To: tubebender
Since you're growing potatoes, maybe you have a comment about this. My potato plants are growing 18" to 24" inches above the soil, which from looking at yours is normal. But they are tipping over. What's going on??

233 posted on
06/29/2010 8:12:57 AM PDT by
Tatze
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To: Tatze
Potato tops grow rapidly until they start forming tubers and then they flop over. I am surprised mine haven’t tipped over yet but are you sure you are giving them enough water? Next year I would recommend you fill the bed to the top with additional potting soil or straw as they emerge and grow...
234 posted on
06/29/2010 8:34:50 AM PDT by
tubebender
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To: Tatze
They need more ‘hilling’...add more growing medium or even straw to give the potatoes a place to form...as the long as the plants keep growing, I keep adding more dirt and/or straw...when they blossom, I stop.
240 posted on
06/30/2010 1:10:49 PM PDT by
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