Potatoes are spring up from seed potatoes which you could buy at a greenhouse or garden eye . blood-red murphy produce well in Texas ; in fact , they are commercially grown in certain domain . Red white potato involve cool night temperatures ( below 68 degrees F ) and lots of visible radiation in the day , which is a typical May oscillation in Texas . Red La Soda and Viking are the most usually grown red - skinned white potato varieties in Texas garden , according to agriculturalists at Texas A&M University . Start your source spud one week before you plan on planting them in the garden . When you shop for semen spud , look for those that are listed as certified and are smaller in sizing than an bollock .

Step 1

set the seed spud in an eggs carton or other box - type container and go forth them in an area with lots of visible radiation , with a temperature that remain between 60 and 70 degrees F. As the source potato sprout , remove all but the top four sprout , by rubbing them off the surface .

Step 2

embed the red-faced germ spud in mid - February in all part of Texas except for the Rio Grande Valley , the Rolling Plains and the Panhandle . harmonise to agriculturalists at Texas A&M University , gardeners in the Rio Grande Valley should plant their cherry-red potatoes in former December , Rolling Plains nurseryman should get their planting done in previous February to March , and those in the Panhandle should wait until April .

Step 3

turn over up the planting area to a depth of 8 inches , turning the soil and crushing any orotund clods .

Step 4

improve the soil by position down a 3 - inch layer of rough-cut gumption and a 4 - inch layer of compost . Mix these cloth into the top 8 inches of dirt , using the gardening fork .

Step 5

Water the area well and allow it to enfeeble completely .

Step 6

Plant the seminal fluid potatoes 5 inches into the grime , 7 to 9 inches apart and in row 32 inch apart .

Step 7

Pile the soil over the semen spud into a 3- to 4 - column inch tall hill or hammock .

Step 8

Water the murphy plants again in April , with 1 1/2 inches . In May they will need 7 column inch and in June , 12 inches . In July , swerve back to 6 inch of water , just prior to crop .

Step 9

tip the potato plants every other week with a 10 - 20 - 10 fertilizer .

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