Backyard Aquaponics
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which type seed? what kinda yield?

They were ones that had gone off in the back pantry. I did discriminate, have done white, blues, and reds.

Got well over a kilo from some individuals, some only a few spuds... normally dependant on how long I grow them for, or if the snails smash the plant.

Ive not long harvested all our spuds. I did 2 rows approx 6 metres long, one of dutch creams and one of rubi lu's. I think there was approx 10 seed potatoes in each bag from a local plant nursery.

This bed previously had a huge crop of pumpkins and after harvest I threw a few bags of cow manure, tilled it through and left it for a month or so. Originally this bed was made up of a lot of compost, ash, cane mulch, newspaper and bio-char.

Im not sure of the total harvest count or weight but I was happy with the yield. I hilled my original rows and then hilled a second time during growth but did notice as mentioned previously in this thread that there were no or very little spuds above the row level.

Not bad not bad at all

I have been quite happy just to sit and keep up with everyone's threads and progress,but with not being near my system I haven't bothered to login,that was until I saw Charlie's toes again,Charlie it's been so long since they have made it into a pic,didn't realize how much I missed them,now where's Martin.......

Ummm, maybe TMI (too much information)? I'm glad Charlie's toes make you happy. I was checking out his spuds. Lookin good Charlie!!

I happen to be an EXPERT at potatoes. Well killing them anyway. I've started them in a box several times. It seems when they get growing well, I either hill them too much, or water them with fish water, realizing too late that it was quarantine water at 5% salt. THey looked good for a few days and I thought I was okay, then...they all died.

HAHAHAAAAA, If anything was going to bring you back Dasboot - it was going to be those monkey toes!!

And yes, lets wait silently for Martin to rain his offences on me lol

Looks great fella's, thanks for responding. I'm trying to figure out the box or bag method for feeding a group of young men in a small area with no room to soil plant.

Well, I'm joining in the potatoes-in-bags fun with some that sprouted in the pantry, so we'll see how I go! Given that so many people have been saying they didn't get extra potatoes above the original soil level, I've just filled the root pouch, planted 'em, and called it good.

Not the hundred pounds of taters in a box I'd hoped for....