{"id":7105,"date":"2017-04-08T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2023-12-03T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:55:07","slug":"grow-potatoes-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/grow-potatoes-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Potatoes: Trench and Hill Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What could be more satisfying than the flavor of freshly dug potatoes lifted straight from your own garden? Learn how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/grow-potatoes-trench-hill-growagoodlife-1.jpg\" alt=\"Growing potatoes using trench and hill method involves digging trenches, planting seed potatoes, and hilling the potato plants as they grow. This is the traditional method of growing potatoes that farmers have used for centuries only scaled down for the backyard garden.\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" data-pin-description=\"Growing potatoes using trench and hill method involves digging trenches, planting seed potatoes, and hilling the potato plants as they grow. This is the traditional method of growing potatoes that farmers have used for centuries only scaled down for the backyard garden.\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/grow-potatoes-trench-hill-growagoodlife-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/grow-potatoes-trench-hill-growagoodlife-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/grow-potatoes-trench-hill-growagoodlife-1-560x362.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t beat the flavor of freshly dug potatoes from your own garden. Potatoes are a staple crop that can feed you almost all year because they store well in a root cellar or cool basement.<\/p>\n<p>One of the methods of planting potatoes is the trench and hill method. This involves digging trenches, piling the soil in between the trenches, planting the seed potatoes, and hilling the potato plants as they grow.<\/p>\n<p>This is the traditional method of growing potatoes that farmers have used for centuries only scaled down for the backyard garden. The hilling method is ideal if you have good-quality soil and a large garden space.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"adthrive-video-player in-post\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" data-video-id=\"k6wu2Ctm\" data-player-type=\"\" override-embed=\"\">\n\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-04-20T18:23:03.000Z\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"How to Grow Potatoes: Trench and Hill Method\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"See how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/thumbs\/k6wu2Ctm-720.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/videos\/k6wu2Ctm.mp4\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>How to Grow Potatoes: Trench and Hill Method<\/h2>\n<p>After you have sourced your seed potatoes, figured our when to plant, and prepared the potato seeds for planting, you are ready to dig your trenches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/sourcing-seed-potatoes\/\">Sourcing Seed Potatoes for the Backyard Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/chitting-potatoes\/\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Chitting Potatoes Gives Them a Head Start<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 1: Plot out your potato bed<\/h3>\n<p>Remove all weeds, measure out your rows, and dig trenches about 4-6 inches deep and two feet apart. Mound up your soil in between the rows. You will be using this soil to hill your potatoes later.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7113 size-full\" title=\"What could be more satisfying than the flavor of freshly dug potatoes lifted straight from your own garden? Learn how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/potatoes-dig-trench.jpg\" alt=\"What could be more satisfying than the flavor of freshly dug potatoes lifted straight from your own garden? Learn how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/potatoes-dig-trench.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/potatoes-dig-trench-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Add amendments<\/h3>\n<p>Once the trench is dug, add some finished compost and an organic fertilizer to the bottom of the trench and work it into the soil.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Plant your potato seed<\/h3>\n<p>Place your potato seeds about 12-inches apart and cover with just 4 inches of soil. Water the newly planted potato bed very well.\u00a0Your potato plants should emerge from the soil in about two weeks. It may take longer if the soil is still cold.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Hill the potato plants<\/h3>\n<p>As the potatoes grow, pull the soil from the mounds in between the trenches to cover the new growth.<\/p>\n<p>When the plants are 6-8 inches tall, begin hilling the potatoes by gently mounding the soil from the center of your rows around the stems of the plant. Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, hill up the soil again when the plants grow another 6-8 inches. Repeat the process of hilling and building up the soil as the plants continue to grow until there is about 12-18-inches of soil around the plant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hilling-potatoes.jpg\" alt=\"potato plant with soil hilled up around the stems\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hilling-potatoes.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hilling-potatoes-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hilling-potatoes-560x362.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Mulch the potato bed<\/h3>\n<p>Mulch thickly with straw or shredded leaves to keep the soil cool, weed-free, and to cover any tubers that grow close to the surface to prevent them from turning green.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/organic-mulch-helps-your-garden\/\">5 Ways Organic Mulch Helps Your Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hill-trench-potatoes.jpg\" alt=\"potato plants mulched with straw\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hill-trench-potatoes.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hill-trench-potatoes-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hill-trench-potatoes-560x362.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Harvest your potatoes<\/h3>\n<p>Baby potatoes are delicious. Once the potato plants bloom, you can begin harvesting potatoes as needed for meals. Dig carefully beneath the soil and pull out what you need. Try not to damage too many roots so the plant can continue growing. If you are growing potatoes for storage, allow the tubers to remain in the ground to mature fully.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7111 size-full\" title=\"What could be more satisfying than the flavor of freshly dug potatoes lifted straight from your own garden? Learn how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/baby-potatoes-harvest.jpg\" alt=\"What could be more satisfying than the flavor of freshly dug potatoes lifted straight from your own garden? Learn how to grow potatoes using the traditional trench and hill method.\" width=\"680\" height=\"440\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/baby-potatoes-harvest.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/baby-potatoes-harvest-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/storing-potatoes\/\">enjoyed a great harvest<\/a> for my first attempt at growing potatoes. Although the potato crop I grew using the trench and hilling method was successful, I didn\u2019t like\u00a0the extra labor involved in hilling, the messy appearance of the garden, and the wasted space in between the rows. The following year, I tried growing potatoes using the John Jeavons\u2019 Grow Biointensive method. Visit this article to learn another way to grow potatoes: <a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/planting-potatoes-grow-biointensive\/\">Planting Potatoes the Biointensive Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Want to Learn How to\u00a0Grow Potatoes?<\/h2>\r\n<p>You will find everything you need to start growing potatoes in my PDF eBook, <a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/product\/grow-good-life-guide-growing-potatoes\/\"><em>Grow a Good Life Guide to Growing Potatoes<\/em>.<\/a> Whether you are striving for a few gourmet fingerling potatoes or a large crop for winter food storage, this guide will show how you can grow your own, organic, homegrown potatoes.<a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/product\/grow-good-life-guide-growing-potatoes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8841 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Growing-Potatoes-PDF-eBook-learn-680x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grow a Good Life Guide to Growing Potatoes Learn More\" width=\"680\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Growing-Potatoes-PDF-eBook-learn-680x300.jpg 680w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Growing-Potatoes-PDF-eBook-learn-680x300-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>You May Also Like:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/sourcing-seed-potatoes\/\">Sourcing Seed Potatoes for the Backyard Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/chitting-potatoes\/\">Chitting Potatoes Gives them a Head Start<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/growing-potatoes-backyard-garden\/\">6 Ways to Grow Potatoes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/storing-potatoes\/\">5 Steps to Storing Potatoes for Winter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/baked-french-fries\/\">Baked Seasoned French Fries Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/harvest-hearty-beef-stew\/\">Harvest Hearty Beef Stew Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/tips-growing-potatoes\/\">8 Great Tips for Growing Potatoes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2>Good planning is key to a successful vegetable garden<\/h2>\r\n<p>Whether you are new to growing your own food or have been growing a vegetable garden for years, you will benefit from some planning each year. You will find everything you need to organize and plan your vegetable garden in my PDF eBook, <a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/product\/grow-good-life-guide-planning-vegetable-garden\/\"><em>Grow a Good Life Guide to Planning Your Vegetable Garden<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/product\/grow-good-life-guide-planning-vegetable-garden\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Planning-Your-Vegetable-Garden-Blog-Ad-680x240-1.jpg\" alt=\"Grow a Good Life Guide to Planning Your Vegetable Garden\" width=\"679\" height=\"241\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Planning-Your-Vegetable-Garden-Blog-Ad-680x240-1.jpg 679w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Planning-Your-Vegetable-Garden-Blog-Ad-680x240-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Planning-Your-Vegetable-Garden-Blog-Ad-680x240-1-560x199.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13226\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Potatoes-Hill-and-Trench-Pinsm-2019-3.jpg\" alt=\"As potato plants grow, gather soil around stems, and cover until just the top few leaves show above the soil. 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