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Grow sacks for spuds

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  • cootambear
    cootambear Posts: 1,474 Forumite
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    double bagged stout bin liners
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  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
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    SailorSam wrote: »
    My neighbours have just had an extension built and they had loads of these bags that sand etc was delivered in. I thought they were sent back and reused but apparently it's not allowed anymore so they're dumped. I took a few to do raised beds, they were glad to get rid of them, i even got some of the soil they'd dug up for the foundations.
    Suggest you have a walk around your neighbourhood and see if you can get any of these for free from any builders.

    Tonne bags are always being offered and requested on our local freecycle so its always worth a try here too.
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
  • Invalidation
    Invalidation Posts: 597 Forumite
    We grew loads of spuds in builders merchants sand and gravel bags. Place a layer of dirt in the bottom then a layer of spuds and continue up as the heads appear over the dirt.
    The DWP = Legally kicking the Disabled when they are down.
  • nodwah
    nodwah Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    I've seen those big blue ikea bags used for spuds - just stapled into a more upright shape.
    Just call me Nodwah the thread killer
  • Sunflower1227
    Sunflower1227 Posts: 1,737 Forumite
    Check out this site

    http://www.ecocharlie.co.uk/hessian-sack.html
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  • Jolaaled
    Jolaaled Posts: 1,063 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Sunflower1227 wrote: »
    Check out this site

    http://www.ecocharlie.co.uk/hessian-sack.html

    Do you think that Hessian/Jute is also ok to grow potatoes in...or are they just for storage of your crop??

    thanks again everyone...GREAT tips.
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