Potato Grow Sacks ???

ALIBOBSY

EstherH wrote: »

Well done. We grew potatoes in a dustbin and a couple of buckets last year. Might try using compost bag liners this year.

We used buckets last year, but have an old dustbin I was thinking of washing out and using. Not sure how to do it though. I assume I put drainage holes in the bottom. But am not sure how much compost to put in.
Is it like the buckets in that you just put a layer in the bottom and then plant. Going on to cover the shoots each time they grow?
Plus how many potatos can I plant in one bin?

Thanks!

ali x

greyteam1959

Yes just keep covering up the shoots........
I would space them about 6" apart and maybe 6" from the sides so it just depends on how big your containers are as to how many potatoes you will need.

MrsVic

Our local council does garden waste bags for £1 each they are about 50cm square, so I've bought 2. One for earlies (Duke of York) and one for main crop (Cara). I have bought 4 seed pots to put in each, does that sound too many?

Never done it before so was just going to put some drainage holes in and plant them up!

calleyw

Jack's_mummy wrote: »

Wilkinsons 3 for £3.99 I think

Arghhhhhhhhh in my best victor meldrew I don't believe it. I paid £8.99 for 3 in my local garden centre.

But they had a much better selection and smaller nets of seed potatoes.


Yours


Calley

arkonite_babe

mervyn11 wrote: »

Has anybody seen any for sale anywhere????
I have ordered some from Marshalls and they are now quoting in excess of 20 days for delivery !!!!!
We are very busy you know !!!!!!
:mad: :mad:

This older thread might still be of use

Cheap potato planters

or you could try

growing potatoes in an empty compost bag

ALIBOBSY

mervyn11 wrote: »

Yes just keep covering up the shoots........
I would space them about 6" apart and maybe 6" from the sides so it just depends on how big your containers are as to how many potatoes you will need.

Thanks for the reply mervyn. The small buckets I used last year with just one spud in each, but I have one of the old style plastic dustbins and wondered about using that.
Do I need to put alot of compost in underneath the spuds or does it not matter to the spud plants about not getting that much sun when they are below the level of the top (if you see what I mean) Its the depth I am not sure will work.

ali x

lindajoy

Can anyone tell me if it is better to use soil, or compost, and if compost, what sort is best.?
Got my bags and seed spuds from Marshalls - came quite quickly about 3 weeks ago. Wish I'd thought about the cheaper options that have been suggested on this forum !.

1jim

I used some old compost bags last year with very disapointing results, hardly any potatoes grew and we had an ants nest grow in one of them--we didnt know this until I put my hand in to see what the pots were up to and my hand got "bitten" so Im not sure if I shoudl give this another try this year or not

tangojulie

For how to grow potatoes in a bag:

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/growing_instructions.html

Good luck!

Primrose

alibobsy - I'm also trying growing in plastic folding potato containers for the first time this year. Instructions are to put about four inches on compost on the bottom and a maximum of four potatoes. When the potato shoots start appearing above the top of the compost add another four inches of compost. This will encourage the potato shoots to start growing another batch of potatoes in the next layer. Keep earthing up in this way as the leaves grow through the compost and keep the soil moist. When the leaves finally die back later in summer, the potatoes are ready to harvest.