yup, order them, go to your farm or seed store, or get out the greenish ones out of your cupboard ( those sometimes don;t work) set them in a single layer where they get some sun; once the green growth starts you are good to go.( greening them up first is called chitting. )
I used potato bags last year. easy and fun. but in super hot super droughty conditions, the potatoes did not reach full size in the last weeks. While i still recommend the bags, i am doing something really weird this year.
planting in rows in deeply dug trenches. And covering as they grow, into nice big hills.( trenches almost a foot with at least an inch of compost in the bottom)
I figure the bulk of soil will keep them cooler. Potatoes don;t like temps over 90 degrees.
I'll be putting compost and organic fertilizer in their bottom inch of soil, and adding a comfrey and nettle mulch before the heavy duty filling in goes on.(FEED potatoes. seriously)
this may seem like too much work for some-they are still kind of cheap at the grocery store. But you can grow varieties you have never seen at the supermarket-with far better taste, and moist and fresh from the ground.it's supposed to be quite a good return also on pounds per pound planted-if you make sure they have what they need! and if the trenches/row/hills are built up enough, I can forego the straw and that might be a good thing too. Wasn;t happy with growing them in straw.
I guess giving in to some old ideas-that work-is a good thing. I ordered hybrid tomato seed too-and cucumber, etc-to get a jump on disease etc. live and learn!
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