How to Grow Lots of Potatoes: Best Secrets Revealed

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Potatoes are such rewarding and easy plants in the veggie garden, not to mention all the great varieties to grow!

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Potatoes are very productive. Given good soil and the right growing conditions, you can grow about 10 potatoes from 1 potato.

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Some varieties such as fingerling potatoes can produce 30 to 50 potatoes from 1 seed potato! They also grow well in pots and bags.

Potatoes come in early, mid and late season varieties. When planning your potato planting, it’s good to mix these varieties.

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Potatoes do not grow well in dry or soggy soil. Water them regularly when soil gets dry. They tend to need more watering in summer.

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The myth “the more dirt you mount around the potato plants, the more potatoes will grow from the stems”, is actually NOT true!

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How to Grow Lots of Potatoes: Best Secrets Revealed

Potatoes are such rewarding and easy plants in the veggie garden, not to mention all the great varieties to grow!

Potatoes are very productive. Given good soil and the right growing conditions, you can grow about 10 potatoes from 1 potato.

Some varieties such as fingerling potatoes can produce 30 to 50 potatoes from 1 seed potato! They also grow well in pots and bags.

Potatoes come in early, mid and late season varieties. When planning your potato planting, it’s good to mix these varieties.

Potatoes do not grow well in dry or soggy soil. Water them regularly when soil gets dry. They tend to need more watering in summer.

The myth “the more dirt you mount around the potato plants, the more potatoes will grow from the stems”, is actually NOT true!

Swipe up for full article & ideas!

How to grow potatoes in garden soil, pots, or containers easily with big yields!

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