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Title: Potatoes in raised beds
Post by: kippers garden on March 19, 2006, 12:33:43

How do you earth up potatoes in raised beds?...do you only put in a small amount and use soil around them or is it best to cover with black plastic (with slits for pots to grow thru) and not earth up

Title: Re: Potatoes in raised beds
Post by: supersprout on March 19, 2006, 13:28:42

hey kg, there's something in the air ... does http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,17850.0 answer the question?

Some peeps on this site have given up earthing up altogether, but I mulch just to keep the earthworms happy.

Title: Re: Potatoes in raised beds
Post by: MikeB on March 19, 2006, 17:02:33

A method I've read in square foot gardening is to get a round fence stake about 3" diameter drive it into the ground about 12",remove stake fill bottom of hole with some compost, well rotted manure to a depth that flattens the bottom of the hole. Drop in potato with ' chit ' facing upwards, fill hole until potato is covered by 4" of soil/compost. Just keep filling the hole as you would for earthing up.

MikeB

Title: Re: Potatoes in raised beds
Post by: kippers garden on March 19, 2006, 19:23:39

Thanks, i love that idea! I'll give it a go.

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