Garbage Can Potatoes

An update on my second attempt to grow potatoes using the garbage can method. Plus, an explanation of how it works.

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• Gardening
• Potatoes
• Organic Gardening
• Garbage Can Potatoes

[myskinnygarden]

Yes, I did! In stores now!

[Drinapropriatetouch]

I have a simmilar setup with a box that I build the sides up and add soil as they grow taller, this also allows me to un screw one of the sides & carefully dig around for 'new' spuds.

[sweetsweetbonnie]

You can also layer straw and manure/compost as the plant grows. A 50 gallon drum will harvest a boatload of potatoes using this method because the potatoes grow the entire length of the root which would be huge in a 50 gallon drum. I'm enjoying some freshly harvested red potatoes right now.

[kedahmarley]

how long to harvest?

[janken919]

So did this work!?

[joe18370]

i had seeds from walmart and they did not do good ,i got a bag of potatoes and let them go to seed and they are still growing in my garden, the seed potatoes i dug up and are small potatoes so i will buy them buy the big bag in grocery dept

[TheRocketSilo]

@UnoRaza I've seen amazing results from both

[UnoRaza]

@stymye Do 5 gallon buckets work well for this or are the bags so much better it's not worth messing with buckets and their rigid walls? Thx!

[stymye]

@UnoRaza store potatoes are determinate so they can be harvested at the same time ,,, you have to use indeterminate potatoes for this setup... thats the problem,,, lack of research(google)

[stymye]

store bought vegetables are sprayed with an anti sprouting/growth agent,, potatoes ,garlic,,onions ,, ect... that's why they don't do as well ..if they do work well,your just lucky . also you won't get even close to a great tasting vegetable as the ones you buy from a garden supply ! ... times are tight but some things are not worth being cheap about.

[azpd]

awesome thanks!