This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

More help needed-My potatoes are growing!

>Hello everyone, For the first time, I planted some potatoes in half oak
>barrels and what has seemed a very long time, nothing was happening.
>Thanks, Jane for suggesting I be patient as I really wanted to dig them up
>to have a look see.  Anyways, today they have sprouted and are about an inch
>above the soil.  Now I know I'll have to cover them with soil, but what I
>don't know is how big should I let them get before doing this, and also how
>much soil should I cover them with.  I was thinking 6"?

>Dot Geib
>Pitt Meadows, BC Canada

I'm still struggling with this one, too, Dot.  Mine are growing like crazy now
and I'm having a hard time keeping them covered.  I try to leave the top two
"layers" or "levels" of leaves showing and cover the rest--but they're growing
quickly, so it's hard to keep up!  I also found that regular soil seemed too
heavy for the plants--I'm now using a mixture of soil and compost (half and
half) to cover them so that it won't smother, break, or weigh down the plants.
I have mine in a 3foot tall wire "cage" that I made out of plastic-covered
fencing and they're over 2 feet tall already.  I have no idea when to
harvest--can anyone help with that?

Jane Patterson
Baton Rouge, LA zone 8b




*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Jane Patterson
State of Louisiana              Voice: (504) 342-4861
OTM / LaNet NOC                 FAX:   (504) 342-4867
P.O. Box 94280                  Email:  jpatter@la.net
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9280

***************************************************************************
To unsubscribe, send to: listserv@umslvma.umsl.edu
the body message: unsubscribe sqft
See http://www.umsl.edu/~silvest/garden/sqft.html for archive, FAQ and more.
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index