Potatoes in garbage bags
 

I want to grow potatoes in black garbage bags on my deck. Any
information about this would be helpful.

Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Marita (I think Zone 5 - western Orange Cty, NY)

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

On 5 Apr 2004 05:05:21 -0700 in
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(Marita J. Buffone) graced the world with
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I want to grow potatoes in black garbage bags on my deck. Any
information about this would be helpful.

I've grown them this way in straw (as opposed to dirt) with pretty
good luck.

Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

My grandfather used to do this, and never had any problems. I'm not
sure, but I think one drawback is that the seedlings are more
susceptable to disease.

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

In article ,
(Marita J. Buffone) wrote:

I want to grow potatoes in black garbage bags on my deck. Any
information about this would be helpful.

Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Marita (I think Zone 5 - western Orange Cty, NY)

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I'd worry about mold growth with plastic bags???

Dunno.

K.

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Potatoes in garbage bags
 

Katra wrote in message ...

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I'd worry about mold growth with plastic bags???

Dunno.

K.

I heard that about the tires. Our town has a cleanup day coming up.
I bet I could get some from there.

Going forward, I wonder if the stacked tires could be used for
tomatoes, too. I don't see why not. DH will LOVE seeing tires all
over the yard, though :).

Marita

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

In article ,
(Marita J. Buffone) wrote:

I want to grow potatoes in black garbage bags on my deck. Any
information about this would be helpful.

Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Marita (I think Zone 5 - western Orange Cty, NY)

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I'd worry about mold growth with plastic bags???

Dunno.

K.

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Potatoes in garbage bags
 

Katra wrote in message ...

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I'd worry about mold growth with plastic bags???

Dunno.

K.

I heard that about the tires. Our town has a cleanup day coming up.
I bet I could get some from there.

Going forward, I wonder if the stacked tires could be used for
tomatoes, too. I don't see why not. DH will LOVE seeing tires all
over the yard, though :).

Marita

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

On 6 Apr 2004 07:00:35 -0700,
(Marita J. Buffone) wrote:

Katra wrote in message ...

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I'd worry about mold growth with plastic bags???

Dunno.

K.

I heard that about the tires. Our town has a cleanup day coming up.
I bet I could get some from there.

We have found that tire stores are delighted, thrilled, to
give us all the free tires we want - they'll even load them
into the car for us.

It costs the tire stores in our town $3 *each* to dispose of
tires - at least, that's what they tell us and they've no
reason to lie about it.

Pat

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 13:27:42 -0500 in
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In article ,
(Marita J. Buffone) wrote:

I want to grow potatoes in black garbage bags on my deck. Any
information about this would be helpful.

Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Marita (I think Zone 5 - western Orange Cty, NY)

Stacked tires are supposed to work well. :-)

I've done that one, too, it works quite well, the black tires heat the
straw, and the plants go nuts.

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

John Savage wrote in message news:040413000110941.13Apr04$rookswood@suburbian. com...
(Marita J. Buffone) writes:
Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Supermarket potatoes grow perfectly! It is best to plant small whole ones,
rather than be tempted to cut a large one up into separate pieces. The cut
surfaces do tend to rot.


two ways to reduce rot are to dry the cut before planting, or rub it
in wood ash. I do the latter, and I guess that rotting happens 5% of
the time or less.

Potatoes in garbage bags
 

"simy1" wrote in message
m...
John Savage wrote in message
news:040413000110941.13Apr04$rookswood@suburbian. com...
(Marita J. Buffone) writes:
Also, has anyone used store bought potatoes successfully rather than
purchasing seed potatoes? I want to use a couple baking potatoes and
a couple red potatoes that have sprouted.

Supermarket potatoes grow perfectly! It is best to plant small whole
ones,
rather than be tempted to cut a large one up into separate pieces. The
cut
surfaces do tend to rot.


two ways to reduce rot are to dry the cut before planting, or rub it
in wood ash. I do the latter, and I guess that rotting happens 5% of
the time or less.

Hi. Read this thread with interest. Just curious, how many seed potatoes do
you plant in the tires? One, two, maybe? Also, how high or how many tires
would you stack and fill with mulch or whatever before you stop and wait
before you start harvesting the crop? I have access to lots of well
composted mushroom manure, would that be ok to use in the tires or would
that be too strong for the spuds? Just subscribed to this newsgroup, my
first post, hope this comes through ok. If not, my apologies, Bill.