Gardentalk – Hilling potatoes

Close-up view of potato seedlings growing in a North Douglas garden. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
In this week’s edition of Gardentalk, Master Gardener Ed Buyarski describes how to mound loose, well-drained soil around your potato plants as they grow.
“If we bring soil in around the plants — once when they get up three or four inches tall — then there is the potential for more potatoes to be formed,” Buyarski said.
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