How to Grow Potatoes
Don't be a couch potato! It's time to get busy growing potatoes in your garden. We have the tools to get you started. Here you'll find what you need to know about when, how, and where to grow potatoes with our DIY video tutorials, best projects, and discussion boards. Happy potato planting.
How to Grow Potatoes in a Pot
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Prepare materials for a potato pot
Source two round plastic planters (one slightly smaller than the other) and cut a window into each pot’s side at the same height. -
Finish your potato pot
Place the smaller pot inside the larger one. When you turn it, there should be a hole. You will harvest potatoes through this “hatch”. -
Grow your potatoes
Add growing medium to the pot and plant your potatoes. Plant them with their eyes facing upwards. If you have a sprout, face it upwards. -
Nurture your potato plants
Potatoes enjoy lots of water but not lingering moisture, so provide adequate drainage holes. Keep them in a dark area. -
Harvesting via your hatch
Turn the outside pot until the hatch is visible. Pluck the crop, but do it gently so as not to damage your potato plant.
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