Feldon's spacing works in highly amended soil such as in raised beds. If planting into garden soil, they need more room. I plant mine about 10 inches apart in the row and 3 feet apart between the rows.
Some potato varieties are more rampant than others. Kennebec for example is known for huge vines 4 to 5 feet long.
Pre-sprouting potatoes is known as chitting. If you bought seed potatoes, they should already have been treated to a temperature regime that induces early sprouting.
I have 250+ hills of potatoes planted and am looking forward to the first mature spuds.
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