Here is a goal: How do you plant potatoes?

Which way makes more sense to accomplish this goal?

Options are:
* Lay each sprouted potato at the bottom of a trench, sprout side up, gently pushing soil underneath longer sprouts for support so they won't bend and break off. Cover the potatoes and sprouts with 2 or 3 inches of soil, allowing about 1 foot between plantings.;
* Lay each sprouted potato at the bottom of a trench, sprout side down, gently pushing soil underneath longer sprouts for support so they won't bend and break off. Cover the potatoes and sprouts with 2 or 3 inches of soil, allowing about 1 foot between plantings.;
Lay each sprouted potato at the bottom of a trench, sprout side up, gently pushing soil underneath longer sprouts for support so they won't bend and break off. Cover the potatoes and sprouts with 2 or 3 inches of soil, allowing about 1 foot between plantings.