How to grow potatoes.

Is that the name of it? Old time? Do they need to be refrigerated prior to planting?

Just a new one too me. Potatoes and I'm going to try the yard long beans too.

I have 10 -5' x 12' raised beds. I have a lot of room. I need irrigation ideas as well. I'm all about drip but design and ideas are appreciated.

Thanks.

Yes the name of store is old time feed n supply, on hwy 44, in between 61 & 621, very informative people in there, ask for Courtney, she is a master Gardner and a wealth of info, have your dimensions of your garden and they will set you up


Seed potatoes won't need refrigeration, just make sure each piece has at least 2 eyes and plant eye side up

Not a tater pro, but here's what i did. Buy seed potatoes, quarter, stick in the dirt. I think you can do less than a quarter and cut off a hunk with at least 2 eyes and plant if you're frugal. I filled a plastic swimming pool with dirt (good Richland parish dirt). Pool had holes in it so it would drain. Planted Reds and Yukon golds. It was around the first of March when I planted they did great. Watered frequently. Once they start vining good I went out there and low and behold had new potatoes in the ground. I started digging em. Couldn't believe my kids swimming pool was giving me taters. Ate the shite out of new potatoes. Did a crawfish boil featuring my home growed new potaters and knocked some socks off. Then my taters quit producing. WTF I thought. Old school at the feed store said I screwed up my tubers. Don't screw up your tubers. Good luck

How was your tomato crop last year?

My dad has been truck farming his whole life, will be 85 in April, and had absolutely no luck last year. Very humbling to him in his twilight years and I think he will finally hang it up.

What varieties do you usually grow and where do you farm.

Hubs plants them in raised beds. Red Lasoda and Yukon Gold. He has his drying at the moment to plant saturday, so not too late. The first year he did it, did not work out so well. Apparently to get good yield it is really important to pile dirt around the base of the plant as it grows. When a 4-6 inch sprout grows out, cover it and hill up the soil around it. Bear in mind that the potatoes will not be any further down than the original seed potato. So you need the tubers to come out from the new sprouting. When it flowers or becomes just too spindly and viney to cover, stop doing the hilling up of dirt. Then wait for the vines to die. The second year we got about 30 pounds of potatoes. They were great. Hoping for more yield this year.