Intercropping with potatoes ??

[kentish girl]

Is there any crop that I can plant between my rows of potatoes to make best use of the space?

[Pumpkin Becki]

I guess it depends how far apart your rows are. I grow mine about 24" apart, and what with the constant 'earthing up' tatties will need and the final spread of the top growth, I don't have room to intercrop them.

Apart from anything else, when you harvest your intercrop, you might damage the developing potatoes.

So, I'm basically...I wouldn't intercrop if I were you, however, I'm prepared to be proved wrong.

[Two_Sheds]

I agree with PB: when the potato foliage grows, it will shade out anything planted in between

[Flummery]

Agreement here too. If you stuck in, for example. some lettuces, you'd keep scratching them out as you earthed up. I can't see how you could make it work.

[coreopsis]

Agreement here too. If you stuck in, for example. some lettuces, you'd keep scratching them out as you earthed up. I can't see how you could make it work.

I tried the same last year with lettuce-I thought it grows quickly-I was wrong,potatoes shot upwards like a rocket,lettuce didn't stand a chance

[braders]

I agree with PB: when the potato foliage grows, it will shade out anything planted in between

Never even thought of doing it as the foliage will just blank out the sun to whatever you have planted...this is my opinon...

[Deb P]

The only thing I've successfully grown (inadvertently I'll admit) between potatoes is borage.......it looked pretty too!

[Two_Sheds]

The only thing I've successfully grown (inadvertently I'll admit) between potatoes is borage...

Or mint! I planted mint (direct, not in a pot, what a numpty) in my first year & spent the next 5 digging it out again.

[Bigmallly]

Interesting. As an experiment, I have planted 2 rows of tattie seeds 15"-18" deep in a raised bed and am leaving them to their own devices. Following on from this thread, I was wondering how something tall like say sweetcorn would fair as they are also a companion plant to tatties. My only concern would be whether the corn would be ready before the tatties needed pulling up or could they be left until the corn had finished.........decisions, decisions.

[Two_Sheds]

Your spuds will be ready before your sweetcorn though: so when you dig up your spuds, you'll also dig up your sweetcorn
Unless you leave your spuds in the ground as maincrops, that might work

[Bigmallly]

Your spuds will be ready before your sweetcorn though: so when you dig up your spuds, you'll also dig up your sweetcorn

Cheers TS, I'm not sure if my edit clashed with your post.........

[Snadger]

When I was still in my 'row planting' period I grew Gladioli in between my tatties. I have never earthed up tatties, just plant deeply with a heavy mulch.
Now I'm going through my 'pocket planting' period I just plant everytjhing higgledy piggledy so it doesn't matter anymore!

[Flummery]

Now I'm going through my 'pocket planting' period I just plant everytjhing higgledy piggledy so it doesn't matter anymore!

Sometimes I find so much dirt in my pockets I could grow spuds there too!

[Snadger]

Sometimes I find so much dirt in my pockets I could grow spuds there too!

Ma, about lugholes when I was a kid..............

"Get them washed.........you could plant tatties in em!"