Potatoes planted in pots

Over the past few years I have tried growing potatoes. Not wanting to use precious garden space for experimenting with potato’s – I tried growing them in containers. I found it surprisingly easy. In the Spring of 2010 I planted 27 buckets and had great success. Potatoes are generally started in cooler weather. For those ... Read more

Knowing how to plant potatoes correctly, including their depth, spacing, soil needs, sunlight, water and temperature preferences, will get your harvest off to the best start possible.

1.3M views · 95K likes | Martha 🏳️‍🌈 |📍London on Instagram: "Lots more info in the caption- so if you want to try this give it a read! I buy my seed potatoes online or from the garden centre so I know what variety I’m growing, how long they take and how much space they need. Different varieties of potatoes are class as either first early second early or maincrop. First earlies are the quickest to grow giving you ‘new potatoes’ Second earlies take a few weeks longer and maincrop - think…

A bucket can be a perfect home for a potato plant. It's cheap, easy to move, and takes up very little space.

Christina on Instagram: "What it means and what to do when your potato plants are flowering. This is the same if you’re growing in pots #potato #potatoesflowering #busychrisgardening #curiousgardener #southernhemispheregardening #whatwouldnaturedo"

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Potatoes can grow well and yield well in containers, but there are some tips, tricks, and general points of knowledge you'll want to know.