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Potato Towers, Bins and Containers. How to Grow and Harvest Potatoes With Minimal Space.

May 31, 2016 By Vanessa Beaty 7 Comments

Potato Towers, Bins and Containers. How to Grow and Harvest Potatoes With Minimal Space.When do you get started on your vegetable garden each spring? I used to wait until it was time to plant, but we have a short growing season where I live. That means I don’t get nearly the yield that I’m hoping for. So recently I have switched to trying to plant early. Putting things directly in the ground never works though, because a late frost comes and kills them.

Recently though I found a video that taught me how I could start potatoes in … of all things, a trash bin with some holes punched in it. Now I’ve found the follow-up video which teaches you how you can harvest your potatoes from the trash bin when they are ready.

Bin Potato Planting

 

This really looks like a remarkable gardening hack. Obviously I won’t get a chance to give it a try until next year, but I am definitely going to do it! I actually have an old trash bin already, so I should be all set to go. And now that I’ve seen the harvesting video, I have proof that this method works. The potatoes look really awesome too, pretty substantial. Some of them are a bit funny-looking, but that happens when you grow your own food.

As with the other video, this one includes a whole lot of great, detailed information. So be sure that you watch (and listen!) to the entire thing and take notes. I learned a lot from both videos, and can’t wait to check out the rest of her channel!

Outdoor potato towers:

P.S potato seeds make a difference, but anything you plant will bring you tons of fun! Check out this enormous harvest!

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  1. Sandy Deforge says

    June 4, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    This idea of baking potatoes sounds great…I am DEFINETLY going to give it a try…thank you for the post…

    Reply
  2. magar rajendra bhaskar says

    July 13, 2016 at 9:28 am

    Dear all the very wll and good

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  3. Josean says

    January 14, 2017 at 11:58 pm

    Nice idea for close space…

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  4. Margaretha Pretorius says

    January 23, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    This entire Pinterest is fantastic.

    Please save it all for me

    Reply
  5. Mae Larsen says

    February 9, 2017 at 4:44 am

    Where is the trash bin sitting when you are not working with the contents?

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  6. Abhijeet says

    February 11, 2017 at 12:47 am

    Every time i plant potatoes they are eaten by ants.Would you please suggest a remedy????

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  7. Dianne Hummel says

    August 21, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    I would love to start growing my own verges. The potatoes sound great. I have no sound on my computer so am unable to hear the video.
    Do you leave the bin in the sun or shade? Do you turn the potatoes at all during the growing? Sounds like lots of light soil etc.
    Do you keep it wet or semi dry?
    Please help me get started do you have a book or pamphlets? My computer isn’t the best.???

    Dianne

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