[Maytag]

Regular potatoes or sweet potatoes? Or both? I know you can do this with sweet potatoes (either getting slips started from whole sweet potatoes, or keeping vine cuttings going through winter) but I have never grown “regular” potatoes.

[paw4Him]

Me neither. I’ve been growing potatoes for years, but always outside.

Guess I’ll be experimenting! 🙂

Curious minds want to know…

[FaintlyArtistic]

Your biggest obstacle would be damaging the roots when transplanting. If you used a biodegradable pot that could be transplanted along with the plant (without removing it), you would stand a better chance. In my experience, peat pots don’t actually break down, but CowPots do (made from compressed cow manure). You could also try making your own out of newspapers, but I have never personally done that. It’s an interesting idea, and I may give it a try myself this year.

[paw4Him]

Than you. I’ll look into the pots made with manure.

[FaintlyArtistic]

Where do you find candles that will burn all night?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by  FaintlyArtistic.

[JerseyGiantChick]

Try candlesto put on a grave, with all do respect they are cheap and long burning hours. We use them as being prepared to, just in case.

[Unknown Member]

got the picture to work ,watch out

[paw4Him]

Thanks.

[paw4Him]

Oh boy. I’m trying to wrap my head around lugging all those bins outside. Lol

I’m going to start them in 4″ Cow Pots. Then put them out in February. I’m working on a mini greenhouse to go over the 5 foot tank I’ll grow them in. Then use an inverted clay pot and candle to keep it warm if the temperature gets frigid. A friend of mine kept her greens alive, with those clay pots, during our sub zero temps, under a low tunnel. It was amazing, to say the least. 🙂