covehithe wrote:
My mother has just won a large quantity of Scots. seed potatoes in a
local competition! She wants to start a veg patch and has a 5m x 1.5 m
area ( this is a lawn border which includes a 50cm strip of lawn).
Her neighbour has told her to plant the potatoes straight in the
ground including in the grass strip without
any digging. The idea is to clear the ground so she can, later this
year, set up a raised bed.
Is this likely to work?? Any other suggestions appreciated.

Potatoes don't clear the ground, you have to dig to plant them, dig to
hill them up and dig the final crop. Its the three diggings that clear
the ground.