here in the slug capital of the world you can use the mulch method for spuds. Slugs get 'em. Steve (Maritime...) Ross E Stanford wrote: > > I have heard that potatos can be planted in mediums other than soil which > will make harvesting them easier. > Can any body help me out here? I have heard about straw, and even > newsprint (will the ink hurt anything). > It seems like a raised bed with potatoes planted in straw would be > wonderful. Probably too good to be true. > Thank you. > > Stan. The cheap and lazy gardener > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]