tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post6865024026267622657..comments2024-03-28T05:55:49.161-04:00Comments on Fast, Cheap, and Good: Sustainability, One Choice at a Time: The Container Potatoes are a Success!Jennifer Lorenzettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04786323329087269634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-1046188579191820512012-09-08T12:08:13.962-04:002012-09-08T12:08:13.962-04:00Prudent Pantry:
I'll head over to link up! T...Prudent Pantry:<br /><br />I'll head over to link up! Thanks for the invite.<br /><br />For me, tall is better than wide for this project. The potato plant forms very shallow roots, but it forms new potatoes along the entire length of the stem that is buried, so you want as much room to bury stem as you can. I'm using one of those 3ft-tall plastic decorative planters from the hardware store, but you could use a half barrel (or a whole one with the top off) or any clean industrial container (just one that didn't hold chemicals or oil or something like that). Just watch out that you don't choose something so big that you can't move it to the garden or outdoors when the time comes so you can tip it over and harvest your potatoes -- I find my 3 ft-tall, 2 ft-diameter planter is at the edge of what I can comfortably move to the garden and tip, and I'm actually fairly strong for my size.Jennifer Lorenzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786323329087269634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-74491713560873662342012-09-07T22:39:47.027-04:002012-09-07T22:39:47.027-04:00Thank you so much for posting this. I have always ...Thank you so much for posting this. I have always wanted to try growing potatoes in containers. I’m not sure what I will use for a container. Any ideas?<br /><br />I would love it if you would share this at the Smart Solutions linky party. You can link up here:<br /><br />http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-week-10.html<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />The Prudent Pantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11141151290365702281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-44588526932140124242012-09-07T07:53:06.554-04:002012-09-07T07:53:06.554-04:00Diane:
You can use regular store-bought potatoes....Diane:<br /><br />You can use regular store-bought potatoes. (That's what I did with the Yukon Gold.) Watch out, however, that you use only organic potatoes. The conventional store-bought potatoes are treated with a chemical that prevents greening and sprouting, which of course means they won't grow as easily in the ground either, although I have done it once. Jennifer Lorenzettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786323329087269634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-87228202518746021782012-09-06T17:38:43.277-04:002012-09-06T17:38:43.277-04:00I have wanted to try this. Do I need special potao...I have wanted to try this. Do I need special potaoes to start them? Sounds like maybe regular potatoes will work fine from the comment above :)Thanks!Mamal Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346780343572316409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547673362503092739.post-78292986121225783732012-09-03T08:55:34.317-04:002012-09-03T08:55:34.317-04:00My friend took a half barrel and put about six inc...My friend took a half barrel and put about six inches of dirt in the bottom and put lots of potatoes that had started growing in the kitchen storage. She put no more dirt in the barrel. She just put in lots of dry pine needles that fell in the yard. I think I would have to sprinkle in at least one handful of dirt in with each layer of straw...lol.<br /><br />You can grow in a very tall barrel or a wooden structure. Potatoes don't like clay, so anything light and mulch-like will give better results.<br /><br />I accidentally grew a little over 2 lbs accidentally when potatoes were accidentally thrown in my 4x4 box in the yard, the one that WAS for sq ft gardening. <br /><br />Congratulations!Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com