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Re: potato torture

Wait until you see about 4 inches of stalk above the "hill" and then
pile on more mulch up to the first leaves.  You need to kind og gather
the leaves up (gently!) so you can get the much as high as you can. 
Don't worry about burying a few small leaves growing along the sides of
the stalks.  Keep doing this until they flower.  That should be pretty
soon in your climate.

Steve  (Maritime...)


Nathan Sarvis wrote:
> 
> Stan wrote:
> >And when they just start to get their leaves a few inches above the
> >straw, I will bury them again with straw.
> 
> I buried mine in about an inch of dirt and 4 - 6 inches of mulch. The are
> just showing up above the mulch. How high should I let them get before I
> bury them again? (My first time to try this so any advice is welcome. In
> the past I've just grown them in dirt but have been inspired by this list
> to try to boost productivity by piling on mulch and letting them grow in
> it.)
> 
> Nathan Sarvis
> Denton, Texas
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