Jared77
Garden Addicted
Anybody doing this or have done it? I thought some folks have mentioned doing towers how did it work for you?
From what I've read you want to use a late variety so they keep growing up but that's really it. I had great success growing them in rows before, but if I can get success with a tower I'd be all about it and would open up space for more varieties of squash and some watermelons without expanding the bed. Plus I don't want to have to dig 2 more 60ft trenches for spuds. Trust me it gets old fast.
My hope is in the fall is so put down a tarp, pull the tower apart and harvest potatoes. Then the contents on the tarp are hauled back onto the compost pile and we begin again.
Is it really that easy?
From what I've read you want to use a late variety so they keep growing up but that's really it. I had great success growing them in rows before, but if I can get success with a tower I'd be all about it and would open up space for more varieties of squash and some watermelons without expanding the bed. Plus I don't want to have to dig 2 more 60ft trenches for spuds. Trust me it gets old fast.
My hope is in the fall is so put down a tarp, pull the tower apart and harvest potatoes. Then the contents on the tarp are hauled back onto the compost pile and we begin again.
Is it really that easy?