Planting Potatoes. 3.10.18

Today I planted potatoes. I cut these seed potatoes into chunks and let the dry, and sprout, for a couple of weeks in a window sill. 

This year I'm planting them in trenches, instead of shallow & hilling them up.  We'll see how that works out.  I think deeper will mean less watering during the summer.  I planted a foot deep, but barely covered the starts with soil.  As they grow, I'll fill in the trenches until they are up to ground level.

Next come the Russets They grow more slowly and harvest is later. That's nice because it spreads out the harvest.  In 2017, by planting different types at differerent times, and storing in a cool dry pantry, I had home grown potatoes for 6 months