Potato growing help

[redcannon]

can some one give me some tips on growing potatos? what environment they grow best in, what type of soil, any other info... thanx

[ExpansiveThought]

Man when i was a kid i once decided i was gonna grow a potato. THe only real important thing is that you have a fair sized bucket/garden/ whatever and then you create a kind of mound of dirt in the center of a bucket numerous for numerous potatoes in a garden, a little higher than the rest of the soil and you place the potatoes inside the mounds. I use what was probably a GM store bought potatoe. I dont know if it was just because of growth hormones/supergenes but it really didnt need that much water/attention at all ( i only planted one) and it yielded about 20 potatoes from which about 10 were edible at the time of harvest. They were at the side of my driveway so they were subject to abuse animals and playing children as well as pests, and recieved probably a maximum of 8 hours of light a day Im sure you're more interested in a larger and organic grow. But i hope this helps you and its encouraging that in my experience its been a very simple and rewarding process.
Also, if you are looking to grow food i recommend tomatoes because they are easy to grow and yeild well in good conditions
Happy growing!

[redcannon]

that a good idea. are there any other foods that i could grow in a southern california region that are high in calories/protein/carbs and the like? I'm trying to reduce my spending on food. I think its rediculous that the basic neccesities of life are consumer products.

[Jude]

My bio teacher starts his off by putting 5 or 6 toothpicks at the circumference, and placeing it in a cup of water so the toothpicks hold it up, half-way out of the water until it is 6 inches high or so. Make sure if you do this to keep it in the sun so it doesn't mold.

[redcannon]

how bout tomatoes? I hear Better Boys are particularly disease resistant and grow large and full

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

If you cut a potato in half and put each half in some dirt (cut side down), they will grow.

[Black Dagger]

Originally posted by Compañ[email protected] 28, 2007 02:32 pm
If you cut a potato in half and put each half in some dirt (cut side down), they will grow.
Does that work for ALL potatoes or just organically grown ones? I dont know anything about potatoe production but these days a lot of the food stuffs which can be used to start up fruit n vege gardens just wont grow because of the way the product is treated during production (though i have a feeling this less likely with seedless fruit/veges like potatoes).

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

It works with all potatos as far as I know.. I've seen it done with regular store bought potatos with no problem.