tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post8474872645683952347..comments2024-03-13T03:21:20.438-04:00Comments on Fast, Cheap, and Good: Sustainability, One Choice at a Time: Planting PotatoesJennifer Lorenzettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04786323329087269634noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-44475694928155913982012-05-23T21:21:27.988-04:002012-05-23T21:21:27.988-04:00I am in California and we plant in February and Ma...I am in California and we plant in February and March. I planted my potatoes from seed ones I got at Wal-mart. (I guess I am cheap). They are almost ready to harvest. I plant mine 4" deep and then cover with a few inches of straw. I have already got 4 lbs. from 6 lbs. of seed potatoes and I haven't even dug any up yet. Those are just ones I felt in the dirt with my hand because I wanted some red new potatoes to cream with some fresh peas. Yummm!Lindahttp://www.justdutchit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-8279585440166781402012-03-21T07:24:27.300-04:002012-03-21T07:24:27.300-04:00I love how analytical you are in your gardening :)...I love how analytical you are in your gardening :) Last year we grew 110# of potatoes, this year I'm hoping to double that. We buy our 'seed' potatoes from Landmark (Belmont&Columbus Aves, Springfield) for $.69-99/lb and they do carry some interesting blue, purple, yellow varieties. Last year we tried the straw method and found it quite successful. We loosened the soil, maybe 3-4 inches deep, dropped in a potato and covered it thickly with straw. Done. The potatoes grew east/west as opposed to north/south, so the 3-4 inches of loose soil was more than enough. Only thing we'll do differently this year is add straw later in the season as a few of our taters were exposed to sunlight where the straw had blown away.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662745930080756613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-74350484235914115062012-03-20T09:37:24.262-04:002012-03-20T09:37:24.262-04:00I think you are on the right track. That is about ...I think you are on the right track. That is about the way I do my potatoes. I like to keep most of my potatoes small whole ones but there are times when I do cut a large one into sections. I do dust mine with sulfur to help with rot. I never know how much rain we get here. Right now its raining , a lot, so I've put off putting my taters in this past weekend. I will this weekend. I hope you will post their progressRose Prairie Quilts and Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178342568603202027noreply@blogger.com