This is it, I'm finished, I've had it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in! How much do I owe you?

You don't owe me anything;o) My treat - lol. I'll get them in the mail to you tomorrow!

Thanks!

Ok, I went to Lowe's last night and bought some potato seeds: one variety pack of red/ white/ yellow potatoes (6 of each, sorry, can't remember the exact varieties at the moment.) Plus, 10 Yukon Gold potato seeds. I put them out by the window this morning and most were already sprouting...now the hard part.

Being that I am on the Gulf Coast, how should I plant these guys?? Raised beds? I have chicken wire and some spare lumber on hand, and I initially just wanted to use the chicken wire to create round bins for my taters. But, now I'm worried about the eventual down-pours in April - May and I'm concerned this may not work. Any ideas?

Thank you guys for all the info on malabar spinach, even though it is a little invasive I still thought that it was worth trying, expecially because it can also be grown in part shade as well, unlike many veggies. I'll have to check and see if I got any little plants yet or not. I also love spinach and the best part is, that it grows here even in the extreme summer months we have, which for me is a plus as well.

John I have the same concerns as you mobile is the rainiest city in the US believe it or not and when it rains here it just pours so what I did was to mix a lot and I mean lot of perlite in my mix so that way the water would not puddle, since this is my first year I can't comment on results so only time will tell. Also I thought about using straw as the plants grow since I don't think it would retain too much water and would let the plant breathe a little better. Raise beds if you have them would work really good, but since mine are full with other veggies I used big pots, one a rain barrell and the other is a smart pot bought on the net.

Since potatoes produce new tubers on burried stems they are more productive if grown vertically. Just dig a deep trench and slowly fill when there is 4-6 inches of growth until the plant flowers. You can even grown potatoes in barrels, old garbage cans or large, deep pots. Just like when growing in trenches, put down a layer of compost or potting soil as they grow. I did this one year and got an incredible yield. I think potatoes can be one of the most cost effective things to grow. I bought a few pounds of seed potatoes last month for about $3. These few pounds will produce about 20 plants at 2-5 pounds per plant. The taste difference is another big factor. Freshly dug potatoes are sweeter and creamier than anything bought in the store. The only problem that I have encountered with potaotes is timing. They have to be planted in late winter/early spring to be productive. Last year, I planted them in late March and only got a few pounds of potatoes.