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mopinko

(72,835 posts) Sat Jun 8, 2013, 10:55 PM Jun 2013

potato questions. [View all]

so, i have tried a few times to grow potatoes, and have had some good, some bad. more bad.
last year was the first time i ever heard of hilling potatoes with anything but soil. apparently straw works even better than soil. or half and half.
i am wondering if anyone uses anything else. i am tempted to use some shredded paper which i have had great success using for chicken litter.

who here is the potato expert?

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potato questions. [View all] mopinko Jun 2013 OP

Not an expert but get pretty good returns. I tried the straw thing and harvested the same amount I uppityperson Jun 2013 #1

I also have a potato question. intheflow Jun 2013 #2

that's ok. let's talk potatoes all day! mopinko Jun 2013 #3

in the compost pile RILib Jun 2013 #4

My neighbor uses her compost pile. Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #5

what about coffee chafe? mopinko Jun 2013 #6

I hill with soil because I don't want to make a trip to the store for straw Kolesar Jun 2013 #7