Re: Hilling Potatoes

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• To: "James A. Shepard" <j*@mcc.miracosta.cc.ca.us>, s*@lists.umsl.edu
• Subject: Re: Hilling Potatoes
• From: L*@en.com
• Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 00:44:29 -0500
• In-reply-to: <l03110701b19b864b16b0@[209.66.193.31]>

Yes, keep hilling them but...Don't use soil. Use straw instead. It 
serves the same purpose and makes finding/digging the spuds that much 
easier. PLUS, it helps improve the soil when it decomposes over 
winter.

Greg

> I am trying potatoes for the first time (Yukon Gold). I know that you are
> supposed to "hill" them.....I did that, up to the first leaves, but they
> are now 12 inches above the "hill line." Am I supposed to cover up the
> lower leaves with soil too?
> 
> Thanks for any help
> 
> Jim Shepard
> 
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