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miss wilma
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Wilma
Knob Lick Ky
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  10:51:05 AM  Show Profile
I read on here somewhere about planting potatoes in straw, do any of you have info. I got a few seed potatoes and thought why not try it

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lovelady
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Toni
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  11:25:37 AM  Show Profile
Miss Wilma,

Here is a link to an article about growing potatoes in straw, http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4DMG/VegFruit/potatoes.htm .

I have been thinking about growing my potatoes this way,too, this year. I got 10 lbs of seed potatoes the other day and need to get them planted. I may do half in straw and half in dirt to see which one is better.

Good luck with your garden!
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miss wilma
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Wilma
Knob Lick Ky
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  11:27:32 AM  Show Profile
Thanks a million sweetie

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lovelady
True Blue Farmgirl

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Toni
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  11:31:14 AM  Show Profile
Anytime! Let me know how it works for you!
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl

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Wilma
Knob Lick Ky
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  12:36:20 PM  Show Profile
okay

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gramadinah
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Diana
Orofino ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  1:25:32 PM  Show Profile
miss wilma, just make sure when you harvest to watch for SNAKES. They seem to love this method.

Diana

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FebruaryViolet
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Jonni
Elsmere Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  1:44:10 PM  Show Profile
Diana, I'm glad I read this...I for one will probably NOT do this then. We have a 6 foot long black rat snake that loves to hang out around our house in the spring. If you want to see me run for the hills, it would be if I found him sleeping in the warm straw while digging potatoes. I don't think I'd ever eat a potato again!
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2009 :  1:59:09 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
You can also plant them in a garbage barrel (clean of course) and that way you can just dump them out at harvest-and even use a spray hose to wash away the debris- Clean potatoes!

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miss wilma
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Wilma
Knob Lick Ky
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Posted - Apr 17 2009 :  10:37:32 PM  Show Profile
Alee, how deep with the soil do you go

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mikesgirl
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Sherri
Elma WA
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Posted - Apr 17 2009 :  11:55:00 PM  Show Profile
I'm trying this for the first time this year too.

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