Interesting method od raising taters

I've tried a number of these methods...and nothing works near as well as just planting as usual in your garden.

My favorite part is disassembling and reassembling the box bit by bit throughout the season. Or is it removing and replacing the dirt throughout the season? It's got to be more rewarding than my plant, wait, harvest method.

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The garden's getting bigger this year. Again.

i've tried the stack tire method with out much success, mainly that I couldn't keep up with piling fresh soil around the plant as it grows. So, I've just switched from planting them in the ground to using a metal ring or just one tire. Note the bucket full of potatoes. That's just from one tire ring.



I usually plant three taters to the ring and have gotten 5 - 10# per ring. I have planted red pontiac, german butterball, and blue fingerlings. All have done well.
And my favorite part? I only have to sit on my little garden stool and dig them out with just my hand. I use mix of potting soil and compost and the dirt is never compacted. Soooo.. easy!
God bless,
jd

Thanks, Im going to give that a try.

I made this video several years ago, and it had 20 some thousand views and a lot of comments, questions and answers, but one day it was just gone. I weighed about 90 pounds more then than I do now, too. However, somebody else(actually 2 people) saved it and reposted it. This is about as good as you'll get around here. BUT, it saves a lot of trouble when it's time to get them up.

I like the basic idea, but it can be simplified. Whenever you raise the level, you lay the board against the posts, on the inside. The soil holds it in place. Rather than screwing it on the outside. I am not going to try it, as I am not able to grow potatoes no matter what I do. They get a disease and die, with many pea size taters on the roots.

I'm going to do something different this year. My DH likes to dig a trench, then we play in the dirt in the Fall. I don't like this. I may use cardboard boxes, but may do the bucket thing if I can find some free buckets.

Thanks for the video!

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