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Re: potatoes above ground

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We use Rose collars to grow our potatoes..I snap 2 of them together to make a
ring @1 1/2ft in dameter..place it on the raised bed and cover the seed potato
with 2-3  
 inches of soil..when the plant gets to @4" above the rings I fill in the ring
with mulch..add another ring (made of 2 rose collars) and keep growing(when
the plant gets to the top of this level; fill it again with mulch and just let
it grow ...I've been known to add another level..but this last season I kept
it as 2 rings high...I got about a dozen potatoes per plant this way.  When
the plant dies back is the time to harvest..or you can wait a while ..it won't
hurt them..just unsnap the collars and push aside the mulch.
Margaret
zone 6ish/MD


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