"ROBERT O'REILLY" wrote in message
om...
i heard that you can take a 55-gal. drum,put about a foot of soil in
it, and plant potatoes. as the folage grows, keep adding soil till the
drum is near full. let grow for whatever time a potato takes,(never
grew them before), and dump the drum, yeilding alot of potatoes in a
small space. heard this will work for sweet potatoes as well. anyone
have any insight on this?
thanks for any and all info.
Light would be your problem, in this case. An easier thing might be tires,
as the plant grows, you add additional tires and dirt. That way, your plant
gets good light, and harvesting will be easier. Imagine opening a 55 gal
drum, or flipping it over. But don't spend too much time on it, because
nothing is going to grow in the bottom of it