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Kolesar

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7. I hill with soil because I don't want to make a trip to the store for straw

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 03:30 PM

Jun 2013

Our soil is sand, so it is easy to move around.

I put composted manure on the bottom of the trench before setting down the seed potatoes. I heard that they like "muck". Our soil is not like that, so I put in the manure to get more nitrogen. Yields are ok: about one pound per lineal foot of the row I planted in.

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potato questions. [View all] mopinko Jun 2013 OP

Not an expert but get pretty good returns. I tried the straw thing and harvested the same amount I uppityperson Jun 2013 #1

I also have a potato question. intheflow Jun 2013 #2

that's ok. let's talk potatoes all day! mopinko Jun 2013 #3

in the compost pile RILib Jun 2013 #4

My neighbor uses her compost pile. Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #5

what about coffee chafe? mopinko Jun 2013 #6

I hill with soil because I don't want to make a trip to the store for straw Kolesar Jun 2013 #7