Bucket Potatoes

[bill ace 350]

Just started 5 - 5 gallon buckets of potatoes, different varieties. First attempt. Hope to get some!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Sounds good… being an Idaho boy… hope ya got some good ol russets going!

 

[DougE]

I know people get this to work somehow but I grew them in empty cattle protein tubs a couple years ago. Made holes for drainage and laid some good garden soil in the bottom. Added Yukon Gold seed taters and covered them with more good garden soil. I kept adding soil as the vines grew until I was just below the top of the tubs. Come harvest time all I got was a couple decent size taters and a bunch of golf ball size ones.

 

[chopsaw]

I never had luck either . Like golf balls and just as hard .
I worked with a guy that used to grow root vegetables for competition . Used to stack tires and fill with a sandy soil . He had carrots that were 4' long .

Anyway he told me I needed loose soil . Wasn't worth trying it though .
Bill good luck , and hope they turn out .

 

[bill ace 350]

Sounds good… being an Idaho boy… hope ya got some good ol russets going!

Russets they are for four buckets, yukon gold for one.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Interested to follow along! We used to get little pigs from Canada, one of the truckers was a big gardener... he said alot of people grew taters in tires, had them stacked to the eves of houses tall. Never had much luck with taters either so mine come from the store.

Ryan

 

[bill ace 350]

Today I decided to "go big or go home".
Planted 5 buckets today, another 5 buckets tomorrow.

 

[Florida Chris]

Ya, we're gonna need some pics of this! I'll be following along thru the season to see the results!!

 

[millerbuilds]

Just started 5 - 5 gallon buckets of potatoes, different varieties. First attempt. Hope to get some!

We are trying using "potato bags".... we will see how it goes.

- Jason

 

[bill ace 350]

We are trying using "potato bags".... we will see how it goes.

- Jason

I have some bags but think buckets are easier....Good luck.

Let me know how the bags work!

 

[DougE]

Today I decided to "go big or go home".
Planted 5 buckets today, another 5 buckets tomorrow.

Hope you get a bumper crop of spuds, Bill. Maybe I just wasn't holding my mouth right or something, when I tried them in containers.

Like I said earlier, I've seen people who have great results in containers. I do better planting in the ground, but then there's that whole deal digging with a tater fork .....................

 

[bill ace 350]

Hope you get a bumper crop of spuds, Bill. Maybe I just wasn't holding my mouth right or something, when I tried them in containers.

Like I said earlier, I've seen people who have great results in containers. I do better planting in the ground, but then there's that whole deal digging with a tater fork .....................

Thanks! Have a perfect cellar to store some if I do.

 

[bmillin]

I found something growing in my compost bin, turned out to be what I think is a Yukon Gold plant. Enough to put in two pots, they took off and are now halfway in the ground and halfway in a mound. From the glimpse I got when I took them out of the pots there were spuds growing.

If they take off, I'll frame in the mounds and start raising the walls.

 

[bill ace 350]

8 buckets. They seem to be doing ok... I 8

 

[mike243]

Buddy of mine uses a laundry basket, works great he said

 

[JckDanls 07]

I've made the generic version (a tote) of the Earth Box (which is right here in town).... Worked really well... Plants (tomatoes) grew fast and tall ... All the fruit got blossom end rot... That was the end of my growing things...

 

[bill ace 350]

They look good but what matters is in the bucket!

 

[bill ace 350]

I will slow down on the pics, but I can't believe how fast they are growing.

The five buckets on the left are seedling russet from Runnings. The three on the right are Yukon gold from Potatoes in the house sprouting eyes.

 

[JLeonard]

Yall gonna be eating good if all those put out.

Jim

 

[bill ace 350]

Yall gonna be eating good if all those put out.

Jim

Hope so!