UK gardening - Re: Potato in a bucket.... comp urg Competition????

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Re: Potato in a bucket.... comp urg Competition????

La Puce

2007-05-13, 9:25 am

On 13 May, 09:36, "'Mike'" <3...@woolies.com> wrote:
> How about we all do it on here and see who can grow the most by weight?
> We will have to rely on the honesty of the urglers, but how about it?
> Anyone game for it?

Well ... I've got some spuds in a bucket (a large one though). Does
this count? I've got about 3 week head start too. I'll win. I've won
in fact ;o)))

'Mike'

2007-05-13, 9:25 am

"La Puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1179048530.750644.265120@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On 13 May, 09:36, "'Mike'" <3...@woolies.com> wrote:
>
> Well ... I've got some spuds in a bucket (a large one though). Does
> this count? I've got about 3 week head start too. I'll win. I've won
> in fact ;o)))
>
>

Front bucket of a JCB?

Disqualified

:-)

Mike

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Dave Liquorice

2007-05-13, 5:25 pm

On 13 May 2007 02:28:50 -0700, La Puce wrote:

> Well ... I've got some spuds in a bucket (a large one though). Does
> this count? I've got about 3 week head start too.

About that head start here as well except our "bucket" is two stacked
255/55R18 Land Rover tyres. Plenty of space to mulch up, as only the
bottom tyre is filled with compost/last years tomato grow bag. Be
interesting to see what we get, if anything, as we planted a few sprouting
"baking potatoes" bought from the super market...

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Pam Moore

2007-05-15, 1:25 pm

On 14 May 2007 02:03:15 -0700, La Puce <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote:

>
>I have a 'thing' with using tyres. I'd happily grow flowers in them
>but not food stuff. I feel it's wrong. But ... it does work and each
>to its own thing ;o)
>
>It's funny but I was thinking about baking potatoes. We eat rather a
>lot of them here - kids find it easy (and satisfying) to cook when I'm
>not here. I've never come across baking potatoes seeds. Has anyone?
>I'll be tempted to have a go next year.

I tried using tyres for potatoes when Bob Flowerdew first showed it on
GQT. My problem was that the soil in the tyres made a wonderful home
for ants and I had more ants than potatoes!

Surely baking potatoes are just the large ones from any crop of
potatoes which are suitable for baking. Just grow 'em big!

Incidentally, I have planted potatoes from those I buy to eat. If I
find a new variety which I like I try growing one.
I am trying a potato bag this year. It's bigger than a bucket and I
have 3, all different varieties, and am earthing the bag up gradually.
The bag is one of those being sold for the purpose in garden centres
etc.

Pam in Bristol

Dave Liquorice

2007-05-15, 1:25 pm

On Tue, 15 May 2007 15:44:48 GMT, Pam Moore wrote:

> My problem was that the soil in the tyres made a wonderful home for ants
> and I had more ants than potatoes!

No ants up here...

> The bag is one of those being sold for the purpose in garden centres
> etc.

Anything particulary special about it? Would an ex-compost or feed bag do
just as well? No doubt this bag cost a quid or more...

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Carol Hague

2007-05-16, 3:25 am

Pam Moore <NOSpam.moore@NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote:

> I am trying a potato bag this year. It's bigger than a bucket and I
> have 3, all different varieties, and am earthing the bag up gradually.
> The bag is one of those being sold for the purpose in garden centres
> etc.

I hope you have more luck with it than my husband did when he tried that
a few years ago. I don't know what he did wrong, but he was most
disappointed to find he ended up with less potato than he started
with...

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Carol
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Pam Moore

2007-05-25, 1:25 pm

On 25 May 2007 04:55:22 -0700, La Puce <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote:

>Found the bags! They're £14.95 each and take up 40 litres of compost.
>The natural collection does them, and that's the cheapest I've found.
>www.naturalcollection.com. But yes, an old feed bag or compost bag
>will do. Any containers will do.
>
>So, how are the spuds in the bucket doing folks?!? Mine are getting
>quite high with all that rain, can't earth up any further!!

The ones we bought were about that price for 3.
My bag is filled to the top with soil now and the green growth is
about 18 inches above the top. Now sit back and be patient!

Pam in Bristol

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