Comments on: Potato Project: Growing Potatoes in a Container

By: karen

karen — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:28:31 +0000

hi potato growers,
I grow my potatoes in raised garden beds using the no-dig method (lucerne, peastraw and compost). this works great for potatoes just use lucerne and peastraw to keep covering potato stems so potatoes dont go green. You end up with a good clean harvest!! This method also keeps well drained if you get heavy rain

By: Vera Noelle

Vera Noelle — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:47:38 +0000

This is really cool, I JUST bought eight 3 gallon Smart Pots and planted potatoes without any knowledge of gardening, just a rapidly growing interest.. I had no idea if these pots would work, or if I was planting correctly.. I am SO hopeful now that I’ve read this thanks for sharing!

By: Fern

Fern — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:32:59 +0000

Sure!

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:07:28 +0000

I have 5 gallon plastic containers would those work to grow the potatoes? If I made holes for drainage? We don’t seem to have a long enough growing season heat wise. Thanks

By: john

john — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:16:36 +0000

ive been using the tire method for years. Love the results.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:42:50 +0000

An useful idea some friends of mine had are planting potatoes in old tires. A stack of two or more, depending on how deep you want your root vegies to go, and fill with earth and compost works pretty well in climates that don’t get enough summer. You are serving two purposes…one, The tires are being recycled and two, they absorb and hold the heat. They are good for other plants too.

By: Fern

Fern — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:20:17 +0000

Compost it.

By: francis

francis — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:37:20 +0000

what can i do with the old soil/compost from the containers i’ve grown potatoes in

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