Bucket Potatoes

[bill ace 350]

Had to check a bucket. Plant got pretty beat up in recent rain and wind.... looks promising for the rest...

 

[chopsaw]

looks promising for the rest...

I'd say so . Good deal .

 

[bill ace 350]

Another victim of the weather I had to check....

These are Yukon Gold.

 

[chopsaw]

Damn Bill , you got it figured out bud . Good deal .

 

[bill ace 350]

Last potato pics. I'm calling it a success.

Learned a lot.

Next year should be better.

 

[JckDanls 07]

I'll call it a success too... I see some hash browns on the griddle...

 

[pineywoods]

Great job they look awesome. I mostly use 7-10 gal plastic pots used from a nursery but haven't grown any in a few years.

 

[chopsaw]

Nice work Bill . Glad it worked out .

 

[TeeZee]

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

Are spuds harder to grow down south?

I've been told the Kennebec variety is what you need for towers. Using lots of loose sandy soil is good advice too. Around here (NW Minnesota), the best time to plant potatoes in a home garden is the first two weeks in July--you'll miss the dreaded potato bugs and the crop will be late enough to keep well into winter.

Hope you try again--not much beats a home-grown fresh potato (unless it's a home-grown fresh tomato ).