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Drilling the edges - that's a good idea Alice. Never thought of that one.
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I'm drilling the edges Jennie becuase last year I found some squash standing in pots of water they were not draining well when watered. When I looked at the holes underneath the pots they were clogged with roots. I drilled holes in the sides (at the bottom) and this solved the problem.
Also, the dustbin - there was just no way to guage if water was getting to the bottom - so drill the holes down there and see if water runs out. I think I'll do it with all my pots now.
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I gave my parents a few of my left over seed potatoes from last year (i ordered far too many as per usual), my Dad refused to put them in his veggie patch so they used empty compost bags. Worked a treat and although i don't know how many kg's they got they were very happy with the yield.
I'm going to try to grow some potatoes for exhibition this year so have ordered 10 x 36 litre 'potato growing bags' from T&M, they were only £7.99 which seemed fairly reasonable. They suggest 2-3 tubers per bag, depending on variety. The remaining tubers (of which there will be lots - i've overordered again
) will be going in the plot - hopefully i'll get a better yield this year.
Last edited by Protea; 22-01-2007, 06:59 PM.There's vegetable growing in the family, but I must be adopted
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Do you have the catalogue number for these bags? they sound really good valueOriginally posted by Protea View PostI gave my parents a few of my left over seed potatoes from last year (i ordered far too many as per usual), my Dad refused to put them in his veggie patch so they used empty compost bags. Worked a treat and although i don't know how many kg's they got they were very happy with the yield.
I'm going to try to grow some potatoes for exhibition this year so have ordered 10 x 36 litre 'potato growing bags' from T&M, they were only £7.99 which seemed fairly reasonable. They suggest 2-3 tubers per bag, depending on variety. The remaining tubers (of which there will be lots - i've overordered again ) will be going in the plot - hopefully i'll get a better yield this year.Comment
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Empty compost bags are good too - turned inside out (black side out) and rolled down, holes in the bottom/side, 3 tubers.... as they grow, you can unroll a little more of the bag and earth them up
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Serenity, Gteetings to you.
I used buckets last 3 years and they were very successful. You can buy the buckets in B and Q for 98p( good value). Drill 3 or 4 holes holes in the side of the bucket about 1 or 2 inches from the bottom
and you've got a little well of damp compost at the bottom of the bucket. About 3 spuds would be great. Good luck.
Cheers
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hi tomas,
are these the orange buckets?Comment
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Hello Serenity, yes I think Tomas is talking about the orange buckets. Sometimes they have them in black too. Take the black ones if they have them as they are more heat absorbent.
Thanks Tomas for that information. I had said I drilled holes in the side so that I could see if water was getting right down there, but your right about it also making a damp reservoir in the bottom. Good tip.
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Hello Serenity,
Yes I am talking about the Orange buckets, but sometimes they have Black ones as well. I noticed the other day Tesco had some Black buckets
but they were a little shorter than B& Q's buckets.Still they work just as well
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Sorry for the slack response Kimbo - they are on the 'sundries' page on the website (potatoes & garlic section, rather than seeds) here's the link, scroll down the page: http://potatoes.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/list/sundriesOriginally posted by Kimbo View Post
The catalogue code is: ZWW2160
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Hi everyone, Just thought I would let you know that I have solved my potato container problem. we have a store in sheffield called home bargains. They are selling black plastic 40 ltr bins at the moment for 49p each
Have seen exactly the same ones in morrisons for £4.99 so this is a REAL bargain.
There are several of these stores in sheffield so feel sure this is a big company and maybe a store near you.
they also have cheep seeds but a limited range at less than 20p a packetComment
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Wow - thanks for that Serenity. There's one of those stores in Doncaster, so guess where I'll be dragging OH tomorrow...
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