potatoes

[johno]

How high do I let my potatoes go before I earth them up

[johno]

[Gobby]

I usually let mine get to 8 inches or so, but being male it could be less.........

[kt.]

I earthed mine up last week because the mounds were shrinking and levelling off.  No foilage is showing as yet though.

[Jokerman]

If I'm having a particularly lazy year.... I don't always bother.   :-\

Usually put the soil into a peak when I plant.....................

[Uncle Joshua]

I never get this earthing up...

I fill my trench with manure, add the spuds then mound up all the earth I removed and thats it, my dad did it that way as did his dad before him and his dad before him and none of us ever had a problem, why do a job twice when once will do?

[saddad]

I also mound over the spuds when putting in and rarely earth up... just showing through now. If we get a frost warning I will.  :)

[cornykev]

I earth up as they pop through the ground then every 4/5 inches, normaly with grass cutting, leaves or council compost.  ;D ;D ;D.