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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
for whatever reason I have never grown potatoes before. I bought a potato growing "kit" at the Farmer's Market yesterday. it consists of a burlap bag and a bunch of seed potatoes. the vendor simply talked about heaping dirt on the potatoes and slowly unrolling the top of the bag. she indicated the dirt heaping should be sporadic. I also seem to recall that your are supposed to cut seed potatoes? in quarters? I feel so unprepared to be a potato gardner!
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No need to cut the potatoes. Keep 3 (ish) eyes (rub out all others). place 3-5 potatoes in each bag - eyes uppermost; cover with 3-4 inches of soil/compost and water.
When the foliage starts above the soil, add more soil - and so on until you've reached the top of the bag.