Richard shows you how to grow your own delicious potatoes in a grow bag.
Grow your own potatoes
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You can grow potatoes in a pot or bag on the patio. Start with seed potatoes. The video uses ‘Jazzy’ and shows how to chit them in egg boxes until the shoots are about 2 cm long. If you’re starting around Easter, you can plant them straight away.
Plant and water. Put about 15 cm of multipurpose compost into the planter. Space the seed potatoes apart with the shoots pointing up and cover with another 15 cm of compost. Move the bag into position and water well.
Top up as they grow. As shoots emerge, add more compost around them until it’s about 5 cm below the rim. Keep the plants watered and fed. Harvest timing depends on the variety, but an early crop may be ready around 12 weeks after planting.
