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New Potato Plot, soil advice needed.

13 years ago

Greetings,

This year I decided to dedicate an area of the property for potatoes, instead of growing them in my raised beds. I am still about 4 1/2 weeks away from planting here in zone 7a. I am looking for some advice on what to amend my plot with. The soil where I am located is a heavy red clay. My thoughts were to till in some peat moss, garden soil, composted manure, and then line the trenches with lobster compost at planting time. Any feedback would be great.

I've been having decent success the past 3 years in my raised beds with a similar mixture. I also plan to follow the potato crop with a full planting of cowpeas after harvest.

Thanks for any advice and feedback.

Potato Plot 8' x 18'

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