Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: jjbull on February 08, 2009, 22:13
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would these be an ok size for using as potato bags
http://www.amazon.co.uk/POLY-PLANT-POTS-40-LITRE/dp/B000TNNH1C/ref=sr_1_3/279-4102073-5871508?ie=UTF8&s=garden&qid=1234130073&sr=8-3
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Look good to me :)
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They look good but for £1 in Poundland you can buy a roll of 8 40 litre rubble bags, which look a bit tougher and will definately do the same job if you make a few small holes in the bottom for drainage
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i was thinking of rubble sacks but was wondering if they were clear they couldnt be used
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They look interesting thanks for that link jj
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The rubble sacks at Poundland are opaque blue. I can't say they won't let any light through but I certaintly can't see my hand through them. And the compost or whatever you grow in will act as a light proof barrier for all but the tubers on the very edge.
Just a thought.
I have never grown in bags but lots of people say it works so I was going to have a go with a few pink fir apple at home this year.
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I ordered some of these when I read your post and they have just arrived.
They are brill, really strong with good drainage holes, I bought
5 x 40 litre
5 x 50 litre
thanks for the link xx
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what section in poundland are the rubble sacks? I couldn;t see them earlier, but I didn;t ahve much time. I did manage to grab a couple of clear cloches and a fleece.
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meant to say, the reason why I need the bag to grow my seed potatoes is becuase I probably have too many to grow in my 1/2 allotment plot now. When I went to Wilko I could only get Desiree maincrop, but mine and hubbies favourite is Maris Piper, and they had some in today. So now I have 3kg first earlies, and 6kg maincrop. A little too much for me and hubby I fear. Must have got carried away. But I am guessing you can grow more in a smaller space in bags. How many do you put in a bag?
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I ordered some of these when I read your post and they have just arrived.
They are brill, really strong with good drainage holes, I bought
5 x 40 litre
5 x 50 litre
thanks for the link xx
glad it came in usefull ive had to delay buying them as i have serious boiler trouble and dont know how much its going to come to :mad: but really liked the look of them when i found them
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Pound land also had some green plastic woven garden bag with carry handles 60ltr. They look ideal as growing containers so I baught 5 for the back of the garden.
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Pound land also had some green plastic woven garden bag with carry handles 60ltr. They look ideal as growing containers so I baught 5 for the back of the garden.
That's the type of thing I grew some of my tatties in last year and they were fab!
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Pound land also had some green plastic woven garden bag with carry handles 60ltr. They look ideal as growing containers so I bought 5 for the back of the garden.
That's the type of thing I grew some of my tatties in last year and they were fab!
Thats good to hear. I have five and I reckon I can get 6 earlies and 5 maincrop to a bag!