What are the best ways to plant vegetables with self watering planters?
Buy seed potatoes
When the plants are getting larger and the stems look like they will fall over, hill the plants. This means that you pull the surrounding soil around the plants to support them
As the plants grow, check them for signs of potato beetle infestation. When you see eaten leaves, check the undersides for striped beetles - remove them and crush them, or your crop will be ruined.
Do not overwater your crop, or you can rot the whole lot.
In about 8-10 wks, you can gently dig with your hands to get the baby potatoes.
Remember to re-hill to protect whatever potatoes could be exposed to sunlight - as that will ruin them.
Dig your final crop out totally after about 4 months.
Gather your potatoes, before the evening moisture settles on them, store in a cool dry place. The best place would be a root cellar. Without that, an unheated part of your basement can be fine.
Make sure to eat any damaged ones first. If you have a large harvest, then keep checking them for rotten ones, or ones starting to go bad. Remove those, so your complete harvest doesn't get ruined.
When the plants are getting larger and the stems look like they will fall over, hill the plants. This means that you pull the surrounding soil around the plants to support them
As the plants grow, check them for signs of potato beetle infestation. When you see eaten leaves, check the undersides for striped beetles - remove them and crush them, or your crop will be ruined.
Do not overwater your crop, or you can rot the whole lot.
In about 8-10 wks, you can gently dig with your hands to get the baby potatoes.
Remember to re-hill to protect whatever potatoes could be exposed to sunlight - as that will ruin them.
Dig your final crop out totally after about 4 months.
Gather your potatoes, before the evening moisture settles on them, store in a cool dry place. The best place would be a root cellar. Without that, an unheated part of your basement can be fine.
Make sure to eat any damaged ones first. If you have a large harvest, then keep checking them for rotten ones, or ones starting to go bad. Remove those, so your complete harvest doesn't get ruined.
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