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Originally Posted by simplepeddler
My grandfather used to plant them above ground......I remember he put a thick layer of newspaper down, then potting soil. put the potato eyes down, covered them in hay about 15 inches thick and watered the hell out them.........
we would just pull off the hay and the pototoes were there.........they never got huge, put it was good enough.......seems like I remember a 20X20 area yeilding 5 five gallon buckets
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I saw a video on the potato hay method too and plan to try a small patch that way also. Have you seen a hay bale garden? My dad was given one for Christmas and it grew the hell out of vegetables. He had to water it a lot to keep it wet or the plants would wilt. The bale eventually fell apart so it would be a good idea to frame the sides.