[Market-farming] New potatoes in the rain
Allan Balliett
aballiett at frontiernet.net
Mon Jun 8 10:15:31 EDT 2009
>How thick does the mulch need to be over the plants, Pat? I have
>some old round hay bales I thought I would try, in spite of any
>potential weed seeds imparted from them. Unlike you early birds, my
>spuds planted on 5/23-24 are just emerging. Do you think I will
>hurt the plants, if I roll hay on top of them as they are just
>coming out of the ground? I formed small hills at planting with my
>hilling discs.
if they are under 5 inches and stout, I've rolled over them before
and it's worked just fine. I just didnt' get much yield with hay mulch
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