Sorry, kiddo, I found some info on growing potatoes when I googled, but I
mistakenly assumed that lots of folks here must have had experience growing
them, so I failed to post.

Here's an interesting website I turned up with this minute's google (I
hesitate to call it "today's" google, because I'm always online, so I google
constantly):
Gardening as an Anarchist Plot (!)
ttp://www.rain.org/~philfear/garden.html -- I especially like the caption
"No gophers in my garden" on the photo of the "pet" Harris' Hawk (a western
hawk about the size of a Red-tailed Hawk).

My only personal experience with growing potatoes is limited to this: I
noticed potato plants sprouting in the compost piles; I made the mistake of
trying to transplant them; the plants immediately died.

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Kira Dirlik" !! wrote in message
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Hi Folks,
Nobody answered my potato question. Anyone out there grow them?
My plant is growing out like an octopus, with the ever-lenghthening
stems all in the center. They are getting flowers, which I
understand indicate there WILL be potatos. But, shouldn't the stems
be covered so that more potatos form along these stems? What should
they be covered with: soil, mulch, grass clippings, or what?
Thanks.
Kira