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Mr_Yan
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Busy last week or two but I'm back.
I've started digging my potato row at the community garden and have finished the first 33 feet or so that I planted with kinnebec. If I remember correctly I planted a 3 pound bag of seed potatoes in there which I bought from a big box store. These were spaced at 12" increments and yes I planted them with a tape measure laid out along the row.
This was also my first year really doing potatoes. My strategy was a combination of doing what the books told me to and trying to make my rows look like those of the people who knew what they are doing at the gardens. There are some great looking potato rows up that and some that may only have three plants actually growing in the 50' row.
I harvested just over 22 pounds of potatoes and most were tennis ball size with some up to about twice that size. I did the first 10 to 12 feet at the end of a dry spell and the ground was ROCK hard. Man did I earn those potatoes but we were going to have potatoes for dinner dang it. The second half was after about 1.5 inches of rain and much easier.
I think I will space the potatoes a little closer next year, maybe 8 to 10 inches unless someone can tell me a good reason not to. The plants looked like there was still ample space between them and the tubers were not intermingled plant to plant.
I still have about 10 feet each of pontiac red and german butterballs to harvest this season.
I've started digging my potato row at the community garden and have finished the first 33 feet or so that I planted with kinnebec. If I remember correctly I planted a 3 pound bag of seed potatoes in there which I bought from a big box store. These were spaced at 12" increments and yes I planted them with a tape measure laid out along the row.
This was also my first year really doing potatoes. My strategy was a combination of doing what the books told me to and trying to make my rows look like those of the people who knew what they are doing at the gardens. There are some great looking potato rows up that and some that may only have three plants actually growing in the 50' row.
I harvested just over 22 pounds of potatoes and most were tennis ball size with some up to about twice that size. I did the first 10 to 12 feet at the end of a dry spell and the ground was ROCK hard. Man did I earn those potatoes but we were going to have potatoes for dinner dang it. The second half was after about 1.5 inches of rain and much easier.
I think I will space the potatoes a little closer next year, maybe 8 to 10 inches unless someone can tell me a good reason not to. The plants looked like there was still ample space between them and the tubers were not intermingled plant to plant.
I still have about 10 feet each of pontiac red and german butterballs to harvest this season.