growing potatotes Credit: Mike Krautter
I grow more than a dozen organic varieties, many from Irish Eyes Garden Seeds. Plant seed potatoes in late spring when the soil is warm. Harvest once the green stems have dried up and the leaves have turned brown. Enjoy the potatoes you harvest in your favorite recipes or try my top 3 potato recipes and learn why I really dig potatoes. STEP 1 To ensure growth, cut seed potatoes so each piece has at least two eyes. Leave smallest ones whole. potatoes Credit: Mike Krautter STEP 2 Dip all cut surfaces into ground fir bark (a natural fungicide, available from Irish Eyes Garden Seeds); let dry a few days. If planted fresh, they can rot. planting-potatoes-2-0804-d1122430127-d112243_w.jpg Credit: Mike Krautter STEP 3 Dig a furrow roughly 6 inches deep; place potatoes (eyes facing up) about 6 inches apart. Cover with 3 inches of soil. As they grow, backfill to top. Read More About My Love of Potatoes and Get My Favorite Potato Recipes Ready for more? Plan Your Vegetable Garden Get My Vegetable Garden Tips
growing potatotes Credit: Mike Krautter
growing potatotes Credit: Mike Krautter
growing potatotes
Credit: Mike Krautter
I grow more than a dozen organic varieties, many from Irish Eyes Garden Seeds.
Plant seed potatoes in late spring when the soil is warm. Harvest once the green stems have dried up and the leaves have turned brown.
Enjoy the potatoes you harvest in your favorite recipes or try my top 3 potato recipes and learn why I really dig potatoes.
STEP 1
To ensure growth, cut seed potatoes so each piece has at least two eyes. Leave smallest ones whole.
potatoes Credit: Mike Krautter
STEP 2
Dip all cut surfaces into ground fir bark (a natural fungicide, available from Irish Eyes Garden Seeds); let dry a few days. If planted fresh, they can rot.
planting-potatoes-2-0804-d1122430127-d112243_w.jpg Credit: Mike Krautter
STEP 3
Dig a furrow roughly 6 inches deep; place potatoes (eyes facing up) about 6 inches apart. Cover with 3 inches of soil. As they grow, backfill to top.
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potatoes Credit: Mike Krautter
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planting-potatoes-2-0804-d1122430127-d112243_w.jpg Credit: Mike Krautter
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