Earthing up potato

[goddess]

First attempt to grow potato this year.I had mixed messages about the need to earth it up.Do i need to earth it up and where do you get all the soil from?
so far i managed to earth it up with what soil is available and some grass cuttings.thanks

[always digging]

just use some soil next to the rows use a spade and gently scrape off some soil and heap around the tops and if it gets really hot you can use grass clippings to put along the rows to help keep in moisture

[Jardiniere]

one potato?

[solway cropper]

one potato?

My thought as well. Why just one potato?

If you earth it up you'll have a pyramid with a tree on top of it.

[goddess]

It's actually 5 nicola potatoes and 5 pink fir apple potatoes.it may be that i planted them to close!! i am worried that if i keep eathing the up i will be exposing the potatoes underground even more.

[Bigmallly]

Just to aid any confusion about earthing up, see this good vid.

How To Earth Up Potatoes