Growing Potatoes in Straw

Question

I live in Reno, NV and planted my seed potatoes in late June. I read the article on Google by Kathee Mierzejewski and everything has worked fine. My potato plants are now very high with lots of flowers but I don’t see any ‘new’ potatoes. It rained for 10 days straight after I planted them and some dirt fell over the seed potatoes. Should I dig down to find the potatoes? I dug a small way with my hands but couldn’t find any potatoes. Should I wait longer before I try to get potatoes, and will they be buried in the dirt? I am assuming they grow down into the dirt. As you can tell, I am new at this and don’t want to just ‘rip up’ a plant looking for potatoes.

Answer 1

This article should help as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/tips-for-growing-potatoes-in-straw.htm

Answer 2

Yes, potatoes grow well below the plants. Here is a link that may be helpful.

http://www.lifescript.com/Life/Timeout/At-home/Growing_Potatoes_Made_Easy.aspx?gclid=CJDX-NO-sKoCFQSt7QodY09WqQ&trans=1&du=1&ef_id=xrpON90qd2UAAMSC:20110802111906:s