tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post4075173521371093961..comments2024-01-23T17:42:42.542-05:00Comments on Urban Self-Sufficientist: Growing Potatoes in a bucketATWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06091588360689645697noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-38754609741896299352012-07-26T14:43:52.090-04:002012-07-26T14:43:52.090-04:00We've had so much fun growing Potatoes in a Bu...We've had so much fun growing Potatoes in a Bucket that we made a musical animation out of it:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXuYR-96gQc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXuYR-96gQc</a><br /><br />Enjoy!Topic Simplehttp://www.topicsimple.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-77039248634530023572011-04-15T21:27:04.121-04:002011-04-15T21:27:04.121-04:00Terra-- good stuff!! growing potatoes in a bucket ...Terra-- good stuff!! growing potatoes in a bucket is so cool. I hope this season your garden does excellent. GoodLuck:)ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-13680851272630370012011-04-12T13:38:06.626-04:002011-04-12T13:38:06.626-04:00I googled "grow potatoes in a bucket" an...I googled "grow potatoes in a bucket" and found this post. I am planting potatoes in a 5 gallon pail today and enjoyed your post here. I bought organic heirloom yellow Finn seed potatoes.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-22762742199655687292009-04-18T21:13:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:13:00.000-04:00Kenneth- its amazing how fast potatoes grow and ho...Kenneth- its amazing how fast potatoes grow and how strong the vines get. Mine seem to have greek blood in them they are herculian. Its going to be fun watching them progress.<br /><br />Melissa-- this is my first time growing potatoes. They are starting to produce buds and I so want to see what they have produced. I just don't know much about them because I am still learning. I just have to give it a go and see what they have produced I will do it in about 2 weeks.ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-76058936886311870722009-04-18T18:50:00.000-04:002009-04-18T18:50:00.000-04:00ATW ~ Yes, that's exactly what I mean. If you are...ATW ~ Yes, that's exactly what I mean. If you are careful and dig with your hands, you can just pull off the small potatoes and leave others to grow to full size. I do this with nearly all our plants as we've got enough composted stuff in our garden that the digging is easy.Melissa ~ Mom to 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298290484388042867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-33797368730828608422009-04-18T17:57:00.000-04:002009-04-18T17:57:00.000-04:00I bought some potatoes a few months ago and forgot...I bought some potatoes a few months ago and forgot about them in my refrigerator. Sometime in March I decided to cut one up and stick it in my planter. Nothing special, I just dug in a semi-bare place a few inches and chucked a wedge of the potato in.<br /><br />It's poking up and about to get some leaves now. :-D<br /><br />Potatoes are AWESOME and they are one of my favourite ornamentals. The leaves are beautiful, and when they flower, they're even more so.Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-56795994622366852112009-04-17T20:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:16:00.000-04:00Melissa- Im still new to all of this. If I underst...Melissa- Im still new to all of this. If I understand you correctly, you can get an early harvest from potatoes? My wife and I love small potatoes. I would rather harvest small ones than large ones.ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-17223048080825432902009-04-17T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:20:00.000-04:00My yukon golds that were planted on St Patrick's d...My yukon golds that were planted on St Patrick's day are UP! Finally poking out of the ground just 4 weeks after planting. I do usually dig around them and pull the small "new" potatoes out and leave plenty of room for the others to keep on growing.Melissa ~ Mom to 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298290484388042867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-64032666012962301812009-04-17T10:51:00.000-04:002009-04-17T10:51:00.000-04:00Sue- Thanks... This is our first year doing all of...Sue- Thanks... This is our first year doing all of this and it has been exciting thus far, with the exception of the hail storm. But we will keep on posting pics and updating along the way. Hopefully the outcome is great.<br /><br />Car basics- I likt the idea of using the sack. I have to read up on that. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the commentATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-10914892053042942292009-04-17T04:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T04:16:00.000-04:00Cool bucket idea, my mom actually grew hers in rea...Cool bucket idea, my mom actually grew hers in really sturdy black refuse sacks instead of a bucket.<br /><br />This is a good idea as you can get the really big ones and start with them rolled down and as they grow, you roll out some more bag and fill it with soil.<br /><br />Lots of potatoes.. great ....<br /><br />You can also grow them in mini greenhouses, I think there is an article here ;<br /><br />www.minigreenhouse.org.ukCarBasicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783140930744460174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-31037927279320873332009-04-17T03:12:00.000-04:002009-04-17T03:12:00.000-04:00Its interesting watching your progress in this. I ...Its interesting watching your progress in this. I can't do the bucket thing because of the quantity I need, but I am really fascinated by this. Can't wait to see the harvest! :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-9348200438863798832009-04-16T20:42:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:42:00.000-04:00Christy- Its amazing how those guys just shoot up,...Christy- Its amazing how those guys just shoot up, they are like monsters. My two level bucket has really been good. I thought I killed all of the other vines by covering them. For awhile I just had the one vine in the upper level and today I noticed that the other vines from all the way down at the bottom of the bucket have caught up. So it doesn't matter if you cover the whole damn thing, those jokers are going to shoot out. Can't wait to see how yours are doingATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-50519853470457875312009-04-16T20:36:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:36:00.000-04:00I'll post pics of mine this weekend on the update ...I'll post pics of mine this weekend on the update so you can see. I have only been piling dirt around the stem, not the leaves, and they are freaking huge so I knew I must be doing something wrong..lol. Good seed potatoes are a must though so you can be sure they are disease free. Yours are looking nice and tall.<br /><br />I think I might do that double decker thing too. More height for more potatoes sounds good to me!ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.com