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Re: potatoes

> About potatoes - some of keys to a good crop are good soil fertility and
> tilth, a pH in the 4.5-5.5 range and constant, even moisture.  Mulching
> heavily keeps the near-surface growing spuds from turning green and
> encourages more spuds to form on roots that may grow from the covered stem,
> besides helping to keep the soil moisture even.
> 
     Unless you consider that X is the unknown quantity and a spurt is a 
drip under pressure, I am far from expert on any of this green thumb 
business.  So, consider the source and take it for what it's worth.  I 
planted potatoes in my compost pile this past year and did pretty good.  
I don't know how close I was on the pH, but all the others factors were 
fairly close.  Maybe that's why it worked.
                                 Dick

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