Some of it depends on where you are located and make sure the PH in your soil isn't to high. The easiest way to grow them is take a bail of hay cut a whole in the top of the bail put some potting soild in to fill it up and then plant the potato.
Potatos prefer a low PH level somewhere between 4. 0 and 6. 5. Another key to success is plenty of organic matter and sandy soil. Use 6-12-6 fertilizer.
The two plants for growing potatoes are rowpotato plants and the moundpotato plants. put the seed potatoes fifteen inches and see through sunlight and water is available for it.