Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Potato Towers, Bins and Containers. How to Grow and Harvest Potatoes With Minimal Space.

Potato Towers, Bins and Containers. How to Grow and Harvest Potatoes With Minimal Space.
When do you get started on your vegetable garden each spring? I used to wait until it was time to plant, but we have a short growing season where I live. That means I don't get nearly the yield that I'm hoping for. So recently I have switched to trying to plant early. Putting things directly in the ground never works though, because a late frost comes and kills them.

Recently though I found a video that taught me how I could start potatoes in … of all things, a trash bin with some holes punched in it. Now I've found the follow-up video which teaches you how you can harvest your potatoes from the trash bin when they are ready.

Bin Potato Planting

Bin Potato Harvesting

This really looks like a remarkable gardening hack. Obviously I won't get a chance to give it a try until next year, but I am definitely going to do it! I actually have an old trash bin already, so I should be all set to go. And now that I've seen the harvesting video, I have proof that this method works. The potatoes look really awesome too, pretty substantial. Some of them are a bit funny-looking, but that happens when you grow your own food.

As with the other video, this one includes a whole lot of great, detailed information. So be sure that you watch (and listen!) to the entire thing and take notes. I learned a lot from both videos, and can't wait to check out the rest of her channel!

Outdoor potato towers:

P.S potato seeds make a difference, but anything you plant will bring you tons of fun! Check out this enormous harvest!

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