If in a bed, 5cm. We plant 3 potatoes inside a old tyre and add another on top when the shoots are 10cm high. In that way, do not have to dig when you harvest in the end.
You can plant potatoes in many types of containers and 1ft seems like a lot of digging.6 inches of cover on top of the potatoes should be enough. You can even grow them in a an old (or cheap) laundry basket thickly lined with newspaper and @ seasons end, dump out the basket and pick out the potatoes.
This year we have resorted to container potatoes and so far are loving it.
Start with your choice of potatoes, cut up based on the eye sections, let that dry for about 24 hours. Plant and cover with about 3-5" soil, water and that's it. When the stems and leaves are 6-8" tall add another layer, they love the "hilling" . Just dump them in the fall and you'll have a nice crop.
We did try the above ground cover with straw, that did not work, something came along and ate all the seed potatoes.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
See more
Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
See more
I have 2 sweet potato vines growing like crazy in my kitchen. They are still in a glass with water. I would like to put them outside in pots. Do I plant the whole ...
See more
I would say 1 ft. Depth to start with - Mounding up to encourage it to grow more..........
If in a bed, 5cm. We plant 3 potatoes inside a old tyre and add another on top when the shoots are 10cm high. In that way, do not have to dig when you harvest in the end.
You can plant potatoes in many types of containers and 1ft seems like a lot of digging.6 inches of cover on top of the potatoes should be enough. You can even grow them in a an old (or cheap) laundry basket thickly lined with newspaper and @ seasons end, dump out the basket and pick out the potatoes.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/how-deep-to-plant-potatoes.htm
This year we have resorted to container potatoes and so far are loving it.
Start with your choice of potatoes, cut up based on the eye sections, let that dry for about 24 hours. Plant and cover with about 3-5" soil, water and that's it. When the stems and leaves are 6-8" tall add another layer, they love the "hilling" . Just dump them in the fall and you'll have a nice crop.
We did try the above ground cover with straw, that did not work, something came along and ate all the seed potatoes.