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As far as I know, you hill potatoes so that the tuber roots have more room to expand, and the larger the hill, the looser the soil is for the potatoes to expand. it also keeps them from getting too much sun, at which point they turn green and are inedible. Sugars produced by photosynthesis are converted to and stored as starch in the roots. Basically, you're creating a better and eaiser environment for them to stretch their arms and legs. The more you hill them, the more they will be able to expand and the more yield you will get. Usually you hill two or three times in a season.
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Should you eat potatoes on your birthday?
Absolutely, actually you should only eat potatoes on your birthday.
How many should you eat each day?
How many potatoes you should eat dailyYou can eat as many potatoes as you want.Potatoes are very healthy and you CAN eat as much as you want but the best portion would be 1-3 potatoes.
How long should it take to peel 25kg of potatoes?
well it depends on how many potatoes you have because you then times the quantity by how many potatoes there are and divid that by sixty because of seconds.
Mashed potatoes should not be this way?
Full of lumps
How do you grow a potato?
Potatoes have what they call 'eyes' which grow on them, these are actual shoots for the plant, simply divide (cut) the potato with a couple of eyes on each piece, dig a hole about 7 inches below ground and plant. When the potato begins to sprout you will want to fertilize and 'hill' them up. Hilling them is simply adding a hill of dirt to the tops of them. Potatoes are tubers and as such will produce their fruit underground. In the fall you dig all around the potato to get the new potatoes.
What do you grow potatoes in?
The obvious answer would be soil, but I think you are looking for more than that. Potatoes grow best in rich, light soil, and in home gardening, soil is pulled up around the growing plants to shield the new potatoes from sunlight (they turn green if exposed to sunlight). Each group of potatoes is called a hill- after the "hilling" of soil. Potatoes CAN be grown in containers, such as large buckets- and are harvested by dumping the bucket of soil.
Where should you keep pototoes?
Potatoes should be stored in a dark cool place. Take care if potatoes take on a green hue during storage they may make you ill.
How many potatoes should you eat each day?
How many potatoes you should eat dailyYou can eat as many potatoes as you want.Potatoes are very healthy and you CAN eat as much as you want but the best portion would be 1-3 potatoes.
If your vehicle begins to overheat while climbing a hill you should?
If your vehicle begins to overheat while climbing a hill you should
Should you eat steak with potatoes?
It is a good combination. Yes
What grass Pokemon should you choose in gold version?
potatoes
What if a dog eats potatoes?
its okay it he or she dose my do has and he or she should be fine
