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Posted by Pat
Growing potatoes November 04, 2004 09:52PM |
Re: Growing potatoes November 05, 2004 12:02AM |
Growing Spuds :
Place a car tyre on the ground [ not concrete!] About 1/2 fill it with a mix of good garden soil and compost. Place 3 or 4 tubors on top, eyes up, and cover with more soil mix. When the first leaves come thru, keep covering with soil, adding more tyres as required until the plants are good and deep....about 3 tyres deep....then let them go. Some spuds are best left till the tops die down before harvesting but Jersey bennies can be harvested before then. Just feel around under to check the size.
Growing in bags, the easiest way : 1 x tubor per bag.
Buy "P B 40 " bags from the nursery. We usually do 6. Mix 1/2 Potting mix and 1/2 compost. 1/3 fill with mix and place tubor on top and cover with another 1/3 of mix. When the leaves start spilling over the top place the other 1/3 to top of bag. That's it. You can tell when they are ready as bulges appear around the bag ! About 2 months.
This is initially a bit expensive to set up, but a great yield makes it worthwhile.
Cheers
Place a car tyre on the ground [ not concrete!] About 1/2 fill it with a mix of good garden soil and compost. Place 3 or 4 tubors on top, eyes up, and cover with more soil mix. When the first leaves come thru, keep covering with soil, adding more tyres as required until the plants are good and deep....about 3 tyres deep....then let them go. Some spuds are best left till the tops die down before harvesting but Jersey bennies can be harvested before then. Just feel around under to check the size.
Growing in bags, the easiest way : 1 x tubor per bag.
Buy "P B 40 " bags from the nursery. We usually do 6. Mix 1/2 Potting mix and 1/2 compost. 1/3 fill with mix and place tubor on top and cover with another 1/3 of mix. When the leaves start spilling over the top place the other 1/3 to top of bag. That's it. You can tell when they are ready as bulges appear around the bag ! About 2 months.
This is initially a bit expensive to set up, but a great yield makes it worthwhile.
Cheers
Re: Growing potatoes November 05, 2004 08:49PM |
Nellie
Re: Growing potatoes November 06, 2004 05:37AM |
Re: Growing potatoes November 06, 2004 11:10PM |
Gidday Nellie,
Of course this potatoe business is very serious, esp. for a competition !!! Hee Hee. I'll try and help you win !!!
Are you limited to the size of bucket ?
It is essential to have a good mix and good drainage. So, plenty of holes in the bottom. And a 1/2 potting mix, 1/2 good compost. If a standard bucket, one or max 2 tubors. Same As for the bags.....1/3 mix in, pop in tubor another 1/3 on top. As they grow thru that, keep the tops covered till they reach the top, then let them go. With warmer weather coming up, hopefully, keep them well watered. I think as long as you have good drainage, you won't over water. Stand the bucket on a couple of bricks or the likes to begin with, then as they mature and you see roots coming out the drain holes, put the bucket on the ground. Any further ? I would be happy to help.
Good luck and love to hear down the line how you get on.
Cheers !
Of course this potatoe business is very serious, esp. for a competition !!! Hee Hee. I'll try and help you win !!!
Are you limited to the size of bucket ?
It is essential to have a good mix and good drainage. So, plenty of holes in the bottom. And a 1/2 potting mix, 1/2 good compost. If a standard bucket, one or max 2 tubors. Same As for the bags.....1/3 mix in, pop in tubor another 1/3 on top. As they grow thru that, keep the tops covered till they reach the top, then let them go. With warmer weather coming up, hopefully, keep them well watered. I think as long as you have good drainage, you won't over water. Stand the bucket on a couple of bricks or the likes to begin with, then as they mature and you see roots coming out the drain holes, put the bucket on the ground. Any further ? I would be happy to help.
Good luck and love to hear down the line how you get on.
Cheers !
Re: Growing potatoes November 07, 2004 03:16AM |
Nellie
Re: Growing potatoes November 07, 2004 04:31AM |
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