pot pots

[mummybunny]

Hey,

I'm limited for space as I'm growing in the garden so was planning to grow my potatoes in the potato planters you can get. Has anyone tried these?

I have also heard you can grow them in grow bags turned on there side has anyone tried this method?

Thanks in advance

Lucy

[mummybunny]

[thifasmom]

I've tried them in the potato barrel and sacks but with one meal results from each :-\ :(, last year my neighbour suggested that i may need to feed them, so i did this year but neglected to water efficiently ::). will see what the results will be for Christmas as i have made sure to add organic potato feed and the soil hasn't been allowed to dry out. heres hoping.

[mummybunny]

Will keep my fingers crossed for you let me know how it goes  ;D

lucy

[portsmouth30]

If you go to B&Q they sell sacks of compost that are designed to grow spuds in, you just cut the top off and plant your spuds; tjink you can plant 5 to a bag, and at only a couple of quid a time they are both fantastic value for money and good for the job in hand

[thifasmom]

Will keep my fingers crossed for you let me know how it goes  ;D

lucy

i will :D

[mummybunny]

portsmouth30 will have to keep an eye out for them then.


Thanks lucy

[jo9919]

I grow my spuds in containers.

I use various types of buckets or large pots with drainage holes in the bottom. I start off with about 6 inch of compost in the bottom, place the tubers then cover with another 6 inch of compost. As the spuds grow I keep earthing up until the compost reaches the top of the container.

I've had very good success. From three tubers in one container I'm averaging over 50 spuds. I use a first early potato, Pentland Javelin.

Hope this helps,
Jo.

[Toadspawn]

I grow only early potatoes and they are all in black plastic builders type buckets with drainage holes drilled (£0.99 from Wilcos). A  few inches of multi purpose compost in the bottom and then one tuber placed in the centre and covered. Top up with compost as the plant grows. Add some general purpose fertiliser granules and keep very well watered.  One bucket usually produces enough potatoes for at least three very large portions as there is only me to eat them.

[Sparkly]

http://www.patio-plants.co.uk/images/patio_potato.jpg

We have a couple of these. This year we used them to plant early potatoes to try and see if we could 'beat' the ones on the plot. We were pretty pleased 7kg from 4 seed potatoes. They were 'red duke of york'. Once the potatoes were out we followed them with a sowing of carrots for christmas.