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Old 14-02-2007, 12:14 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Potatoes

On Feb 12, 3:27 am, Puckdropper wrote:
We've got about 8 potatoes that have rather large eyes on them. They're
ready to be planted, but there's a few problems I've run into. First,
I'm in northern Indiana, so planting anything right now with the snow
cover and frostline is probably out of the question. Second, I'm
planning on moving about June, that's not enough time for potatoes, is
it?

Any suggestions on what I can do to not let these guys go to waste? (Eat
'em faster the next time, I know.) How much room do the potatoes need
underground to grow?


you could give it a spin. Plant them in late march, after having
solarized the soil with plastic for the whole month to make it ready.
Then if late frosts don't get them, there will be small potatoes by
the end of june. I pick mine in July anyway, Ann Arbor area.


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