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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.  

My sister did this exact same thing last year using tires.. her potatoes 
were awesome!

Nancy
Erie, PA.


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