2007-09-24 00:57:09 · 8 answers · asked by chris n 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Someone said something about growing in straw so you can just rummage around and pick them when they are ready without disturbing the plant as you would if you grew them in soil. True?
2007-09-24 00:58:08 · update #1
Growing in a barrel is easy, Know it All describes the method well.
As for growing in straw they are still in trenches in the ground but you cover and mulch up with straw instead of soil.
This link explains all.
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/VegFruit/potatoes.htm
2007-09-24 01:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by Gardengirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a barrel is quite easy. A plastic dustbin is ideal. You need some rich soil - preferably with some well rotted manure dug into it. Put a foot of soil in the bottom of the barrel, put your seed potatoes on top (eyes upwards) and bury them with another 6 inches of soil. As soon as leaves start forming, bury them again with another 6 inches of soil, and keep earthing up the new shoots until you've filled the barrel. Keep it watered and wait (preferably until the plants have flowered). When you can't stand the suspense any more, you've got a barrel full of potatoes.
2007-09-24 01:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
spring is the best time to try.the barrel must have holes in the bottom for drainage, other wise the seed pots will rot.the barrel should be about 24inch deep, soil placed in the bottom 6inch 6 seed pots shoot side up, cover 3inch soil over first layer as shoots appear cover again. the shoots then flower when flowers died spud will be ready to dig out.
2007-09-24 02:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i planted some this year in an old aluminium bath and they were fine,lovely taste too.my Dad grew them properly but honestly there wasnt that much of a difference in taste. never used straw though
2007-09-24 03:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of my friends use potato barrells, what you have to remember is to keep earthing up the tops to get them to produce potatoes.
Straw bails have to be kept moist otherwise they will not grow.
2007-09-24 09:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the previous including ANY lime or different chemical modification on your soil, have a soil attempt finished. dissimilar the time clay soils are extreme in alkalinity. including lime will make it extra so. A pH attempt will inform you in case you will desire to characteristic lime to the soil. to help destroy up clay, you could upload gypsum to the soil. regrettably, breaking clay calls for digging. the perfect concern to apply is compost tilled into the clay. The organic and organic remember binds to the clay making it extra crumbly and provides pore area. in step with possibility you would be able to desire to hire a neighbor newborn to rototill the backyard with good compost and gypsum. Or a extra perfect answer, seeing which you're older and don't prefer to be bending down as lots; is to construct raised beds. you could upload good soil to the beds and could now not would desire to bend over as some distance to weed or harvest your bounty. you additionally could make the beds as deep as you pick. i would not cause them to any wider than 3 ft for the era of nonetheless. this permits you to attain each and every thing interior the midst of the mattress.
2017-01-02 14:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by takako 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must remember to to put holes in the bottom for drainage.
2007-09-24 12:46:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old Know All is right, this time
2007-09-24 01:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by alida b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋