Taters in containers!

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Coach

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Taters in containers!
« on: June 11, 2010, 14:23 »
Emptied a container containing Smile potatoes this morning.

Very disappointed with the yield, enough for one meal for 2 :(

Yes they were  fed with potato fertiliser and well watered!!! 8)
« Last Edit: June 11, 2010, 14:25 by Coach »
It all depends what you put into the ground, to what you get out

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aelf

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Re: Taters in containers!
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2010, 14:33 »
perhaps they just needed a little longer to grow? None of mine are ready yet
There's more comfrey here than you can shake a stick at!

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Livinhope

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Re: Taters in containers!
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2010, 14:34 »
We did this last year.  Spent a lot on four bags and four different varieties.  Loved and cared for them like babies and were thoroughly disappointed with the results.  Am growing carrots and parsnips on the bags this year!!!!

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Trillium

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Re: Taters in containers!
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2010, 14:37 »
Well watered is your problem. They need to be drier which encourages more tubers. Lots of watering encourages lush top growth at the expense of tubers - you get only one or the other, never both. And also go easy on fertilizers which also encourage top growth. It's the soil you want to feed with some rotted manure and/or compost, not the plant. Try it again with the changes and it'll probably yield better.



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