Poly bags question!

[Dorothy rouse]

VC gotta stand for Very Cheeky!

I seriously think boredom has crept in and made me overthink things go the verge of stupidity here!

Please forgive me for this bone question!

'Bone' question Darcy? Ummmmm? Give us a clue?

Or have you completely 'lost the plot'?

[veggiechicken]

Blood Fish and Bone maybe..............or maybe Darcy has something else in mind?

Back to the original question (I think)...........old compost bags, turned inside out, roll the sides down, put 4" or so of soil in the bottom, lay your tatties on the soil, cover over with some more soil. First sign of shoots, cover them up again and roll the sides of the bag up as you keep topping up the soil level.
Easy peasy

[darcyvuqua]

I was just wondering if they would be prone to rot in an old compost bag whether the poly bags were made breathable!

The only other concern is chemicals in the printed side of the bag once turned inside out!

But I think I will go for poly bags as then I can eat fresh sandwich once finished planting up

[Kristen]

They need to be strong bags. Potatoes drink a heck of a lot of water when fully grown, so I doubt rot would be a problem (but be careful with watering early on, particularly if they are outside and it rains a lot).

Dunno about risk from chemicals in the print (or plasticisers in the bag itself) although surely if that was the case there would be a risk to just using the compost from the bag in the first place?

Its not uncommon to cut a grow bag in half, turning each half on-end and planting in that, and what you suggest sounds just like that to me.

I start by spuds in bags [the special type designed for the purpose] and when it gets too hot in there, and frost risk has pretty much passed, I carry them outside. They are awkward to carry, and the handles are handy for that - but I expect I would manage if they were just in an old compost bag.

[Nannysally99]

I did potatoes in strong rubble sacks last year with great success. Have just planted some earlies in a redundant recycling bag that does have a lid should it get a bit too cold