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14-09-2006, 09:20 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Potatoes for next year
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in
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Puckdropper said:
I planted potatoes in my garden this year, and they did rather well.
I'd like to save some of the smaller ones to grow next year, if I can.
Can I do that? What do I need to do?
Unless you have a big problem with mice and voles, put them out
where you want them to grow next year and cover them with a thick
layer of straw. Pull most of the straw off next spring. Or next
spring, transplant the ones you missed this year harvesting potatoes.
(It *will* happen.)
I've always had better results storing my potatoes in the ground out
in the garden under a heavy layer of straw than anywhere in the house,
even with the risk of mice getting to them.
Thanks for the advice. I'll try it.
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