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If you want your potatoes to begin growing rapidly, you can plant your potatoes in a trench 4 inches deep. Plant your seed potatoes in the center of the trench with the eyes facing up and space them 8 to 12 inches apart before you cover the trench with dirt.
Potatoes can be planted using several techniques. The most common is to dig a trench 6 to 8 inches deep and drop your seed pieces into the bottom of the trench. Space them about 8 to 12 inches apart and cover with 3 to 4 inches of soil. As the pieces begin to sprout and grow you should pull or hill the soil around the plants. The tubers or potatoes will form on stolons that grow from the stem, between the seed piece and the soil surface.