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imharau Posts: 18 |
growing potatoes in bags Posted 594 days ago I recently read an article about growing potatoes in jute bags, now I can't find it or remember what they were grown in, straw, compost or what. can anyone help or tell me if they also saw the article and what magazine it was in. Thanks |
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adrienne Posts: 11 |
RE: growing potatoes in bags Posted 593 days ago imharau,maybe i can help, i purchased some potato growing bags from a cheap stuff shop, cut 2 seed potatoes in half,let them dry in the air for about a week.while they were i put some good grade potting mix in bottom of bag about 15 cms+home made compost+straw + blood and bone,.placed the potatoes on top and repeated the mixture again after about 10 days they peeped through and i put another 15cm of same on top, just kept doing that all the way up after 4-5 weeks they have reached the top..about70 cmso there is no more room for soil so relax and let them grow their beautiful tops and then flowers when they have died down to nothing tip the bag over on the lawn or vege garden and find beautiful spuds...they take a while but worth waiting for.hope this helps |
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imharau Posts: 18 |
RE: growing potatoes in bags Posted 593 days ago Thank you Adrienne I will certainly try that, they were jute bags in the article and I have some old one's on the farm also some beautiful compost so will give it all a go and hope for a good crop of potatoes. |
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