<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fertilizing method in potato cultivation for increasing yield of potatoes (for instance, Chinese yam and sweet potato) per a unit area. <;P>;SOLUTION: This fertilizing method in potato cultivation comprises a process of applying initial manure in a form of using coated nitrogen fertilizer (preferably form of coated urea) for &ge;50% of total nitrogen fertilizer components to be applied from planting to a mature stage, and a process of additionally applying fast-acting potassic fertilizer such as potassium sulfate, potassium chloride and humic acid potassium. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT