Re: Potato

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• Subject: Re: Potato
• From: N* <R*@foxinternet.net>
• Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:09:40 -0800
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Michael D. Cook wrote:
> 
> At 08:27 AM 3/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >     Can any body help me out here?  I have heard about straw, and even
> >newsprint (will the ink hurt anything).
> >
> Hi, Stan.  You can plant potatoes entirely in straw (no soil needed).  I
> have not heard of using newspaper, but there is nothing in the ink to hurt
> the plants or those who consume them - the ink is soy-based nowadays.


The technique involves planting the seed potato more-or-less on top of
the soil and hilling with straw.  The potato plant needs soil to "eat". 
The technique works, except for the slug caveat pointed out in my
previous post on this thread.  

Steve  (Maritime...)

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