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potato question

15 years ago

I planted potatoes in a raised bed not realising the method of growing them of piling dirt around the plants as they grow. If I mound dirt around them I am afraid rain will wash it out of the raised beds. Could I dig them up and replant? Or should I dig them up and replace with something else entirely, space is at a premium>?

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terrybull
15 years ago
how big are they?
gdnh
Original Author
15 years ago
plants are about five inches tall.
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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana
15 years ago
P wonder how rain could wash the dirt away?...mine doesn't. In fact, when I start to check for little potatoes, I find the soil woven with tiny roots holding the soil together.

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