What a dilemma!

[Noosner]

Can you squeeze them in individually in odd little places, next to things you'll be harvesting before the spud plants grow big?

[Bal]

buckets and bags!

[Bill HH]

Can you squeeze them in individually in odd little places, next to things you'll be harvesting before the spud plants grow big?

I think that depends on just how "odd" the places are.


Here is an odd place, one spud in the bottom of an old wellington boot.

[Bigmallly]

If your Tomatoes are in beds undercover, plant the spuds in between the Toms. By the time they are ready to be pulled, the Toms will be long gone.

[veggiechicken]

Here is an odd place, one spud in the bottom of an old wellington boot.

I've heard of spuds in your socks but not in your wellies

[Tripmeup]

Potato bags get my vote too

[Noosner]

I think that depends on just how "odd" the places are.


Here is an odd place, one spud in the bottom of an old wellington boot.

Have you ever done that, Bill? It sounds quite a good idea! I've seen people using old walking boots as plant pots but this is going one step further...

[Bill HH]

When I was farming a lot of things grew in my wellies.... while I was wearing them.

[arpoet]

Plant em in your compost bins and leave the top off. I always find tatties in mine when I turn them in Autumn

[veggiechicken]

Thanks for your suggestions - all in favour of planting them and most of you suggesting bags/pots etc.

Bet you didn't sleep last night wondering what I would do with them
It was a bit of a trick question, sorry, as I'd already dug up the Jap onions and shallots in one bed (plenty more to come!!)

It was really interesting to hear what you would have done in the circumstances and you confirmed that I was right to plant and not bin them.
Thank you for playing along with my little game

Here are the onions and shallots, most of which were grown from some saved last year.





PS, Spuds planted this morning - must hope that there's no blight or frost before Chr***mas

[Chippy Minton]

My mother always told me I was growing spuds behind my ears, so you could try that.....

[Penellype]

I missed this due to being busy yesterday

My suggestion would have been to put them in bags in the shed or garage or somewhere where nothing else will grow because its dark, then move the bags into some space when you have it, once the foliage has appeared. That's what I do when I want potatoes in bags and I haven't got room.

[Greenleaves]

Like onions by any chance VC?.....

[veggiechicken]

Just a bit - still 270 Turbo and another bed of shallots to come
Know any good onion recipes

[Greenleaves]

How about onion stuffed marrows!