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PeonyLover Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:36 pm

Have any of you used these potato bags? These are by Ferry-Morse and run $8 at Wally World. I'm thinking of trying them out, but wanted some feedback first. Thanks.
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arla Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:01 pm

I just planted for the first year my potatoes in a patio potato grow bag (from the UK, which looks very similar) so I'm hopeful, my parents have used them (and they are common and popular in the UK).

curio Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:34 am

We've used something similar in the past with fairly good results. Last year we decided to build a potato box that increase in height as the plants grow until they flower. Our results were so good with that method that this year we are building two more.
I harvested roughly 40 pounds of gourmet fingerling potatoes in a space that is 2x2'. Shocked

**camprn** Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:38 am

Very nice Curio! What a Face

PeonyLover Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:30 pm

Wow! Curio, that's great. I've had a row garden for awhile and this year i'm converting to SFG. My potatoes last were ok-but not great I'm sure I didn't hill them enough and the ground is a bit hard. I was thinking of building boxes, but these bags would be easier to store and move if needed.
Question-Curio how many potatoes did you plant in that 2 X 2? I will be planting Red Norland, Yukon Gold, Blue Adirondacks, and Jewell SP. I'm trying to figure out if I want to to built four 2 X 2 or go with bags.

curio Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:22 pm

We planted 10 tubers of each variety last year in the same box (one on each side), so roughly one pound each. This year we will be planting 2 pounds of each, with their own boxes.

PeonyLover Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:39 pm

Great-thanks. I'm leaning toward trying the bags and planting 4 seed potatoes per bag. We'll see. lol

newstart Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:40 pm

I saw these bag the other day. they look great its on my "list" of things I want Smile

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