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Potatoes in Raised Beds
Roger36
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in Fruit & veg
February's GW magazine had an excellent article by Kay Mcguire on comparing different ways of growing potatoes. One of the most successful was using a raised bed, where Kay planted 6 seed potatoes in a single one metre row, with no earthing up. This has raised the following questions:
1. At what depth should the tubers be planted? My raised beds are 12" deep
2. My beds are 40" square. The extrapolation of Kay's method is a grid of 36 tubers, which seems an awful lot for that area. Interestingly, Monty has a video wherein he plants only 4 tubers in a row. Assuming I am talking about first or second earlies, do people think a full bed of tubers is sensible, and at what density?
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I shall be growing potatoes in raised beds myself this year but they're not as deep as yours so I will probably earth up a bit or at least mulch to retain moisture. I did find this article when looking for planting distances as I don't want a huge crop, just tasty, fresh potatoes. I have Charlotte and Bintje.
http://www.veggiegardener.com/how-to-plant-potatoes-in-a-raised-bed/
You could also have a look at this info from elsewhere on this site, showing Monty planting his in raised beds - http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-a-raised-bed/