Seems I recall reading in ThriftyFun years ago that any kind of seed potato sets could be planted in a cardboard box filled with dirt, watered, and later in the season harvested by tearing the cardboard box away revealing all of the potatoes that had grown from the potato sets that you had planted in the box. Does anyone remember just how that was done?
I have the seed red potatoes, but am unsure of what to do. Being an elderly disabled women living in a mobile home park I do not have the ground to plant a garden so this box of home grown potatoes would definitely help me out in food costs. I can keep the potatoes in a burlap bag left to sit in my shed throughout the NC fall and winter months.
Thank you for all of your help!
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It is very possible to do this. However, when you do this you'll need to put the box into something else. When cardboard gets wet it can start to fall apart.
It will be easy to do. Do as you described. Make sure you have some holes on tne bottom for drainage. Put the box on a high enough table so you wont have to bend or strain to tend to it.
Planting potatoes (and other vegetables) in containers is nothing new but knowing the right way to plant them is mandatory if you want a good crop.
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