time frame for planting potatoes

Labradors2 · August 28, 2017

Hubby missed digging out a lot of fingerlings last year.

I cover the veggie gardens with tarps for the winter as it stops those spring weeds, and I like to think that it helps to keep the nutrients in the soil from getting washed out.

So we lifted the tarp in the spring to find a whole swarth of potato growth. I was concerned that they might not be that great because the leaves were pale, so I planted a few more in the gaps, but could have saved myself the trouble because they turned out just fine despite never getting mounded up. Now what to do with the 50 pounds of fingerlings that hubby harvested yesterday?????

Linda

August 28, 2017	#20
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,890	Hubby missed digging out a lot of fingerlings last year. I cover the veggie gardens with tarps for the winter as it stops those spring weeds, and I like to think that it helps to keep the nutrients in the soil from getting washed out. So we lifted the tarp in the spring to find a whole swarth of potato growth. I was concerned that they might not be that great because the leaves were pale, so I planted a few more in the gaps, but could have saved myself the trouble because they turned out just fine despite never getting mounded up. Now what to do with the 50 pounds of fingerlings that hubby harvested yesterday????? Linda