I have harvested my second container of kestrel potatoes, which I am quite pleased about
I do have a couple of questions though as regards the size of my pot and the yield.
I have used 3 pots which are (if I remember rightly!)around the 30 litres and in each I placed 3 tubers. Because of the weather I waited a month longer than the usual time, and after checking by having a feel around, I have harvested the first two pots 3 weeks apart.
Whilst I was excited at the amount of potatoes that I managed to grow, I did feel there was an excess of compost not used. Is that normal? How much yield would you expect for the size of the pot I used and 3 tubers?
I did get about 20 potatoes (didnt weigh them!) but like I mentioned there was a lot of compost that seemed spare.
I am now considering for next year to either increase the amount of tubers (maybe 4 or 5?) or to use a smaller pot with 2 or 3 tubers?
Incidentally the yield from the 2nd pot was better, but by that point I was watering better as I noticed the bottom half of the first pot was qiute dry!
Any advice?
I do have a couple of questions though as regards the size of my pot and the yield.
I have used 3 pots which are (if I remember rightly!)around the 30 litres and in each I placed 3 tubers. Because of the weather I waited a month longer than the usual time, and after checking by having a feel around, I have harvested the first two pots 3 weeks apart.
Whilst I was excited at the amount of potatoes that I managed to grow, I did feel there was an excess of compost not used. Is that normal? How much yield would you expect for the size of the pot I used and 3 tubers?
I did get about 20 potatoes (didnt weigh them!) but like I mentioned there was a lot of compost that seemed spare.
I am now considering for next year to either increase the amount of tubers (maybe 4 or 5?) or to use a smaller pot with 2 or 3 tubers?
Incidentally the yield from the 2nd pot was better, but by that point I was watering better as I noticed the bottom half of the first pot was qiute dry!
Any advice?
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