v basic question about spuds

[norfolklass]

planted my 1st earlies on Sunday (a root day ;D) but am worried that I've planted them too deep.
I followed the advice of a plot neighbour and dug 8" deep trenches, put a layer of well rotted manure at least 2" deep in the bottom, put the spuds on this then covered them with soil. but, I had loads of soil left over, so I earthed up the trenches to make ridges: the spuds must be covered by at least 10" of soil in total â€" I was thinking that the soil would settle down a bit after a few days but now I'm worried that my spuds will never see the light of day!
should I take off some of the soil, or will they be OK?
also, should I have watered them in, do I need to water them now, or do I wait until they've reached the surface?
(why is it that the more you think or read about things, the more complicated they become?!? ::))

[norfolklass]

[weedgrower]

everybody finds their own way. when i plant mine i leave the soil flat and only start earthing up when the potatoes show, leaving the tops showing at all times

[kt.]

That sounds fine. Your neighbour is right. It will be about 4 weeks before you see them poking through, but that is normal.  I also add a layer of manure over the top of the potato prior to the soil (but this is persoanl preference).

[coznbob]

That is what I did last year and had a bit of a panic as they took forever to come through. But up they came in the end.... don't worry, they will be fine!

[norfolklass]

thanks all for the reassurance, it's very much appreciated ;D