Potatoes

Purpose

To plant and harvest potatoes

Equipment and Materials


personal equipment

Coveralls – great for gardening with lots of pockets and tool holders.
Gloves – Good gardening gloves along with coveralls gives one a feeling of empowerment and invincibility no matter how dirty the gardening job.

tools and materials

6 Seed Potatoes -Russet Burbank

8 Seed Potatoes -Red Norland

Rake – a necessity for clening the garden of leaves and pebbles. Using two rakes like “salad forks” eases pickup of debris.

Pick/Matlock – These a necessity for gardening in North Jersey clay and rocky soil

Spade – Use for removing soil loosened by the pick/matock

Garden Cart – Great for removal of leaves from the garden.

Procedure


Step 1

Rake and clean strip of garden

Rake and clean area for potatoes

Step 2

Dig a trench about 10 inches deep and 12 inches wide

Step 3


Place potatoes into trench about 18 inches apart and cover with loose soil and mulch.

Viola!

Yukon gold potatoe plants after 3 weeks in garden


potato garden


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