I grow potatoes regularly and always in trenches about 8 inches apart that I hill up later. I also cut each spud into pieces with at least two eyes and never plant them in soil that has fresh manure, it promotes potato scab. I tried growing them in straw one year and it was a huge failure. I don't know if it was because the straw kept them too wet or because there were not enough nutrients in the straw.
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I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth
The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf
Bob Dylan
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