Planting Potatoes - January 2010 - Growing a Vegetable Garden

We'll be planting potatoes and harvesting potatoes planted in the fall. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana - Cajun Country at http://www.thebayougardener.com

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[castuckey]

Mr. Donald, just curious from the time you plant in January/February, do you find that the time to harvest is what LSU Ag Center suggests? About 90 to 120 days? Or do you let them continue to grow until the tops die off?

Merci Beaucoup!

[webcajun]

@castuckey ... It takes about 4 months for em to mature. When the leaves start turning yellow it's just about time to dig......Donald

[MrMunchiemo]

Donald people are telling me that I need to use a fertilizer where the first number should be lower than the other last two numbers. They said it is because it is a root crop. Didn't know what you thought about that.

[webcajun]

@MrMunchiemo ... I use a balanced fertilizer like triple 8 or 13 or 17. A soil sample would probably help a lot in determining just how much to use for potatoes……Donald

[MBJB07]

Do you use triple 13 fertilizer on your entire garden?

[webcajun]

@MBJB07 ... These days I applying fertilizer only where I'll be drawing the rows. I'll use 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 or 17-17-17 whatever is available.......Donald

[MrMunchiemo]

@webcajun 10-4 thanks

[webcajun]

@davidhaythornthwaite ... I’ve got lots of aches and pains so I too try to do things as easily as possible. Whatever works stick with it…….Donald

[davidhaythornthwaite]

due to bad shoulders i now grow all my spuds in pots and have done so for the past 3/4 yrs, providing i start at 8inch from the bottom and slowly cover up the foliage, right to the top, i get dust bin size tubs full of spuds with easy access without forking out afterwards, leaving my allotment for more brassicas

[webcajun]

@mporganics ... You can plant anytime from now until the end of February......Donald