Hopefully there will be enough rain that I do not need to water today. They predict four or five more days of rain here.
I have not generally grown potatoes, but this year I decided to grow some in fabric gardening bags. (So I can relocate them carefully if I want!)
Soil in the bottom then potatoes eyes up. (about 1 month ago) Added additional Soil / Rice hull / EZ straw mix last night and will keep doing that until the bags are full!
So...??...I initially fertilized the soil with a Potassium and phosporus heavy fertilizer...Should I be adding more? At what intervals?? Growth is currently pretty heavy!
Potatoes aren’t picky. I’m growing mine in dirt with straw-composted mule manure mixed in. ;)
You’ve probably given them enough nutrition - just make sure they get adequate water each week. :)
P.S. Thanks for the link, as always!
Speaking of potatoes, does anybody have advice for a newbie? Once I cut a potato apart, do I need to let it scab over before planting? I’m assuming yes.
We had to cut down several trees and branches of trees recently, and I can see that now I have a few sunny spots where I didn’t have any before. So I’m hoping to plant a few vegetables that I like. I thought potatoes might be a fun choice to start with. Any FReeper help is greatly appreciated.
I would be curious to hear how your potato bags turn out. I considered this but did not do it this year and am now out of room.
We worked like dogs getting tomato and lettuce plants in finally got warm enough and we need rain too.