[AT] potato ground

[charlie hill]

It wouldn't hurt to move to a new plot but what you 
need to do is take some soil samples and get them tested
to see what the soil needs for potatoes.   The county agent
can help you with that.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook 
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:40 AM 
To: jdat ; Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: [AT] potato ground 

Okay, another question.
I did not get a new potato area plowed last fall and may not be able to 
do that this spring either.  Ground is cold and wet and it is already 
getting time to plant.

My current patch has been in potatoes for years and the yield 
continually has been falling off.  Do you think the proper amount of 
fertilizer can work out for me, or should I just wait a while so I can 
rotate to different ground this year and have later potatoes? Or 
probably do some of both?

I flew a spray plane back and forth across hundreds of thousands of 
acres of potatoes years back.  At that time I did not have time nor the 
desire to pay attention to growing my own spuds.  Then I got old.  But 
not too old to learn.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
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