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MawkHawk · February 5, 2007

Rather than planting potatoes and covering them every once in a while with a little more soil as they grow, why can't we just plant them, say, 12" deep, cover them with 12" of soil and not do any hilling? Can they not find their way to the surface or something like that?

February 5, 2007	#1
MawkHawk Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Metro Detroit/Z6 Posts: 168	Another dumb potato question.... Rather than planting potatoes and covering them every once in a while with a little more soil as they grow, why can't we just plant them, say, 12" deep, cover them with 12" of soil and not do any hilling? Can they not find their way to the surface or something like that? __________________ Mark