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What fertilizer does everyone use for potatoes?
When planting potatoes I start out with 13-13-13. This is a well balanced fertilizer that I feel helps get the plant established.
Around six weeks after planting I side dress with 10-20-10 and then work up a mound around the plants.
13-13-13 - well balanced for plant growth
10-20-10 - helps promote tuber growth
Before side dressing watch the weather very closely as I want a nice rain after side dressing. The rain helps wash the fertilizer into the soil.
A couple of weeks later I typically work the soil up around the plants. I usually do this by hand, but in 2019 I will use the tractor. Planning on planting a large garden and need to conserve time when I can.
Around May or June the tops of the potato plants start to die, so the potatoes are harvested.
The question is, what is your preferred fertilizer for potatoes?
Picture of potatoes I grew a few years ago:
When planting potatoes I start out with 13-13-13. This is a well balanced fertilizer that I feel helps get the plant established.
Around six weeks after planting I side dress with 10-20-10 and then work up a mound around the plants.
13-13-13 - well balanced for plant growth
10-20-10 - helps promote tuber growth
Before side dressing watch the weather very closely as I want a nice rain after side dressing. The rain helps wash the fertilizer into the soil.
A couple of weeks later I typically work the soil up around the plants. I usually do this by hand, but in 2019 I will use the tractor. Planning on planting a large garden and need to conserve time when I can.
Around May or June the tops of the potato plants start to die, so the potatoes are harvested.
The question is, what is your preferred fertilizer for potatoes?
Picture of potatoes I grew a few years ago:
