Advise needed on planting potatoes in plastic 55 gallon drums

[smom1976]

I got my second potato bucket all ready and the ground amended with leaves and fertilizer..

no I am waiting on the potatoes to dry a bit..

*waiting .. waiting... waiting...* boy this is hard... I want to just throw them in ...

 

[kellygirrl]

Lining bottom with comfrey leaves is supposed to provide good nutritious start for potatoes. I have some interesting directions printed up at home (where I am not), but it's all online somewhere (and then you can get inspired about comfrey ).

 

[the-metal-peddler]

I hate the snow!!!!

I guess waiting for my seeds is a good thing.

Also working on my tractor getting it ready to start working next month. I have veggie seeds in my grow room now, onions, peppers, and tomatoes.

It's my hope to have my taters in the baskets mid/late april. Another neat thing about basket growing is you can cover them pretty easy to protect them from frost.

Purchased 25 hot caps last year just to try them out. I covered 10 corn, 10 tomato, and 5 pepper plants with them. I planted those 3 weeks earlier than I would have normally, and they work!!! So I bought several hundred this year.

 

[setter4]

I hate the snow!!!!

I guess waiting for my seeds is a good thing.

Also working on my tractor getting it ready to start working next month. I have veggie seeds in my grow room now, onions, peppers, and tomatoes.

It's my hope to have my taters in the baskets mid/late april. Another neat thing about basket growing is you can cover them pretty easy to protect them from frost.

Purchased 25 hot caps last year just to try them out. I covered 10 corn, 10 tomato, and 5 pepper plants with them. I planted those 3 weeks earlier than I would have normally, and they work!!! So I bought several hundred this year.

Please explain what you mean by "hot caps. I am using gallon plastic jugs with the bottoms cut off at cloches over plants. Is it the same thing?

 

[Southern Gardener]

gawd I love this forum!!

I wish I would have read this thread before I planted my seed potatoes in my garden last night. . .

 

[the-metal-peddler]

Please explain what you mean by "hot caps. I am using gallon plastic jugs with the bottoms cut off at cloches over plants. Is it the same thing?

Yes, same idea here.

Milk jugs work great!!!

 

[smom1976]

I got my second potato bucket all ready and the ground amended with leaves and fertilizer..

no I am waiting on the potatoes to dry a bit..

*waiting .. waiting... waiting...* boy this is hard... I want to just throw them in ...

ok I have waited 5 days.. can I plant now???

 

[bid]

Yes. Do you have any extra soil to cover them up with?

 

[smom1976]

hummm I will have to look for some.. or maybe I can go BUY some at walmart

 

[Grow 4 Food]

I think I might try this and just leave them in my "hot room" in the garage. If I build a frame to pack with straw and seed potatoes and then put a bottom on it to make it movable do you think that will still grow anything?