[hanssg]

hi planted some spuds( swift) in rubble bags from home bargains dug a trench put bags in them filled with compost 3 spuds in each lets see how they get on.

[solway cropper]

I assume you put drainage holes in the bags!

You can grow spuds in  just about anything that will hold compost but remember they'll need extra feeding compared to those in the ground.

[jezza]

 hi planted swift and home guard in 30 inch diameter tubs hoping to get about 20lb of new taties  have used tubs for 7 years with sucess my mothers planted potato shoots again 3rd year running we get 7 -10 lb of potatoes  late november early december jezza

[snow white]

Look forward to the results.

[hanssg]

yes put drainage holes in plus the roots will make there way through and some potato ferts.

[solway cropper]

These are the first of my first earlies (Sharpe's Express) growing in the greenhouse. I use anything from Morrison's flower buckets to plastic sacks.

[hanssg]

update on my spuds looking ok

[gavinjconway]

What is the reason for netting your spuds?

[Aunt Sally]

I don't think there's any netting on the blue tubes, Gavin.  Perhaps they were to support fleece in case of a late frost.

[hanssg]

correct aunt sally you never know in this country.

[hanssg]

spuds have been pretty good my last sack had 2kg of tasty spuds

[rubberfrog]

Growing spuds in sacks, buckets etc has been far more productive for me this year. So far no slug damage what soever, easy to harvest.  for the past few years half of my spuds have been riddled with slug holes, not no more.  although is more expensive, when them little beauties come out, its all worth it.

RF