Growing at the Speed of Life - A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden

Potato

Height: 2 4– 30 "

Width: 2 4"

Depth: 18– 2 4"

Perennial/Annual/Cool Season
Wat e r : Moist but not saturated
Sun : Full
Companion Planting :
pro: Cabbage family, eggplant, beans, marigolds
con: Cucumbers, peas, tomatoes
Pests : Potato beetles, earwigs, slugs, snails
Diseases : Black leg, blight, root rot, Verticillium
Soil: Loose, well-drained sandy loam
Fertilizer: High nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium;
add extra potash
pH: 5.0–6.5
Varieties : I’ve focused my attention on the unusual
potatoes to make best use of the kitchen-garden space

fingerlings: Russian Banana

yellow: Yukon Gold, German Butterball

round Red: Norland

purple: Purple Viking , All Blue

Zones : 3–11

Planting : Sprouted tubers 3 weeks before last frost in

6-inch-wide trenches at 2–4 inches deep, spaced 24

inches apart

Harvest: From tubers, 90–110 days

Rotation: Don’t plant after tomato family

Edible: Tubers

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