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Re: Potatoes/another question

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Regarding potatoes and yield:  Last night we got hungry for some new
potatoes and I went out and dug about four hills.  Although we've had bad
weather, I got pretty good yield from each plant (I had planted one seed
tater per sq ft and hilled with dirt as they grew).  Harvested about 2-3
big potatoes and a few smaller ones per hill.  

Now for my question.  I had dug a couple hills about 3-4 weeks ago and
gotten some new baby potatoes (which were really good).  At that time, the
seed potato was there and just "old" looking.  Last night when I dug the
other hills, the seed potato had turned to, well, I guess you would call it
mush.  It was a sticky, brownish goo.  Like I said tho, I got good yield
otherwise and we went ahead and ate the potatoes, just throwing the goo
stuff over the hill.  Is this a normal procedure for the seed potato or did
I do something wrong somewhere?  I'm a first-timer and would love any
advice anyone can shell out!!!!

TIA,
Kristine
SE Ohio, Zone 5b



At 05:24 PM 8/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
>I think you may be on to something. Someone here in Texas said they had good
>yields covering them with dirt. Others who have used straw or leaves reported
>disappointing results. Maybe heat is the issue.
>I'll try the dirt.
>Ruth


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