Cold Morning on Plot

[Tripmeup]

You have probably explained this somewhere before, but given your other thread query re growing potatoes on raised beds, why would you not just grown the potatoes in the existing beds on the ground?

Putting them in raised beds will mean that you either have to dig down to start with or increasingly raise the height of the bed with whatever medium you use to earth up with....Could be awkward to deal with and to spray for blight if you so plan to or need to..

[Bigmallly]

My tatties were always grown in raised beds, just use a bulb planter (long handled if poss) about 6"-8" deep, drop tattie in & cover. I didn't find the need to earth up......just don't plant them too early as you may risk frost.

[Samurailord]

My beds are mostly 5' x 10',but I do have a row of 5'6" x 10' (stepdad failed his measuring test ) and I have paths set at 25" to allow me to lay flags between them.

It works for me as I can wedge my kneesa against the bed I am working on and my feet against the bed behind to gove me a bit of stability as I lean over to weed, etc.

Andy