Potatoes in tubs

cyclonebri1

My wife fancies a few potato tubs this year.
We have the tubs sorted, garden woven plastic refuse sacks, about2ft 6" high and 20" dia. Drainage should be fine as they are woven.

Can someone just steer me in the right direction as I/we are no veggy gardeners.

The plan, stand the bags on gravel, add 6" multipurpose compost add chitted spudsand cover 4"??

How many per tub??

As a good growth of top appears, roll up bag and add more compost??

How deep??

Repeat untill???

Sorry fairly wide questions,

Seed potatoes bought and sat awaithing sprutting at the moment

What yield could be reasonably expected by this method??

I have to admit to being totally embarrassed by asking this, my late father and his father before were the most avid allotment holders possible, they had literally acres of ground in till every year, everything from lettuce to rasberries, even had council dispensation to rear chickens and xmas cockerals. Alas I have not carried on the family traditions:o:o

Oh edited to ask; what about feeding??

oldsam

Feeding spuds - Multi - compost contains fertiliser that only lasts about six weeks , it is meant for young plants but you can add more . We use Fish, Blood and Bone to it at the Rate of 500 grams per 75 Litre bag or 1 lb in old money approx., Liquid feed can also be used at makers suggested rates on the packet, Watch for slugs , My father in law use to the bags in the shade along side a fence , this may help to prevent the loss of moisture- Never mind no two people garden the same way - you can be told but you have find what works for you ! .

LJM

i think its all trial and error i dont class my self as a gardener but i try and my girls love helping too,potatoes for me in tubs and pots have been one of the easiest things to grow. i think the amount you put in would varie on the size of your pot. i have an old water butt which was cut into halfs and ive popped in the past up to 5 i think in each. like i said i may be wrong in doing this but when you are limited for space you make do with what you have and if it doesnt work i know not to do it again

Plasticman

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

what about feeding??

No need to bother for the first few weeks if you're planting in compost. Then water with tomato feed (the two plants are related and the same feed is fine for both).