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Re: Fall-Planted Potatoes

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For successful fall-planted potatoes--at least they way I did them last year
in Zone 9 Texas:  Plant by Thanksgiving, at the latest.  Use whole seed
potatoes.  Don't cut them.  This reduces the rot factor that is prevelent
with fall and winter rains.  Use a raised bed where there is a lot of
precipitation.  Lay them on top of the ground in the raised bed and cover
with 12 inches of mulch--minium.  If you don't get a lot of rain, bury the
spuds about three inches and then top with 12 inches of mulch.  Before
planting, amend soil (I'm assuming fertile soil with lots of humus to start,
as is the sq ft mix advocated by Mel) with bone meal or super phosphate and
a bit of nitrogen--not much!!  For a 4 X 8-foot bed, I say about 2 cups of
bone meal and 1/2 cup of alfalfa pellets or any other nitrogen source.  If
using ammonium nitrate or sulfate--I go easier and use just a bare
dusting--less than 1/4 cup. Work all into soil before planting.  don't worry
if potato foliage peaks through the mulch.  Even if it freezes and the
foliage is killed, the potatoes regenerate more.  That's all you have to do,
other than water ocassionally if you live in a dry area.
Doreen Howard


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