[AT] garden question; potatoes

[Al Jones]

Cultivate 2-3 times as the taters grow and it should control the weeds.  You need a set of disk hillers or what IH called "potato hillers."  Around here we call them "tobacco plows."  Agri Supply (on the www) calls em "buzzard wings." Whatever you use, put fresh dirt on the row every time you cultivate.  IMO it's ok to wrap up the plants a little as long as you still see some green when you're done.  Move enough dirt and it will go in between the plants as well as beside them and bury the weeds.

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 17, 2013 7:18 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes
>
>Greg,
>
>I think there is a medically approved cure for your allergies.  Generic
>name is
> "G L O V E S".
>
>Can you cultivate or till between the rows, then hill the taters when they
>get a little bigger to bury those weeds??   That is what I did when I grew
>patatos and it sort of worked.  Left a little hand work, but helped a lot.
>
>Charlie V.
>
>
>On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Greg Hass <ghass at m3isp.com> wrote:
>
>> First, tractor reference; I plant and cultivate with my Farmall Cub. I
>> grow six rows of potatoes a little over 100 feet long. I was wondering
>> if there is a spray that can be used to kill weeds after both potatoes
>> and weeds are up. I have looked on the internet a couple of times and
>> every spray I found must be applied before the crop is planted. One
>> spray that looked like it might work said cannot be used on red
>> potatoes, which is what I grow. I applied Preen before the potatoes were
>> up and followed all instructions; but it did not control the weeds at
>> all. Using a hoe on this many rows is not practical because of my
>> allergies (anything with a handle; hoe, rake, shovel,etc. and my hands
>> break out in blisters). Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>             Greg Hass
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