Potatoes!

Cosy Nook · « **on:** April 13, 2009, 19:32 »

To mound or not?

Having spoken to a number of experienced allotment growers there appears to be a difference of opinion in whether potatoes need mounding or not.

Any opinions?

ben · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2009, 19:41 »

Hi,

I'm no expert, but I'm fairly sure you need to "earth up", else the tubers that develop nearer to the top of the soil will turn green.
Typically, I earth up once when the foliage is about a foot high, but some people say you should do it a few times through the growing period.

Ben

Celery · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2009, 19:42 »

I have moulded my early potatoes and planted my late potatoes without a mould, but as the late one grow I will cover them.
celery

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2009, 19:49 »

Think you mean "mounded" Celery.

Of course you should mound/hill spuds, unless you use another light supressant technique.

I prefer to do mine in stages over the growing period as this works the soil & chops any weeds that might be thinking about it!

fatbelly · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:03 »

Quote from: DD. on April 13, 2009, 19:49

I prefer to do mine in stages over the growing period as this works the soil & chops any weeds that might be thinking about it!

Ditto here.

Celery · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:23 »

I have half an allotment and the lady who has the other half got better yealds by ridging them as they came up last year.So I thought I would give it a go.
celery

Jay Dubya · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:26 »

Hi, if you ridge them you get a better yield something to do with the stems, also the troughs help to retain water.

Salmo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2009, 00:21 »

As well as preventing green potatoes moulding up several times helps to reduce weeds. Each time you mould up you kill a crop of weeds and bring more weed seeds to the surface, which germinate and are killed in the next moulding up. Eventually the potato tops shade out the weeds.

Roll Roll · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2009, 08:25 »

Quote from: Salmo on April 14, 2009, 00:21

As well as preventing green potatoes moulding up several times helps to reduce weeds. Each time you mould up you kill a crop of weeds and bring more weed seeds to the surface, which germinate and are killed in the next moulding up. Eventually the potato tops shade out the weeds.

I dont grow potatoes often as i've got much room. But when I do it is just for that reason Salmo, to clear the soil.

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