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Hi All,anyone grown these? Apparently they are like potatoes and I was wondering whether I could grow them in a potato sack!
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I have 4 in a spud sack and 6 to put in the ground. Am guessing the ones in the ground will do better, when they eventually get there.http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia -
Had a really brilliant yield from just 5 plants last year. This year I have 15! I can't see why they wouldn't grow in sacks. They only need about 12" between plants. The really important thing to remember is that they bulk up a huge amount (I think I read 50% somewhere) for at least two weeks after the tops die off so do not rush to harvest them."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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Last year I planted 10 - 5 in each 24 inch tub and treated them like potatoes, earthing up. I must have got 250+ yield. About 8 were nibbled by slugs.
The leaves get really bushy and needed loosely tying if you haven't much room. Or you can chop a few off and eat them - they taste really nice
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Brill, sounds really promising-can't wait to give them a go!
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