How to Plant Seed Potatoes
Potatoes grow from underground stems called stolons. In order to prevent potatoes from being exposed to the light, it is important to have the ability to “hill” the plants. If exposed to the light, the potatoes will begin to turn green, which signifies the development of bitter tasting glycoalkaloids, which are toxic and should not be eaten.When growing potatoes in your backyard or small homestead, many people find it most practical to grow them in some sort of container or bin. I’m lucky to have an incredibly handy and talented architect for a husband so when I decided that planting potatoes was something I wanted to do, he designed and built me a special bin for growing them in.
To read more on this topic, click over to the blog: http://www.littlehomesteaders.com/2014/02/planting-potatoes-garden/
To read more on this topic, click over to the blog: http://www.littlehomesteaders.com/2014/02/planting-potatoes-garden/
My husband and son building our potato growing bin.
Trenching
Seed Potatoes are placed
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A potato-growing bin: now that is deluxe!
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