luck
Thanks. I better go uncover them before it's too late.
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 08:09 PM
Oh for goodness sake. It may have been too late! My beautiful potato plants were all yellow and broken. Thank goodness we have another bed of
potatoes that we hadn't ruined yet.
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