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Potato Help

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Hello All,

Ok, I have bought my potato sets.  I picked up a cooking potato called
Red LaSoda and a baking potato called White Rose.  Now what do I do?  If
I understand correctly I cut the 8 small potatoes I have in half so that
each half has a good growing eye on it, then I let the cut side dry for
a day or two.  I then put them in the trash can with the cut side down
on a very good bed of about a foot and a half of growing mixture and
cover with about 6 ins(?) of good soil.  As the potato plants get to be
about a foot tall I cover all but the very top(maybe 3 or 4 ins) with a
straw and soil mixture.  And continue to do this until I reach the top
of the trash can.  Then just let them grow until the plant dies back,
then I get to dump the can and pick out the potatoes.  Do I understand
correctly??  Please get back to me as I want to get them started this
week.  Thank you, Debbie


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