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So i planted my pots in rows too close together, now they are flowering im supposed to earth up right? But as i have not left much room between rows i can not move the earth up from the trenchs to cover them. Help! what shall i do? are they ok if i don't earth up? Thank you!
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One of the main reasons you earth up is to stop light getting to any tubers which are forming. If they're planted close together then the light can't get to them anyway as they are shaded by the foliage so you're fine. This has always been my approach, much less work
. That said, if they are too close together then you'll get small spuds as they won't get the nutrients they need - how close have you planted?
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If you can see tubers on the soil surface you could add a mulch of something to exclude light, such as thin layers of grass, damp newspapers, compost etc.Comment
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