Never Buy Potatoes Again With This Simple Gardening Trick

Gardening may seem like a difficult task for many people. However, it can be much easier than anticipated. There are many little tricks of the trade that you can acquire, all of which will make you life easier.

We will be going through a quick, easy, and effective way to grow potatoes within a potato bag. You will need very few things to do this successfully, all of which can also be found in any farmers market or garden center.

Now let’s go over how to grow potatoes from a potato bag.

This is what you will need to be successful

1. First off you will need a potato bag. You can find these anywhere, and there is no specific kind of potato bag that will get the job done better. Find yourself a well-made bag that you believe will get the job done.

2. You will then need about 35 liters of general-purpose compost. You will continually add the compost to the bag as the potatoes begin to grow each week. Use moist general-purpose compost that is soft and fluffy for the best results.

3. Then go out and buy yourself 45 grams of organic potato fertilizer, which you will spread evenly in the bag once you have added your potatoes.

4. Last, but certainly not least, you will need a good source of water to continuously add to the potato bag. Typically you do not want to add too much water to the fertilizer because soaking it will not produce the same quality crop.

After you have gathered your compost, fertilizer and potato bag you can go out and buy 4 or 5 seed potatoes. Seed potatoes are a little bit smaller than the average potato. These potatoes are roughly the size of eggs, maybe a little bit bigger. Don’t be alarmed if some are bigger than others, they will all grow the same within the potato bag.

Once you have gathered all the necessary items you will need you can continue on with the actual planting of the potatoes.

This is how to plant the seed potatoes

1. You must first add the general-purpose compost to the potato bag. Fill the bag roughly 4 inches deep with compost prior to doing anything else.

2. The add the 4 or 5 seed potatoes to the bag. Lay them on the compost and make sure you spread them apart equally. You do not want any of the potatoes touching each other; this is just to ensure that all goes according to plan.

3. Then add the 45 grams of fertilizer to the bag. Make sure you spread the fertilizer equally around all of the potatoes. Do not let the fertilizer touch the actual potatoes.

4. Once all of you items are appropriately in the bag add another 2 to 6 inches of compost to the bag. You can fill it to the rim of the bag if you would like, covering the potatoes completely with compost. Due to the moisture that has been held within the compost you can go roughly a week without watering the bag.

5. Once the potatoes begin to grow you can continuously roll up the bag while adding more compost. Water the potato bag when you feel it is necessary, but remember to not soak the compost.

I guarantee you that if you follow these instructions appropriately you will find yourself with your very own potato bag crop. This is a fun and interesting exercise that will get you on the right track to growing your very own successful garden that everyone can enjoy.


Sources:

http://buynongmoseeds.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-potato-planter-bags/

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-bags

https://ciaranthegardener.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/planting-potatoes-in-bags-tubers-placed-on-compost-31st-january-31st-2010-1-31.jpg

 

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