Yesterday I headed out the the garden with high expectations of harvesting a bumper crop of potatoes from our three potato towers {I’m saving the ones we having growing in the compost pile for this weekend}. I tried growing potatoes in towers and burlap sacks last year, but failed miserably because I had them in Read More >>
Potato Tower Update – Almost Ready To Harvest
I thought I would give you an update on how the 3 potato towers we planted in late March were doing. Maybe you can’t see it from this angle, but the leaves on all of the plants are beginning to turn yellow. This can only mean 1 thing, the potatoes will be ready to harvest Read More >>
DIY Potato Towers and an Update
Back in March I put together 3 potato towers {How to Build a Potato Tower} and with all the rain we’ve been having lately, the potato towers have really taken off. Potato tower # 2 in the center seems to be doing the best. Potato Tower #1 – I covered the potatoes with 6 inches of Read More >>
David’s DIY Potato Tower
Last spring David from Alabama shared pictures of a potato tower he and his wife Darcy built in their backyard using some recycled boards. This is such a great idea that I wanted to share it again for those of you who are planting your potatoes this spring. Davis and his wife Darcy planted 6 Read More >>
DIY Potato Tower Update
Back in March I put together 3 potato towers {How to Build a Potato Tower}. Now that the towers have begun to sprout, I thought I would post a few pictures so you can see how they are doing. This is my second year growing potatoes in towers. Last year I tried and it was Read More >>