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RE: New Novice Question About Spuds

You could try growing potatoes in a frame (like a raised bed) on top the
ground that you can raise the height of incrementally as the plant
grows.  

Some people have done this by stacking old tires.  Once the plant is
mature, just knock the tires over and you have a string of potatoes.
Plants must be kept well-watered and the soil should drain moderately
but not stay soggy.  I've never done the "tires" myself, but it sounds
interesting.
Mike Creel
     News Section Chief
    SC Department of Natural Resources
    1000 Assembly St., P.O. Box 167
    Columbia, SC 29202
    Phone:  803-734-3950
    Fax:  803-734-3951

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> From: 	Sven Jvnsson[SMTP:sven.joensson@hoor.mail.telia.com]
> Reply To: 	seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Sent: 	Wednesday, February 11, 1998 3:11 AM
> To: 	Mike Creel
> Subject: 	Re: New Novice Question About Spuds
> 
> I guess You need limy soil, soil with alkaline reaction (lime-stone).
> The soil is getting acid because of "acid rains", so You need to
> neutralise hte acid with lime-stone. A normal reaction is pH 6,5 to
> 7,5
> for ordinary plants. The big exeption is azalea/rodhodendron, they
> prefer
> the acid soil, in fact they hate lime.
> Hej svejs i lingonskogen
> 
> 
> H Bingham wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to all who helped me regarding sterile soil. I've determined
> I
> > have some time @ Z4--about 4 weeks--before starting indoors.
> >
> > The good news is my 6yr daughter and I got all the equipment
> (lights,
> > etc.) up today and we have 80% of the seed.
> >
> > Now a new thing: I buckled under the plea for potatoes. I'll admit,
> > I wanna do it. What to do.
> >
> > I have an inclining back yard. The high (and driest) point is near
> the
> > house. Lotsa clay. Farthest from the house is very moist and rich.
> >
> > My plan is to move the corn from the house (where it 'looks good'
> out
> > the back picture window) and put the potatoes in the clay. It's
> drier
> > there. I plan on building up the area to 6-to-8 inches of top soil
> and
> > mushroom compost. But I'm told I need loamy soil.
> >
> > Here's the question. What is loamy soil? I know I have two dozen
> books
> > to look up loamy soil, but what is it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ted in Z4
> 
> 
>
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