On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:15:19 -0000, "Bill Grey"
wrote:


"harry" wrote in message
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On Jan 23, 5:24 pm, rabc wrote:
Fancy a one of them planter kits,havent got the space to plant them
directly into the ground so gonna give one of them a go,tempted to
invest in one of them where hopefully i will be removing potatoes from
the bottom panel upwards,any recommendations.....cheers

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rabc


Just use buckets, don't waste your money. Punch a few holes in the
bottom.
Use a sand/compost mix.
You can scrat the compost off the top and pick some spuds without
uprooting the whole plant.
When you plant the spud, leave space and top up with compost mix as
the plant grows.
Don't neglect the watering.

I'm goung to use plastic dustbils , drilled of course. Would you plant
potatoes in layers, say two layers or three in a bin this size?

Bill

Bill. Single layer stuff. Go to
http://www.gardenbargains.com/view-videos.htm?page=4 and click on the
video in the middle (the potato grow pod one) You can max it to full
screen display then hit Esc(ape) at the end to give you the screen
controls back. It'll give you the how to.


Cheers, Jake
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