Growing Potato

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26 Dec 08 johnny Mornington penninsular vic. (Australia - temperate climate)
Help! I have about 16sqm of potato plants, all flowering like mad,but I have failed to cover them since they were 12 inches high.The tallest ones are now 1.5 metres high,can someone tell me if I can still cover them and what with?
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10 Dec 11 marie williams (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, just read your post, I have seen this before and what they did was to carefully lay the plant over on its side and start building up the earth over it. support it with some earth underneath whilst doing it, leaving the end out to continue to grow. As the plant settles and continues to grow continue mounding up the earth in the usual manner. You might get some more sprouts along the length of the growth your bury. Good luck.
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