Its that time of year again and its time to look at how to grow potatoes in containers, i will be growing some potatoes in the group this year but my main focus is …
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Good tip with the weed burner – it's the only way I have ever done it. Determinate/indererminate is the same for tomatoes (same family). I grow Charlotte as a 2E spud. Great vid – keep 'em coming.
Forgot to add a note about weed burners and the plastic membrane. That’s the technique I use to stop the horrible frayed strands but a small word of warning to keep bare hands well away from the melted plastic edges for a good while as they retain the heat and can give you a nasty burn if you’re not careful. Keep up the good work and thanks for the tips.
Excellent informative video thank you. Just wonder if you have any experience or advice to offer regarding effectiveness of growing in bags as opposed to the plastic pots ??
New Subscriber here. Great Video. I've grown potatoes for the past 2 years. I totally agree with the size of your buckets dictating the returns. 5 Gal didn't do to well. a larger size as you said did much better but a trash can of 65 gal didn't do very well.
Potatoes are gonna love the addition of straw. I've done it for years. You got me and Tony C Smith mixed up 🙂 Tony O'Neill is Simplify Gardening. Thanks for the mention. I sow mine at the same time too Good video
I do not have the buckets you are talking about, but do have some soft sided potato bags which I will use again this year. As I need more would it be better to take the plunge and buy the solid buckets and build up a collection of them each year replaing the soft potato sacks? Sorry this is only my second year of gardening back in the UK and cold conditions, 20C was our usual winter temperature and upto 50C in summer
Nice video I only trench these days it's the cost for me when I can buy a sack of potatoes from my local farm for £3 quid I can't justify spending?£30 or more in compost I would rather put three trenches of new potatoes in and grow more cost effective crops
Good tip with the weed burner – it's the only way I have ever done it. Determinate/indererminate is the same for tomatoes (same family).
I grow Charlotte as a 2E spud.
Great vid – keep 'em coming.
Forgot to add a note about weed burners and the plastic membrane. That’s the technique I use to stop the horrible frayed strands but a small word of warning to keep bare hands well away from the melted plastic edges for a good while as they retain the heat and can give you a nasty burn if you’re not careful. Keep up the good work and thanks for the tips.
Excellent informative video thank you. Just wonder if you have any experience or advice to offer regarding effectiveness of growing in bags as opposed to the plastic pots ??
Do you put drainage in ?
Just wondering, should you clean the buckets ???
Much easier to carry and tip the 30 liter buckets then a 50 when time to harvest comes around.
New Subscriber here. Great Video. I've grown potatoes for the past 2 years. I totally agree with the size of your buckets dictating the returns. 5 Gal didn't do to well. a larger size as you said did much better but a trash can of 65 gal didn't do very well.
Potatoes are gonna love the addition of straw. I've done it for years. You got me and Tony C Smith mixed up 🙂 Tony O'Neill is Simplify Gardening. Thanks for the mention. I sow mine at the same time too Good video
you can't afford to break the 30 litre pots, mate. too expensive. lol. i'm using them myself this year……………….brian
I do not have the buckets you are talking about, but do have some soft sided potato bags which I will use again this year.
As I need more would it be better to take the plunge and buy the solid buckets and build up a collection of them each year replaing the soft potato sacks?
Sorry this is only my second year of gardening back in the UK and cold conditions, 20C was our usual winter temperature and upto 50C in summer
Nice video I only trench these days it's the cost for me when I can buy a sack of potatoes from my local farm for £3 quid I can't justify spending?£30 or more in compost I would rather put three trenches of new potatoes in and grow more cost effective crops
Just wanted to ask… is it a 30 litre or 15 litre? Thanks.
Thankyou for a very informative video , i've just purchased 3 of the pots , looking forward to some nice potatoes for summer .
Might have missed you saying but is there a reason you sow all potatoes at once? Thanks 😊
My local B and M has it, if you have one locally xx