Yet more spud questions!

[telboy]

How long is a piece of string?
Get 'em in! Maris what?
The joy is in the beholding!

[telboy]

[Digitalis]

Maris Peers.....they are in now!

Can you earth up with the organic mulch I'm going to use (chipped bark)?

[SPUDLY]

i just earth up with soil.

[Robert_Brenchley]

You could, but the problem with that stuff is that it uses up nitrogen that the veg will probably want. I did grow broad beans (which produce their own nitrogen) through wood chippings one year, and it workd, but that's the only time I've tried it. I do use a lot of autumn leaves though, which also soak up nitrogen. It would probably work, but there could be some effect on your crop.

[saddad]

You could always water the mulch with urea... but it will disappear rapidly which would defeat the object...  ::)

[Robert_Brenchley]

Regular nitrogenous fertiliser (using the bed as a toilet, for instance) would solve it.