My favourite thing to grow is spuds in containers. I use 10litre florist buckets which I drill holes in the bottom of. I put one seed spud in each bucket, snuggled into a couple inches of general purpose compost and some fertiliser (well rotted manure, chicken poo pellets, or specialist potato fertiliser). Cover with a few inches more compost and then wait for the shaws to appear. Add more compost as the stems grow, until reaching the bucket top. Keep them out of the frost and you can get a really early crop. Keep the soil moist and water well when they flower as this is when the tubers are developing. When the flowers die off or the shaws start to flop and turn yellow, turn out the bucket and enjoy the treasure hidden in the soil. |