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potatoes... again

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Two potato questions:

1.  I recall reading a message recentlyt from here that compared growing 
"barrel" potatoes with straw vs mounding with soil.    I've got 3 sets of 
potatoes growing right now, 2 are in straw, over 1.5 ft high so far...  the 
third is much newer, with plants only a few inches high.  I'd like to try 
mounding with soil on this batch, just for fun.  Do I use any kind of soil?  
Do I cover the plants completely or leave some poking out the top?  Anything 
else I should know about this method?

2.  When do I harvest?  I think I read that they are ready for harvesting 
when the plants begin to flower.  Is this correct?  How do I know when they 
flower if I keep covering them up?  (Geez, this sounds like a dumb question!)

Anyway, as always, any help is greatly appreciated.

Joe   <--  Strange looks from neighbors over the oddly shaped gardens are 
finally starting to diminish with the wonderful growth of tomatoes, peppers, 
corn, various beans,  zucchini, lettuce....


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