Potato grow bag

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Potato grow bag
« on: March 24, 2011, 16:36 »
I have been given a potato growing sack. Can you recommend a potato suited for its use?

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mickeyboy

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Re: Potato grow bag
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2011, 16:55 »
any type of salad or new potatoes seem to do best...But to be honest you can just bang your fav in there

Put 3"of compost on bottom add 3 or 4 spuds put another 3" on top .when the shoots appear add another 3" but dont cover shoots. continue til bag full and you should have a bimper crop.

Best of luck ;)
new to this, so all help and advice is greatly appreciated and well needed!!

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Re: Potato grow bag
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2011, 22:40 »
Or if you like the excitement of not knowing... leave two or three smallest ones from a shop bought bag of tatties to sprout and bung them in (technique as above) - in 2010 I was very pleasantly surprised with how successful (and productive) that method was, albeit in the black flower tubs rather than grow sacks which should work even better.

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Re: Potato grow bag
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 09:17 »
I will give it a go! Many thanks for your help :)

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Re: Potato grow bag
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2011, 11:00 »
At the risk of promoting a deluge of "I prefer ..." :) I would suggest Charlotte. Its one of the most popular varieties, grows well in bags, and is a second early - so will only be about 12 weeks from plant-to-harvest

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Re: Potato grow bag
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2011, 11:54 »
Plant first earlies so you get an early crop that will be blight free.


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