Farming Of Potatoes

[CM4Me]

Quote I dug a 150mm deep trench in well worked soil, spread a layer of blood and bone fertiliser (Thais call it "reebone") covered the fertiliser with a little soil and dropped the seed spuds in making sure there were 2 shoots per seed. I covered them with soil and then added a layer of well composted horse manure on top. I had 100% success with their growth. I mounded the soil around them as they grew. Unquote

My father was a keen gardener, vegies only. He grew enough to keep the family in vegies for most of the year.

His way of growing potatoes mirrowed that of lamemjay(as quoted), including the use of 'bllod and bone'.

A couple of other points:

* He never grew potatoes in the exact same location for 2 years in a row (otherwords he would rotate his

plantings)

* If he cut his seed potatoes he would immediately dip the cut in (cold) ash from a fire.

* He would only harvest the potatoes once the plant had 'died down'.

Edited January 5, 2010 by CM4Me