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| Has anyone grown Laratte potatoes in a container before? I'm interested in knowing if they continue to form tubers the more you "hill up"? I'm trying to determine what size container for these potatoes. My idea is to use pvc to create a frame and then landscape fabric for the sides. Wireworms are just too much a problem here. So I want to try potatoes in containers but this will be an experiment so I need more info. |
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| Basically, no IME although like other fingerlings, a few small fingerlings may develop above the main crop. But they are a late-mid season variety so if you plant in additional layers as the first layer grows you can get a good crop of them out of a container. I did them in a deep plastic Rubbermaid bin (18 gal.) last year and once the first layer plants broke the soil I then layered in a second layer of the seed potatoes in between the sprouting ones and covered them all. All sprouted and grew well. I got almost 25 lbs. from 2 lbs. of seed potatoes I could have done a 3rd layer too if I'd bought more of them. Great flavor! Dave PS: ever tried beneficial nematodes for wireworm control? |
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- Posted by veggievicki 7b (My Page) on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 21:06
| We moved this year so I haven't gotten too far with my garden (plus broke my leg, but I don't even want to go there). Anyway, I had a couple of the large bags that Miracle Grow soil comes in. 66 quarts I think. After I used most of the soil, I rolled them down to about the bottom six inches, poked a few holes in the bottom, and then planted four Yukon golds in each one. Just a bag of them I got from lowe's. They're just starting to come up. I think it'll be interesting to see how that works. |
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