Growing potatoes, and..?

Bonsai-Marc

I have a 4x4 foot strawberry patch i have started off and have a few feet left over so was looking for ideas of what else to put in. I thought potatoes may take too much room and then I saw the potatoes bags. I have another space that maybe good for spuds. How big do they leaf out of the bags though and what types do I need? Any tips? Any other ideas for the small space?. Onions and garlic maybe but is a bit clump clay soil Thanks

Mel M

I always now grow my potatoes in bags. They do tower above the bags but nothing out of control. If they do, a little string works wonders. If you grow first earlies you will not be bothered by blight. The onion family tend to like looser soil than clay. You could try them in largish pots using soil/compost mix. In a former home I had a bed of red Cornish soil, not quite clay but not far off. I grew herbs in it, although they say not to, and they thrived.

Bonsai-Marc

I have a spot for potatoes but will be at the back.of garden behind my mountain scene either side of a passion flower pot so not really wanting a eyesore



If they are just a little high.and not.look scraggly it.could be ok



May just add some other herbs to raised bed and some hidden pots of onions

Bonsai-Marc

Do you add soil as they grow or just fill up? And how many potatoes could get



Better to use the Hessian type bags to help drainage or just the average eBay ones?



Ty

Bonsai-Marc

Yea I'd like to have a nice batch for chips. We never fry but would for fresh and maybe some jacket spuds



Hhmm can grow tall eh. I could live with that actually it would be against a fence and afternoon sun till set



Just don't want to dominate the rockery garden in front is my concern

Zoomer44

Have you considered white strawberries next to the red strawberry patch.

Bonsai-Marc

Bit pushed for room as spread them out well

Bonsai-Marc

Actual fact from reading up the height maybe an issue for me



Need to think of something else besides herbs I could grow

Dovefromabove

What about some mixed salad leaves - cut and come again types

Logan

Edd do you peal your potatoes? I don't all the goodness is just under the skin

Mel M

You can buy special bags for potatoes quite cheeply. I have used old compost bags in the past with good results (put a few holes in the bottom for drainage.) Put 8 inches of soil or compost in the bottom of the bag along with a little granular feed, place your seed potatoes on that then cover with 6 inches of more soil or compost, then water. As the potatoe leaves grow you add more compost or soil untill they are almost covered. Keep doing this untill the bag is almost full. Remember to water well, keeping the soil moist right to the bottom of the bag.