How Deep??

whoose · May 2, 2016

How deep do I plant Yukon gold and small red potatoes?

whistech · May 2, 2016

Woose, plant 3 to inches deep and after the plants have emerged and grown 3 to 4 inches tall, pull up soil to the plant, covering the stems so only about 1 inch of the plant is sticking out of the soil. Repeat this process every time the plants are 3 to 4 in inches tall until you have a mound of soil about 10 to 12 inches tall in the row where you plant potatoes. This process is known as heeling the potato plants and the potatoes will grow in the soil you have heeled.

oakley · May 2, 2016

Same here. 3-4 inches. I've trenched and used the mound method. Then a couple years to save space i built 3 3x3ft simple raised beds, 2x12 board, filled one as the 'planter' and as the plants grew i added another 3x3 on top and filled around plants, re-peat. Just went up with it. Really good production in a small space. You can plant a bit thick in a raised tower bed.

4season · May 2, 2016

I got lazy and don't trench. I use a bulb planter and plant about the same depth.

May 2, 2016	#1
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	How Deep?? How deep do I plant Yukon gold and small red potatoes?

May 2, 2016	#2
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	Woose, plant 3 to inches deep and after the plants have emerged and grown 3 to 4 inches tall, pull up soil to the plant, covering the stems so only about 1 inch of the plant is sticking out of the soil. Repeat this process every time the plants are 3 to 4 in inches tall until you have a mound of soil about 10 to 12 inches tall in the row where you plant potatoes. This process is known as heeling the potato plants and the potatoes will grow in the soil you have heeled. __________________ Arlie Last edited by whistech; May 2, 2016 at 10:12 PM. Reason: Dang Spell Check

May 2, 2016	#3
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Same here. 3-4 inches. I've trenched and used the mound method. Then a couple years to save space i built 3 3x3ft simple raised beds, 2x12 board, filled one as the 'planter' and as the plants grew i added another 3x3 on top and filled around plants, re-peat. Just went up with it. Really good production in a small space. You can plant a bit thick in a raised tower bed.

May 2, 2016	#4
4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	I got lazy and don't trench. I use a bulb planter and plant about the same depth.