Growing Potatoes

I decided to plant potatoes this year. Not in a garden, I don’t have enough room for that. I planted them in a trashcan.

I was searching for a web article about growing vegetables in containers. I came across this site – Taters in a Barrel. I had to try it. I have an abundant supply of wood shavings courtesy of my husband’s woodturning hobby. All I needed was a trashcan and some potatoes.

I chose blue skin potatoes. Actually, they chose me. It was the only variety left at the garden center. I then chose a blue trashcan for them to grow in. Ok, it was the cheapest can at Lowes. But I liked it best anyway. I planted the potatoes as directed and waited. In just a few days they were growing above the soil. I carefully covered them and waited. Every few days I re-covered them with a topsoil/wood shaving mixture until they reached the top of the trashcan. The vines grew right out of the container and are now tumbling quite nicely down the side. I have to wait until September to see if I actually get any potatoes. But, I’m feeling confident.