I have aquired a lidless compost bin. it is about 1 meter high and wider at the bottom than the top. I'd like to grow potatoes for a late autumn crop. Someone said you can put some seed potatoes in the base and then add more compost as the leaves grow through and then add more seed potatoes in layers.
Would this work? and would it be a good way of maximising the space? I don't have enough garden to plant them in the usual way.
2007-06-14 07:25:39 · 6 answers · asked by proud walker 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes that is the way to grow potoes in a bin but there is no need to add any more seed potatoes to the bin.just keep adding more compost as the plant grows higher and keep the bin well watered.a small ammount of bone meal would be advantagous from time to time.when the hulms die down you can carefully start removing the crop.
2007-06-14 09:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the journey that they are eco-friendly shoots, they'll develop into potato vegetation. this gained't do any damage. The potato vegetation will wreck down foodstuff contained in the compost bin. they'll themselves produce small potatoes yet they can be small. each and every eye of the potato is able to turning right into a plant. Breeders use this ability to improve stocks of uncommon potatoe strains. Apple pips may also improve in compost boxes. as can buddlia and weeds with stocky roots. If the bits are white and fluffy and stinky it is a fungus and component of the technique of decomposition. you may want to objective knocking the potato shoots to bits with a stick. Or bribe a baby to remove it for you ( wearing gloves because the fairway bits of potatoes are poisonous)
2016-11-23 21:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by rosenberger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will work great so long as the compost bin doesn't get too hot. If it is in the later stages it will be cool enough to grow great spuds. If you add a bunch of green material it may get too hot for the plants.
2007-06-14 17:38:52 · answer #3 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how this could work; potatoes need sunlight to grow just like anything else. If you keep covering them up, they're not going to get it. Maybe I just don't understand what you're saying, but to me, this doesn't make much sense.
2007-06-14 07:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-14 08:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes as long as you don't get them too deep, remember you have to dig them out....
2007-06-14 07:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by TC_43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋