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I've grown potatoes in sacks for the first time this year and am wodering whether it is better to keep them in the sacks or dig them up and put them into storage sacks, On some of the ones I am digging up there are whats best described as warts

HI would like to know the best potatoes to plant this year, last year our potatoes fell apart when boiled but in middle was dry and flourie Thanks Pauline Hello Pauline, It sounds as though you need to grow salad potatoes. There are plenty

Hi, first timer growing potatoes. I bought the seeded pots about 6 weeks ago now, Scottish javelin, red rooster & Charlotte . I'm only just getting round to planting them this weekend. All will be grown in pots, is there any advice out there before

Dig over veg plots, mixing compost into the soil as you goContinue filling a trench with kitchen waste where you want to grow beansCover rhubarb with forcing jars for an early harvestUse cloches to warm the soil for early sowingsPlant new fruit

Cover rhubarb with an old bucket to exclude light and encourage early pickings of long tender stalksPrune gooseberry bushes to open up the centre of the bush to improve air circulationChit seed potatoes in trays in a bright, frost-free position

to this area and finally bought my seed potatoes yesterday. There was 40 in the bag, which I'm sure will be too many. can I take some over to Spain in my hand luggage before they chit? I grow my potatoes in special bags that I bought from Marshals, they have

Is it finally OK to start any vegs outside??? depends on what your growing really, carrots,lettuce,spinach,parsnips will grow if the ground has warmed up to about 12 degrees. veg like onions, peas, potatoes can be put down from march but you need

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

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

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