poor potato harvest

**Munch** · 23-09-2010, 11:51 AM

What are you growing them in?

**Crundy** · 23-09-2010, 02:16 PM

I have this problem as well. I always thought it was because I wasn't watering them enough, or perhaps feeding them enough. I use potato growing sacks from the garden centre and always use compost rather than soil.

**Jax** · 23-09-2010, 07:41 PM

compost, grass cuttings etc in both potato sacks from GC and turned inside out compost bags. Last year they done well but this year has been rubbish

**northepaul** · 23-09-2010, 09:46 PM

I had three potato bags along with the ones in the ground - the bags were a complete waste of time. I got a handful of tiny potatoes out of two and nothing at all out of the other.
The ones in the ground I have had over 20kg, until a late showing of blight.

**Munch** · 24-09-2010, 10:15 AM

I grow mine in a big black bin and used compost from the garden centre, I got a measly few potatoes not even enough for one of the kids dinners!

My FIL said it was because I used compost, apparently something to do with science zzzzzzz but next year I am just going to use well fertilised dirt from veggie patch.

**womble** · 24-09-2010, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by Munch View Post

but next year I am just going to use well fertilised dirt from veggie patch.

Good idea.... and leave it in the ground where you found it

**Kevstir** · 25-09-2010, 01:15 AM

i grew charlottes in 1 bag and maris piper in the other, the charlottes gave me quite a good crop, was surprised really as i just let them get on with it and only watered them once a week , the maris pipers werent as good but g0t enough for a good 3 or 4 nights worth of chips between 2 of us , i used b&q multi in both bags.

will be growing the charlottes next year but think i leave the maris pipers, they take to long lol

**tattieman** · 28-09-2010, 04:01 PM

The problem with growig maincrops in bags or containers is that there is only so much feeding in your compost. I think there is about 6 weeks feeding in compost and all of that feeding will go into the haulms. You could do to add feeding to your container/bag with something like a maxicrop product that is poured into the container and not on the leaves. I use a liquid version of nutrimate to bulk them up.

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