The inflammation in joints causes spasms in the muscles adjacent to the joints, which is probably why people have hand cramps, explained Richard Brasington, MD, a rheumatologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis.
Grow 1 plant to yield 5 to 10 potatoes. Yield 10 to 20 pounds per 10-foot row. Space seed potatoes 10 to 14 inches apart in trenches 24 to 34 inches apart.
Cover the seeds with a couple of inches of soil. Seed pieces should be 12 to 18 inches apart. Each time the potatoes add 6 inches of growth, more soil should be mounded around the base of the plant so that by the time the plant is 18 inches tall, the mound is 4 to 5 inches high.