Potato Growing sacks

bubbs

Hi,
Can anyone please tell me the best place to buy these? Does wilkinsons sell them does anyone know?
I am going to grow some for the 1st time this year and hopefully have a wonderfull crop like i did with my runner beans last year and that was a 1st time.
Many Thanks

LilacPixie

B&Q have a pack of 3 for a tenner. Dunno about wilkinsons as we don't have one.

A._Badger

bubbs wrote: »

Hi,
Can anyone please tell me the best place to buy these? Does wilkinsons sell them does anyone know?
I am going to grow some for the 1st time this year and hopefully have a wonderfull crop like i did with my runner beans last year and that was a 1st time.
Many Thanks

By a happy coincidence, I can. Today I popped into a different branch of Wyevale to the one I usually haunt this and they had three for £7.49 - and they are the heavy duty woven polypropylene type with reinforced drainage holes.


I didn't buy any last year as they were overpriced, but I thought this (in their sale) was reasonable.

Hope that helps.

davemorton

Just use heavy duty rubble sacks, a couple of quid for ten. (I find the blue ones with black insides particularly good.

teapot2

I use empty compost bags turned inside out [they are black on the inside]. I make some drainage holes and roll the sacks down. Put some compost in and plant the seed tatties then as I earth them up, just unroll the sides of the bag. Works a treat and have used the same bags several times. Ask around with friends/family to save you their empty bags if you don't have any.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i use old pastic dustbins.... and hubby drilled some drainage holes in the bottom....so they will last for years...

i bought one, and then i managed to get some from the local amenity site:D

bubbs

Thankyou all for your replies

conradmum

teapot2 wrote: »

I use empty compost bags turned inside out [they are black on the inside]. I make some drainage holes and roll the sacks down. Put some compost in and plant the seed tatties then as I earth them up, just unroll the sides of the bag. Works a treat and have used the same bags several times. Ask around with friends/family to save you their empty bags if you don't have any.

I've done this too. There's no need to spend out for something to grow potatoes in. Any kind of lightproof, largish container with drainage holes will do.

A._Badger

conradmum wrote: »

I've done this too. There's no need to spend out for something to grow potatoes in. Any kind of lightproof, largish container with drainage holes will do.[/QUOTE

They will do the job, but they don't look exactly handsome on the patio unless you choose carefully. Last year I turned compost sacks inside out. It worked but was a bit of an eyesore.

conradmum

A._Badger wrote: »

conradmum wrote: »

I've done this too. There's no need to spend out for something to grow potatoes in. Any kind of lightproof, largish container with drainage holes will do.[/QUOTE

They will do the job, but they don't look exactly handsome on the patio unless you choose carefully. Last year I turned compost sacks inside out. It worked but was a bit of an eyesore.

I think if someone wants something that would look good on their patio they should grow something other than potatoes. :rotfl: Not the most attractive plants.

Now blueberries though...........

Newbird

I'm thinking about maybe grouping the bags (or bin/bins) of pots together then make a nice screen out of willow or any of the screening rolls you can buy to fit around the bags. Should make them look more attractive and easy to move when you need access to the bags.