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Old March 12, 2014   #25
Worth1
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Originally Posted by wmontanez View Post
@Ken4230
That is a nice idea to use vertical space.

@Worth
Good luck with your tower. Yukon Gold only will grow close to the base of the plant...no need to hill, you might need to try other varieties for the bottom part of the tower.

I won't try towers but If I were to do it........,I would plant CIP366256 early, add soil until I got 8in or so up..say 2 months of growth.....then thin out the many branches to have sun reach the middle of the plant.....and then plant Yukon gold in there..... and add about 6in more of soil and mulch.


By the time Yukon Gold dies down then the CIP366256 is ready also done bulking as it is a long season potato. Both are yellow inside and tasty~!

Worth just for the sake of your tower success....if interested I can send you one CIP366256. Send me a PM.

And if you do it, take pictures~~
Wendy I just cant grow potatoes here it gets too hot too fast for the experiment I think.
They are growing some huge potatoes in the Pan Handle that are pretty good.
But it is almost 1000 miles from here.

Thanks for the offer though.

Worth
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