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Reading all the potato posts here makes me want to try growing them
too. What do you think are the best varieties to grow for a beginner? The perfect answer, which I suspect will not exist, would be a variety that is resistant to pests and disease, under/over-watering, and at the end of it has excellent flavour and can be used for boiling, mashing, chipping, and roasting! Regarding growing in tyres and buckets, what height does the plant eventually grow to? I am wondering how deep the tyres/buckets have to be. I presume that you plant one per tyre/bucket? I have seen potatoes sold in 1kg bags in the garden centre. If I plant one per bucket, I'm going to need a lot of buckets! Or is it like buying a pack of 500 seeds: you don't use all of them at once? Thanks. |
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wrote in message ... Regarding growing in tyres and buckets, what height does the plant eventually grow to? I am wondering how deep the tyres/buckets have to be. We use builders buckets from Wickes, at 89p each and rotate these to provide new potatoes all year. A few holes in the bottom of the buckets will prevent hubby from pinching them to wash the car... If you can get hold of some seaweed add a bit to each bucket - I have no idea why, but it transforms the flavour of the spuds. Yields are lower than garden-grown (which is where the rest of the bag go) but the flavour and texture are devine. I presume that you plant one per tyre/bucket? I have seen potatoes sold in 1kg bags in the garden centre. If I plant one per bucket, I'm going to need a lot of buckets! Or is it like buying a pack of 500 seeds: you don't use all of them at once? We often "chit" spuds bought for consumption from the greengrocer and plant those rather than seed potatoes. One of the best results came from a bag of Tesco Value spuds! Thanks. |
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