Gardentalk – Planting potatoes

Three different varieties of seed potatoes await getting split up and planted. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
In this week’s edition of Gardentalk, Master Gardener Ed Buyarski provides a quick primer on planting potatoes this season.
Buyarski suggests using a plot of nice, loose, well-drained soil that was not used for potatoes last year.
He recommends digging a trench about 6 to 8 inches deep. Sprinkle a little fertilizer in the bottom and barely cover it up. Potatoes are light feeders.
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