Pots in bags

[Vince G]

Did anyone else order the "free" (plus P&P) potato patio bag thingy with Charlotte tubers from (I think) January's issue? If so can you remember how many tubers you get in it? Thought I's stick it in the polytunnel and see how early we can be eating new pots!

[Dorothy rouse]

Yes, I did, think it comes with 5 pots, mine will be going outside, never grown in bags before.

[Kristen]

They always seem to be sold with 5 seed potatoes, I think that's too many for a bag and 3 is about right, so I always wound up with a couple left over ...

Although I did read of planting 3 at the normal position, low down, and the another 2 higher up (about 1/2 way up the bag). Presumably that gives more foliage and smaller, but more, spuds?

[out in the cold]

We grew in bags last year, and had some very nice spuds indeed.

[Nannysally99]

We grew in bags and the garden, got a nice harvest both ways, so have bought 4 times as many seed potatoes this year.


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[Dorothy rouse]

I'm just trying this one bag, can't resist a'bargain' , still have the Earlies and main crop that will be planed on Plot in usual way.

[Vince G]

They always seem to be sold with 5 seed potatoes, I think that's too many for a bag and 3 is about right, so I always wound up with a couple left over ...

Although I did read of planting 3 at the normal position, low down, and the another 2 higher up (about 1/2 way up the bag). Presumably that gives more foliage and smaller, but more, spuds?

Agree 5 is probably too many. I had a feeling there were more coming than you can realistically grow in a bag, which is why, when I went and got my selection of earlies tubers from the nursery today, I got 2 pink fir apples. So they'll go in the bag on the patio all summer to hopefully keep them away from the blight down the allotment and Charlotte will go down the allotment with the others.