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What compost mix for poataoes in sacks?

the plant needed some foliage showing to collect the sun and fuel the potatoe growth? You don't cover the foliage forever. After a bit you allow the top to grow into a bushy plant. This year I am trying something new with my sacks. I planted the potatoes by HyppyByker

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01/05/2012 23:29:37

by maggienewgardener

Talkback: Frost and potatoes

PLEASE! We're always being told how we can grow potatoes in plastic bags/large pots on the patio but how can you buy two or three seed potatoes without buying a large bag of them? hi i dont understand the big hipe about this winter, this is what winter by Pippa Greenwood

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06/04/2012 12:59:55

by Ken Smyth

SOMETHING IS EATING MY POTATO LEAVES

Ive never been green fingered but ive recently started growing my own potoes. everythings been fine for about 8 wks for now that the foliage is really growing well something has started to eat it! ive also notice some slimy stuff on the leaves by MOLLY4

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26/05/2012 08:24:14

by PBW2507

Talkback: Christmas vegetable harvest

Our christmas new potato's didn't survive even though they had been fleased for about six weeks because of the sub zero temps for days on end (end of november and december)but we'll try again next year and it toped up the compost bin and the handful by smithsindeed

28/11/2011 18:37:41

by Colin Harris

Is it blight

The bottoms of my potato hulms have leaves with black patches ansome of gone yellow, the tops of the plants are still in flower and look pretty healthy is this blight and should I cut the hulms off? I don't grow potatoes anymore because by stapler

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29/06/2012 18:20:24

by Robot

Veg in a shady garden

be ok in shade. They may get eaten when you're not looking though! I had good luck last year with lettuce & sprouts plus potatoes & lots of strawberries What about Raspberries? raspberries grow like weeds!! i even replanted the cut offs which have taken by LisaV

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10/03/2012 05:39:05

by marjorie smith

Asparagus

buy from on supplier and the smallest pack of crowns they sell is 10. I live in a rental so most of my growing is done in containers... so I have two questions. Will asparagus grow in a container (I was thinking of a potato or tomato bag) and how much by ThePotsmith

02/09/2012 10:06:54

by ThePotsmith

Advice for a new veg grower

enormously. Celery is also notoriously difficult to grow. If you're a first time grower, I'd start with something a bit more forgiving, maybe runner beans, potatoes, and cherry tomatoes in hanging baskets. I must admit finally found some celery plants by Nicholas Hollingshead

13/04/2013 18:02:27

by Nicholas Hollingshead

Potatoes in bags

Hi all I'm a gardening newbie and I've planted a few chitted seed potatoes in grow bags today. Am I right in thinking that I only have to protect the leafy bits from frost when they start to poke through? And will a home-made cloche (recycled milk by bexlloyd

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03/04/2013 12:41:07

by sotongeoff

Which spuds to get...

Estima and Wilja. Wilja are nice and creamy when mashed. Main crop,Desire. I've still to go to the local potato fair but with only two spare growing bags and Red Duke of York a favourite, was going to go for another main crop to fill the last bag by Zoomer44

13/01/2013 22:57:00

by Busy-Lizzie

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