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Re: Potato torture update

In a message dated 5/26/98 8:23:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
stanford4334@juno.com writes:

<<  I have a soaker hose watering the area.  
      Since I don't know much about fertilizer, I think I will wait for
 the straw to dry out and then just wet the straw with Miracle Gro. 
 (Don't have a heart attack, I just don't know
 any better, and besides, did I mention that I hate potatoes?)  I would
 rather sprinkle
 some sort of dry fertilizer on top of the straw and let the rain bring it
 down to the potato.
 Does any one have any suggestions?  >>

Hi Laz,  I mean Stan,

I too water my garden with soaker hoses.  These are covered with a thick layer
of mulch.    My soaker hoses are all attached together with shorter hoses and
Y joints and are fed by one garden hose attached to a faucet.  I have just
discovered a cool way of fertizing my whole garden very easily.  At the end of
my watering cycle,  I attach one of those Miracle Gro sprayers on the line,
put in an amount of water soluble fertilizer,  and turn on the water to my
system.  When the fertilizer is gone,  I turn off the water.  I havent yet
figured out a schedule for this,  but it offers great possibilities I think.
Maybe you could do this with your potatoes.

Janet.
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