Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[Molpet]

Salad bar is open.. U pick, bring your own dressing.. lolView attachment 3071576

And I had snow Monday

 

[Molpet]

My tomatoes are fine.. I have 51 very happy heirlooms so far and 25-30 more to go.. it’s the potatoes that have an issue..

Potatoes problems article
https://harvesttotable.com/potato_growing_problems_troubl/

 

[cavemanrich]

16 Yukon gold. From grocery store 5 yrs ago

28 red skin gold flesh, grocery store 5 yrs ago, don't know variety.

I had no idea potatoes will keep that long.

 

[Molpet]

I had no idea potatoes will keep that long.

LOL I have been replanting them every year

 

[638858]

Potatoes problems article
https://harvesttotable.com/potato_growing_problems_troubl/

Thanks I’m just going to call it a wash and hoe them down.. there’s only a few plants left.. I can’t click on links on my phone.. I live in the boonies and it takes 10 minutes to post a picture and sometimes takes 3 tries for me to get a picture to post.. I don’t click on links..

 

[cavemanrich]

My neighbor grows his potatoes in tires. Has great success results. Empties tires after harvest, and refills each spring. I know there are peeps that have somewhat success growing in recycled feed bags.

 

[jvls1942]

whoops, my bad. I was only one letter off. P T . Y ou say potato, I say tomato, let's call the whole thing off.
One year I had a large potato patch planted. The neighbor sent one of his boys over to plow the field next to my garden. As a favor, he swung in and plowed my big garden,,,,,potatoes and all.. lol about a quarter of an acre.
my daughter grows potatoes in tall plastic garbage cans. it works well for her.

 

[Molpet]

Sounds like a lot of work to fill tires, buckets, garbage cans and raised beds with dirt and water them more because they dry out faster. I'm sure it's easier to harvest because you don't have to dig, but more work in the spring

 

[jvls1942]

Yes, initially it is a lot of work to fill containers. In my daughter's case, she is limited to a small back yard for gardening. For potatoes you fill the container gradually as the vine grows.
I have been using five gal buckets. I have filling them down to a science. You are right about watering.
A couple years back I had 70 buckets set up. I spent way too much time watering. I tried several "self watering" systems. Most of which did not work so well.

 

[Molpet]

Yes, initially it is a lot of work to fill containers. In my daughter's case, she is limited to a small back yard for gardening. For potatoes you fill the container gradually as the vine grows.
I have been using five gal buckets. I have filling them down to a science. You are right about watering.
A couple years back I had 70 buckets set up. I spent way too much time watering. I tried several "self watering" systems. Most of which did not work so well.

I remember you took the buckets in the truck bed and had them dump the soil you bought right into the buckets. I thought that was a great idea, if you had to buy dirt anyway.

I'm too cheap to buy dirt lol