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Originally Posted by ROBERT O'REILLY
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.
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I did a drum with sweet potatoes this year and what I did was take a plastic 55 gal drum and drilled holes around it at three different levels eight at each level and planted my slips through the holes. I used composted leaves and composted manure so the water would run throughout well and also keep its dampness. This is my first attempt so I will see how it goes and keep you updated if your interested.