I belong to a self-sufficiency-ish sort of forum which is mainly American-based, and one of the good ladies thereon assures me that you can grow potatoes very successfully by a) digging a hole in the ground about the size of a bucket, b) chucking in three seed potatoes c) covering them over with...wait for it... grass clippings and then "earthing up" with more and more grass clippings as the potatoes grow through. She assures me she has had great success with this method and with old straw, used in the same way, and that it's absolutely brillo as the potatoes come out all clean when they're ready.
Anyone tried this? It sounds brilliant, but I wondered whether the grass would get all slimy when you watered it?
Anyone tried this? It sounds brilliant, but I wondered whether the grass would get all slimy when you watered it?
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