tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post3539819536136685924..comments2023-05-19T06:36:01.454-07:00Comments on Girl Gone Granola: Container TatersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-72543243365668418612010-03-23T06:35:28.117-07:002010-03-23T06:35:28.117-07:00I love potatoes but have never tried growing them ...I love potatoes but have never tried growing them but 1 year - and the yield was pathetic. We do have some old tires laying around, so I just may try that this year.<br />KrisQuiltedSimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125600585948205404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-8687016904091977772010-03-21T12:42:45.417-07:002010-03-21T12:42:45.417-07:00Potatoes like a fairly dark and moist environment,...Potatoes like a fairly dark and moist environment, but I don't think that they have to be wet 24/7. In fact, they'd probably rot if they were. <a href="http://www.the-organic-gardener.com/potato-plant.html" rel="nofollow"> The Organic Gardener</a> recommends that you plant your taters in moisture retentive but well drained soil. That's pretty much what I shoot for. I can imagine that, living in the south, you'd probably have to be a little more vigilant about keeping your spuds watered than I do here in the rain-soaked Pacific NW. ;)<br /><br />Good Luck! Let me know how it goes! :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667293599627184944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-39568173968581751042010-03-21T11:55:34.092-07:002010-03-21T11:55:34.092-07:00I found directions for using a trash bin for potat...I found directions for using a trash bin for potatoes. I have a question, though. the directions I found said to never let your bottom layer of dirt/newspapper/whatever get dry. How wet do potatoes need to be to grow properly? I am so bad at knowing how much to water. <br />PS I just had your blueberry jam on a homemade English muffin. We all did..and we all loved it, even my non-blueberry kids! Thanks!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918988529379477313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-4185691155340519302010-03-21T09:32:28.790-07:002010-03-21T09:32:28.790-07:00By the way - you don't need to buy a compost b...By the way - you don't need to buy a compost bin or other fancy contraption to do this. I've heard of people using large cardboard boxes for their potato bins. Some people even progressively stack old tires one upon the other for their potato container, but there is some concern that nasty things can leach from the tires into your food. Ick!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667293599627184944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-28348223324291449672010-03-21T09:29:10.875-07:002010-03-21T09:29:10.875-07:00Thanks, Andrea! We do the container potatoes becau...Thanks, Andrea! We do the container potatoes because a) I'm much too lazy to dig for them, and b) we have hostile clay "soil" that nothing can grow in. <br /><br />I did get the Yellow Finns and Yukon Golds from the garden center. They were $1.30 per pound, so I spent maybe $2.00. The Russet was just a scraggler in the cupboard that I decided to throw in. This is actually the first year that I've bothered to buy seed potatoes. I usually just throw my older spuds in the garden and see what happens.<br /><br />Good luck with your taters! May the spud gods smile upon you this year! :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667293599627184944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166418462846507448.post-78691188085229048272010-03-21T08:48:22.823-07:002010-03-21T08:48:22.823-07:00Last year I tried to grow potatoes in my garden. ...Last year I tried to grow potatoes in my garden. The plants got HUGE and the yield was pathetic. This idea is genius, sheer genius!! I don't have a compost bin (yet) but I'm reasonably sure I can make one that'll work. Container potatoes, LOVE THAT!! And you can do several varities, oh my mind is spinning!! Do you get seed potatoes from a garden center? Thank you for posting this Michelle!! I'm so excited to make my own potato container! :)Andrea the Kitchen Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896165794082554089noreply@blogger.com