Every one of the holes had plenty of good soil and a seed potato planted in it.
(the pics are from after they were emptied)
We had more than enough to get a good crop from them.
This was the row in the front of the garden:
On the right side and
the left side.
This is what all that hard work produced:
I usually have wonderful luck growing them in the blocks. Maybe next year will be better.
It was really a bad, bad year for us garden wise. Only a few tomatoes, green peppers and a few hot peppers made it. The pumpkins, squash and cukes flowered, but that was about it. Except for a few downpours, it's been a very dry, hot summer. Hubby used all the rain barrel water and all the grey water from the house, but it still wasn't enough.
But, all those spuds did make this:
And it WAS good!
I've heard of this method of growing potatoes before, but forgot about it. Think I'll try it next year. Have any pics of the plants growing?
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It's so easy! - take a look: http://coopfeathers.blogspot.com/2015/06/garden-update.htm
DeleteGive it a try - This is really the first year I didn't get a lot!
Is there any advantage to this method? My family just planted them in a garden plot.
ReplyDeleteWe put the cider blocks around the garden to keep the critters from digging under the wire fence. It seemed a shame to waste all those holes!. You could put a tomato or a pepper plant in them too!
DeleteSince they are resting on the ground, the water flows right down to the roots and doesn't pool as if they were in a planter. Have them try just a few to start off. 'Hope they have better weather than we did!
Yum!
ReplyDeleteThe secret is garlic - lots 'n lots of garlic
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