The Gardener Magazine

HOW TO PLANT POTATOES

The simplest way to grow potatoes is in mounded-up trenches in the veggie garden. Prepare the soil by digging shallow trenches 60 – 90cm apart. Potatoes like light, loose soil that is slightly acidic and drains well. Use seed potatoes, not those from the supermarket.

Small seed potatoes can be planted whole, while larger ones should be cut into pieces, each with at least one or two eyes. Leave for 5– 6 days for callouses to form over

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