How do I grow patio spuds?
Hi Finbow
I'm joining the ranks of the home food growers and, given that it never really appealed before, I'm surprisingly very excited about it. Still, I haven't a clue so hoped you could get me started with some advice.
I have a 2.5kg bag of about 20 soft, wrinkly and sprouting (1 to 2 inch tubers) Epicure Scottish Basic Seed Potatoes, Grade EC3, Class A (hope they're not illegal).
I also have a big plastic tub, 16 inches deep, 16 inches in diameter at the top and about 12 inches in diameter near the base.
Do I need to drill holes in the bottom?
Do I need to add stones for drainage?
What kind of soil / compost should I get?
How deep into the pot should I start planting?
How often would I need to earth up?
Does eathing up mean adding more soil / compost?
Is there anything else I should know?
Thanks
David
Hi David,
Your container is OK for one plant so you really need 19 more if you want to plant them all. Yes you need holes in the bottomfor plastic containers a heated screwdriver works well. No need to but in stones as long as the holes are not too big. I am using home-produced compost. I put the spuds in the bottom of the pots and half filled them with compost. When the leaves start growing through I will fill the pots completely and that should be it appart from daily watering until harvest. Good luck.
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