Planting taters

[randyt]

Which would be best of the following two scenarios. A heavily mulched garden in both cases. Pull the straw back and lay the tater on the ground re cover with mulch or pull mulch back and plant tater in the dirt?

 

[Pearl]

I would go with dirt! Unless you have red clay for soil!!

 

[randyt]

I would go with dirt! Unless you have red clay for soil!!

Decent black dirt

 

[Pearl]

Decent black dirtdirtq

I'd definitely put them in the dirt!!

 

[randyt]

I'd definitely put them in the dirt!!

I planted one row on top of loose dirt just to see the results.under the mulch

 

[Bacpacker]

My grandpa used to plant under hay on top of the dirt. Had fair harvest most years. I've always done in ground and typically do very well. Since going to raised beds our harvest is much improved and much easier to get up

 

[elkhound]

done a small test garden in straw once...mice and vole damage on entire crop.

 

[Tirediron]

potatoes grow out from the stem, so they like to be deep in the dirt they will produce above the level of the sprout so deeper is better within reason.

 

[Neb]

Spuds growing on the surface will be exposed to sun light. They go bitter and border line toxic. Don't eat green potatoes.

Ben