Straw Bale to grow Potatoes

It's EASY to grow stuff in straw bales. I planted a piece of a potato into a straw bale, right on top of concrete (where I had no soil, no soil container, etc), and sure enough the spuds grew fine. They should be ready to harvest in a few weeks. It will be super EASY to harvest, since I won't even need to "dig" for the spuds, just use my hand to pull them out of the straw... what could be easier? :-)

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[dontbelivewhatyourea]

It looks like soil surround the taters...did you add any soil or compost? Any fertilizer? How did they taste?? Thanks!

[OrganicGarden123]

@dontbelivewhatyourea: I did add a small scoop of soil, but when I took the bale apart after the growing season it pretty much ALL looked like loose soil.... it had transformed/composted itself (with a little help from urine that I added during the preceding winter). The spuds tasted great!

[UniqueExposures]

Potatoes are one of the easiest things in the world to grow..good job!

[OrganicGarden123]

Yes.... apparently even a beginner like me (1st season growing veggies) can grow spuds, and even in an old bale of straw!  :-)

Thanks for commenting!

[applebritta]

Woops I guess Arthur was wrong. They are poison. Why would a kid's show teach something like that?

[applebritta]

Great video, although I'm pretty sure the green potato thing is a myth. That's what it said on Arthur at least.

[tabletopphoto]

Look! a Muddy Buddy! hehe

[makehimhealthy]

Thank you for the video.

[jihadacadien]

Oh this one I guess ;) that's awsome!! You can check them out from time to time lol!

[dtmbcorp]

Excellent