> That might make things worse, you can have too much fertility. Depending... Potatoes like sand soil. Beyond that I'm not a potato growing expert. Potatoes a

> That might make things worse, you can have too much fertility. Depending... Potatoes like sand soil. Beyond that I'm not a potato growing expert. Potatoes are super forgiving, I've grown nice sized potatoes and carrots in very heavily compacted clay soil before (it was the farm's 2nd season amending the soil with sand but it was pretty bad) however, potatoes can be grown in many other growing mediums, straw or hay can be prepared if you don't want to go with a soil based system: https://www.bettervegetablegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw.html https://www.bettervegetablegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in... The best part is its a closed loop growing system, as after harvest you can use it to add to the compost or even as mulch. I personally prefer soil gardening, and believe it determines taste enough to not want to do it, but if I would do it if I was first starting out.