Wow! All of your beds look fabulous! I spent much of yesterday doing what you did, got 6-50 foot rows of potatoes planted according to your method. The hubs tilled with the tractor, we both laid out the irrigation, spread out the landscape barrier, and plunked the seed potato chunks in. I can't wait to see if I can get yields somewhere in the realm that you did. It's the not hilling and weeding I am most excited about lol! So thank you!
Hope your soaking alleviated some of that pain and today's relatively pain-free!
!PIZZA
Super! I've never done well with the whole hilling bit largely because I couldn't run plastic. With the weeds that are still in my soil after all these years of plastic covering it is imperative for my sanity that I keep any growing areas covered. I don't skimp on the water, my rows all get watered daily once sprouts are up and continue through to harvest. So far we haven't found but a handful of the potatoes that have hollowed so they took the regular watering well. I hope it works out well for you!