Comments on: Gardening 101: Planting Potatoes in a Container

By: sebecmomma

sebecmomma — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:18:15 +0000

i grew potatoes and only planted old potatoes that had a bunch of eyes on them in the ground and watered them and left them to grow. at the end of the summer when the plants died off, i dug them up and had tons of potatoes. although i think this year i will try the straw method…no digging :)

By: Tom H

Tom H — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:11:39 +0000

I had heard of doing this years ago from my mother. She had always told me at each foot of dirt add another layer of seed potatos. I have not tried it but will this year. Will give you an update in the fall.

By: Kim P.

Kim P. — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:49:58 +0000

Ran across this the other day and I LOVE this!! I just really getting started in the whole garden thing…using raised beds and growing a lot from seed!
I’m itchin’ to pick up my girls from school so we can get all the materials and have this up and running TODAY!! Thank you! :)

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:54:46 +0000

Reading your blog makes me want to move out to the country somewhere and live off the land and mail-order food.

I love LA though. Really. I swear…..

By: Michael Mueller

Michael Mueller — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:55:05 +0000

Thanks for this post, I have recently moved to a small lot in Tualatin, OR from Sandpoint ID where I had a lot of space and was looking for ideas like this.

By: Michael Mueller

Michael Mueller — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:53:54 +0000

yes – this was a great post – I loved the FAQ “does my garbage can need to be missing the left handle” Classic!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:19:15 +0000

Love your humor!! I just might try this myself.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:58:14 +0000

I am trying this for the first time as well. We just planted ours yesterday. I found a WONDERFUL gardener here at a mom and pop nursery, and he gave me instructions -just as Laura has stated. he promised 10lb yield for every 1lb of potatoes planted! If that’s the case, I should end up with 20-25lbs of potatoes!! I am praying for my entire garden. Its all organic and would help feed my family immensly. Good luck on yours!!

By: rhonda harper

rhonda harper — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:23:51 +0000

I just found this site, and have enjoyed the posts. I am trying potatoes in trash bags this year for the first time, and have researched alot about it. One thing I read was that it won’t work with the early varieties…they only set tubers on the bottom, which limits the yield. Sounds like that’s what happened to others who tried this. The mid and late season varieties are supposed to do better. :)

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:24:30 +0000

I’m not sure the exact height of my can, but it’s a standard sized trash can. Apparently it is able to get enough light, even at first. I usually put it in direct sunlight for the entire process.