Posted by gogo on March 21, 2011, 6:59 am
Hello,
I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's
good to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of
the reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
Thanks for any advice
Gogo
Posted by Phil Gurr on March 21, 2011, 7:54 am
> Hello,
> I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
> Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's good
> to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of the
> reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
> planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
> moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
> i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
> tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
> Thanks for any advice
Do it every year up here. I plant 3 or 4 to grow in potato bags for our
gardening club competition and about 12 earlies and 12 maincrop for
transplanting out into the garden in May. All are planted now in peat
compost in 5" pots, about 2" below the surface. The vegetable garden ones
are later earthed up and the ones in pots or bags are planted at the bottom
and then J.I.3 is added as they grow. The bagged plants average 2-3 Kg.per
bag.
HTH
Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland
Posted by gogo on March 21, 2011, 10:23 am
On 21/03/2011 11:54, Phil Gurr wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
>> Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's good
>> to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of the
>> reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
>> planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
>> moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
>> i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
>> tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
>> Thanks for any advice
> Do it every year up here. I plant 3 or 4 to grow in potato bags for our
> gardening club competition and about 12 earlies and 12 maincrop for
> transplanting out into the garden in May. All are planted now in peat
> compost in 5" pots, about 2" below the surface. The vegetable garden ones
> are later earthed up and the ones in pots or bags are planted at the bottom
> and then J.I.3 is added as they grow. The bagged plants average 2-3 Kg.per
> bag.
> HTH
> Phil
> Northern Highlands of Scotland
Great, thanks!
Posted by Baz on March 21, 2011, 8:03 am
@news.eternal-september.org:
> Hello,
>
> I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
> Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's
> good to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of
> the reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
> planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
> moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
> i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
> tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
> Thanks for any advice
>
> Gogo
>
I have no experience transplanting potatoes as I think it won't work imo.
You can grow them in strong plastic sacks and I know that can be very
successful.
Try the link below, there are many more to try. Put this in your browser-
grow potatoes in bags
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t61726
Hope this helps
Baz
Posted by gogo on March 21, 2011, 10:25 am
On 21/03/2011 12:03, Baz wrote:
> @news.eternal-september.org:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
>> Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's
>> good to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of
>> the reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
>> planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
>> moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
>> i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
>> tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
>> Thanks for any advice
>>
>> Gogo
>>
> I have no experience transplanting potatoes as I think it won't work imo.
> You can grow them in strong plastic sacks and I know that can be very
> successful.
> Try the link below, there are many more to try. Put this in your browser-
> grow potatoes in bags
> http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t61726
> Hope this helps
> Baz
In fact, I think I could combine plastic bag growing and Phil's (above)
method. Thanks
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> I try every year to have a few potatoes in big pots outside (I'm in
> Edinburgh). Usually, I have a fairly bad harvest, but you know, it's good
> to have a few new potatoes direct from the garden! I thought one of the
> reason for the low yield is late planting, so, I thought I could try
> planting earlier. Unfortunately my big pots are busy with tulips at the
> moment, so, I wonder if people have experience transplanting potatoes,
> i.e., starting them in smaller pots and re-potting them later when the
> tulips are done? Is this feasible or the don't like that?
> Thanks for any advice