Potatoes

Start
Plant seed potatoes
Light
Full sun
Space
12 inches

Plant certified seed potatoes or sound saved tubers, cutting large pieces so each has two or three eyes.

Avoid planting into cold, saturated soil, which encourages rot. Hill soil around stems as plants grow so developing tubers stay covered.

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