Hello Comrade Gardeners, I wanted to make a thread where anyone could ask some quick questions regarding their gardening! Could be a simple troubleshoot question, or a quick query regarding composting, whatever it is as long as it’s gardening!
Do you have any materials on/around the property that could be recycled as a container but not leech into the soil? I used recycled wood to build a smallish raised bed that I did fingerling potatoes in.
I’ve been really curious to try this method:
Cultivating container potatoes in compost bin soil is another commonly used garden technique. A small amount of compost is placed in the bottom of the container, then the seed potatoes are planted. As the potatoes grow, more compost is periodically layered with straw in the container. Slowly adding compost prevents those large bursts of nutrients which can cause green growth spikes and reduce tuber production.
I would probably but a bit of gardening soil with the seed potatoes then layer the compost, this article has a nice concise article on potatoes in containers.
Cool, this is pretty close to what I’ve been reading I’ll give it a shot. There is not much on hand but I have access and means to get materials that make sense, but, do not really want to spend more than I would reap and I am not committed to this place for more than a year. I bet I can get those containers pretty easily though or burlap.
