Anyone who has raised potatoes knows how much nicer it is to have large ones rather than small ones which are more trouble to find, and must not be left behind because they can encourage growths of
molds that may damage next year's crop. And it is much easier to peel a large potato than a lot of small ones.
The best potatoes I ever raised, I did not bury the seed. After spading some fertilizer into each hill,
I covered them six inches deep in seaweed. They grew beautfully, had few blemishes, and all I had to do
was pull up the whole plant which came up easily and then pick the postatoes off the roots.