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Old March 15, 2017   #14
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Originally Posted by Gardeneer View Post
Remember ,potatoes set tubers on the stem coming up from the seed, not on the roots of the seed. Like tomato grows on the stem not on the roots.
So when planting , have to have room to hill around the stems, to hold the tubers.
Also, it is the root that needs the fertilizer/food not the tubers. So it pays to put seed potato on fertile soil with added fertilizer. You can of course give it fertilizer later but it has to get down to the root zone quickly.
Hmmm. Makes sense. So maybe I should put some compost under my sprouts along with some slow release fertilizer. I think the grow bag is deep enough to hill up around the stems. I also have 15 gallon bags if the 10's are not big enough. I was hoping to use the bigger ones for sweet potatoes though.
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