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.
Choosing Seed Potatoes. Choose healthy seed potatoes. Potato plants are susceptible to at least 75 diseases, and if you use unhealthy seeds, then the resulting plants probably will be unhealthy as well. Some diseases are visible in seed potatoes. If one's surface is scabby, moldy or rotting, then it is diseased.