Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

growing spuds late in the year

  • 10-07-2025 09:03AM
    #1
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 54,064 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    we grew spuds in a few cheap trugs* this year; they did alright, we lifted them, and on a whim i took a few spuds and put them back in the trugs with some refreshed soil. should i expect much? do they prefer cooler spring weather to sprout?

    there's nothing to lose with this experiment, we've no other real use for the trugs (which i drilled holes in for drainage).

    *i have grown to hate those woven plastic growbags a lot of places sell for growing spuds and the like. usually within one growing season, the plastic gets really brittle from UV damage and you get little bits of plastic blowing around your garden. we saw some cheap trugs in mr. price and used those instead.



Comments

  • #2
    MacDanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,806 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    I've been thinking about trying this for a while actually but haven't gotten around to it - if you're using your own seed, seemingly you need to leave them in the ground to develop a harder skin first and also put them into a fridge for a while:

    GROW YOUR OWN



Advertisement