Has anyone tried putting potatoes on the ground and mounding them with straw? I have the use of an organic farm to grow vegetables but there are no garden beds prepared. This is the method that the landowner says he's had success with. He doesn't til the ground. It's just grass and some shrubby stuff, drop the potatoes on (not sure if whole or cut) and covers with straw. He says at the end of the season the soil is beautiful.