I tried this for the first time last spring, I planted the spuds in the ground and used tyres and straw, finished up with plants about 4 feet high and noticeably healthy looking. No potatoes grew in the tyres but those in the ground were far bigger than the conventionally grown crop, perhaps because of the water being concentrated by the tyres, we were in the middle of the drought then. David C
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 6 April 2003 1:47 AM Subject: Re: Potatoes in Cages > > > ...Even if you don't have lots of space, you can enjoy an amazing yield > of potatoes by growing in a container... > > Bob Flowerdew, the unconventional member of a BBC gardening advice > programme team, uses old motor tyres whose inner cavity is packed with > straw. He starts off with (say) two and, as the shoots appear above the > surface, adds several more units, one by one. The straw provides insulation > for a very early planting and the earthing up increases the eventual yield. > Haven't tried it myself, though! Tony N-S. > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > >
