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| pennyhenny |
Posted - May 24 2012 : 05:46:15 AM
I just did a blog update on our Potato boxes.These boxes are my favorite thing in the garden this year.
hugs,
-missy-
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 12:37:49 PM
Nini you crack me up! He'll keep an eye on you for sure!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 09:42:52 AM
LOL! That's exactly where OURS were, Brandee! You should've seen my glaring husband's eyes as we kept digging down...down...down... I doubt I could get him to agree to try the towers again, but do you happen to know which potatoes might work for them?
Brenda - you're right, it can be expensive. But honestly - is there anything nearly as tasty as homegrown? My husband's actually on me this year because he thinks growing corn OR potatoes is a waste of money, not to mention of valuable garden space. I keep reminding him, though, that there are benefits to the soil in raising corn, that bush beans grow well with the potatoes, so we're "saving" space in that regards ;),and that at least when we're growing potatoes, he'll always have "an eye" on me when I'm out in the garden! LOL!
Dawn - I would love to hear more about your sack potatoes... How did you do it? What did you use? I would love to try!
Hugs -
Nini
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 08:35:10 AM
All the research that i have done on potatoes, is that only some varieties will continue to set on potatoes the more you cover them. The rest of them pretty much just put on potatoes on the bottom 10-14 inches. I have tried the grow,cover, add more boards but still only had potatoes in the bottom.
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 07:49:43 AM
I grew potatoes in a sack a few summers ago and had a very small crop. But I am thinking of giving it another shot to see if I will have more success.
Please keep us updated & all tips are greatly appreciated!
Dawn in IL |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 07:18:20 AM
Wow, so glad you revived this topic! I was actually dreaming of potato planting last night - when I lived in Ohio, we always tried to plant potatoes by St. Patrick's day, and I'm not sure when the right time to plant would be in Michigan. But in my dream, I took 5-gallon buckets and cut the bottoms out, one per plant, in order to provide the space at soil level for the tubers to form. I've only attempted potatoes twice in all the years I've been gardening, mostly because the price of seed potatoes versus the price of a 50-pound bag of ready-to-cook potatoes makes it seem like it's not cost-effective?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 03:45:24 AM
Just to clarify - the potato plants themselves grew beautifully. We had lush, green tops with white flowers that spread like wildfire, and we did keep up with hilling them as they grew. They looked so promising... but ended up being SUCH a disappointment! The greenery was very pretty, though.
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Mar 11 2013 : 03:43:35 AM
Missy - Just wondering how you made out with this last year? Mine did POORLY... I got little more than a handful of decent sized potatoes, a few teeny-tiny ones and then a whole bunch of dirt. Thoroughly disappointing. I'm not sure whether we did something wrong or not. My husband kept saying all summer that he thought the weight of the dirt wouldn't allow for the potatoes to grow. I think he may have been right. I honestly don't know why this happened, but I don't think we'll be doing it again. Nothing worse than hearing "See? I told you so!" and "Never again!" the entire time you're digging through a big ol bin of dirt! LOL! - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| MiaBella |
Posted - May 24 2012 : 06:53:23 AM
WOW! That is a neat idea! I will need to try this next year...I have not had very good success growing potatoes in the past, so this gives me some incentive...maybe I will try it this fall. In Texas we have pretty warm fall weather so can grow all kinds of stuff year round.
Michelle
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MiaBella Farm
New Caney, TX
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| Ninibini |
Posted - May 24 2012 : 05:51:07 AM
Missy!! I just planted mine this past weekend! I'm so excited for you! Thank you for sharing - your story is extremely exciting and encouraging to me!!! Can't wait to see how we both do!! Hugs - Nini
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