In message , David in Normandy
writes
Angela wrote:
I have grown potatoes for the first time, and in pots. I just turned
out a couple of pots as the foliage was dying down. I got a measly
435gms of potatoes from 4 seed potatoes and about 150l of MPC.
Roughly that works out to around £14 per kilo - they sure better
taste good!!!
Angela

Though it seems "fashionable" to grow potatoes in pots, they fare much
better in the garden. Amongst the possible reasons for a poor crop a

Not enough watering.
Not enough sunshine - i.e. pot not in full sun.
Not enough plant feed or compost too poor.
Dying down early due to blight disease.

It also depends on the variety.

Having grown them in pots for the first time, I would agree with all
that. I used Tomorite on mine and although there were about 10 pounds
of pots in one tub, I had expected a lot more.
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June Hughes