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spud experiment
« on: March 30, 2014, 21:25 »
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.
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« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2014, 22:44 »
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.

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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2014, 00:09 »
 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

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2014, 13:01 »
Look forward to the results.

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Re: spud experiment
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2014, 19:10 »
yes put drainage holes in plus the roots will make there way through and some potato ferts.

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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2014, 23:10 »
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.
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Re: spud experiment
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2014, 11:23 »
update on my spuds looking ok
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 16:23 »
What is the reason for netting your spuds?
Now a member of the 10 Ton club.... 2013  harvested 588 Kg from 165 sq mt..

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Re: spud experiment
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2014, 16:33 »
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.

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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2014, 21:26 »
correct aunt sally you never know in this country.

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Re: spud experiment
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2014, 20:55 »
spuds have been pretty good my last sack had 2kg of tasty spuds

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« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2014, 11:11 »
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  :)


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