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post #11 of 13
6/26/12 at 1:27pm

Here is a cool old timer's trick. It take patience though. It takes advantage of the fact that like tomatoes, potato plants can send out roots from the stem. Cut the bottom off the bucket and plant a potatoe in the ground inside. Every couple of weeks, clip the bottom leaves off the potato and put a few inches of dirt in. Keep doing this till the bucket is full. Then just make sure the soil is kept moist...buckets do dry out quick!  When the plant falls over at the end of the season...kick the bucket over....it'll be full of potatoes that forms from the roots!

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post #12 of 13
6/26/12 at 8:33pm

Try this site for tips...She posts alot of videos for beginners. She is the Garden Girl, Patty Moreno. She also has a video on making a chicken run... good site.

 

http://www.gardengirltv.com/

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post #13 of 13
7/3/12 at 1:24pm

I'm growing potatoes in buckets, zucchini and bush beans in plastic totes, and radishes, salad greens and beets in old kitty litter pans. This is my first time and the season is new here, so my fingers and toes are crossed that my garden will be productive. Growing in containtainers allows me to put them where the dogs can't get at them.

Suburban dweller aiming for greater self sufficiency, better nutrition and humane food.

 

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