[AT] potato planting

[Ron Cook]

Herb,
     Got it.  Thank you.  Makes perfect sense.

     I'll keep my eyes open for a potato digger, but quite frankly, they 
are very scarce in these parts.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 4/16/2013 12:13 PM, Herb Metz wrote:
> Ron,
> Ok, list 8 rows, or 12 rows, at normal listing speed.  If you plan
> fertilizing, add horse manure in the furrows.
> Then, at reduced speed, split those ridges with the same lister.  This
> reduced speed will not throw the dirt as far and will cause a depression in
> the center of the new ridges. Set the seed potato in that depression, and
> cover them.   The seed potato will have at least 8" of loose, just tilled
> soil beneath it (and fertilizer if you choose to fertilize).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:25 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] potato planting
>
> Thank you guys.
> Lots of good information here.  My wife is not in favor of my bright
> idea.  She might be on to something, too.  You see, my lister is 4-row,
> forty inch.  She said, "two passes and you are done."  We usually plant
> 8 rows of potatoes.
>
> I really do not see a problem.  Nor do I usually listen.
>
> A two-row might be handier, but....................
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>