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Comment by MamaTaney on August 11, 2009 at 10:24am

All the potatoes we've ever grown were certified seed potatoes. We were out in the potato patch yesterday, digging around. Only found a couple VERY tiny little guys before we decided to let them rest for a while. Maybe more through winter.
It's very strange.

Comment by kristen holtz on August 7, 2009 at 3:31pm

mama taney, i heard about using tires too, but not about discovering nothing there. that is strange. maybe it wasnt a seed potato?
spuddy, i purchased seed potatoes and i am trying out the burlap bag method. so far its been slow going and the weather has been wet and cold. we ll see...

Comment by Scott " Spuddy" Bebry on August 5, 2009 at 8:51pm

kristen holtzz, visit my website www.spudeeze.com i have info there

Comment by Scott " Spuddy" Bebry on August 5, 2009 at 8:50pm

You have to find out if they used potatoes from their own draw that they bought to cook with or are they certified seed potatoes, They could have had uneven watering, maybe they didnt wash them LOL.

ask those first.

Thank ou for the ?

Comment by MamaTaney on July 27, 2009 at 1:55pm

Kristen,
We tried potatoes one year using stacked tires. They grew fantastically, but when it came time to harvest NOTHING was there!! I've heard other people have the same problem with the tire-method. Of course, for some reason we're having a hard time growing potatoes at all, but we're just weird like that.

Comment by kristen holtz on July 27, 2009 at 12:31pm

hello,
i am a new KGI member and not sure if this is the right forum for this question. i have a small veggie patch in chicago and am interested in trying out potatoes this year. i believe there is a method to grow them in burlap bags to save space. can anyone offer any advice or references?

Comment by Joan Kerr on July 20, 2009 at 11:54am

I have created a garden patch for making more compost. This time I am trying a new way (new for me) called lasagne gardening. Called that, because you layer it with paper, leaves, soil and leave it. No digging to create new spots

Comment by Joan Kerr on June 9, 2009 at 3:28pm

Hi Vanessa, yes i'll check it out

Comment by Joy Williams on June 5, 2009 at 10:51pm

hi everyone....

Comment by Vanessa Nagel on May 28, 2009 at 6:59pm

Joan - you may be interested in some information online about Portland Community Gardening. I think you can just google it - Beaverton has put together some guidelines that might be of interest in creating improved organization. Hope it helps!

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