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If you have ever wondered how to grow potatoes and other vegetables in confined spaces without having an orchard or garden, here is our practical guide on the 3 easiest ways to grow excellent natural potatoes: in the bag, in a pot or in a trash can .
Growing authentic and delicious potatoes is less difficult than one might think with the end of winter, we also enter the most propitious period to start cultivating many varieties of edible plants. It is an activity that in many cases it is possible to practice even without a garden, a garden or a large enough balcony.
Growing potatoes of different varieties in the absence of a true orchard is simple. To know how to do it. It is enough to get some tools and follow simple practical tips.
The potatoes can be grown throughout the year. , but the end of winter and the beginning of spring are undoubtedly the ideal time to try this activity.
Tubers in general, such as potatoes and ginger, can also be grown at home using different methods and techniques.
We offer you the 3 easiest ways to eat delicious potatoes in small spaces, using a bag, a jar or in a common container.
How to grow potatoes in a bag.
Use a fairly large and sturdy bag of jute (10 liters), a good quality soil and a little sprouted potato. This is all you need to be able to grow a good amount of absolutely natural potatoes without pesticides in your bag. If you do not have a jute bag, you can use waterproof, reusable and properly perforated shopping bags for water drainage.
Once the bag is half full with the ground, cut the larger germinated potatoes (to obtain more seedlings) and separate them well, as suggested in the case of the bag.
Cover with other soil, carefully irrigate the soil to keep it moist, but not wet, since stagnant water could compromise the germination of the tubers and return the rotten potatoes. Remember, also, that to encourage the germination of the potatoes to be buried will be enough to keep them in the light for a few days.
Over time, you will see the first buds appear on the surface: cover them with another earth and wait for the development of the plants and leaves with an intense green color.
When will the potatoes be ready?
Potatoes can be harvested and eaten when the leaves are completely dry or dry.
To do this, simply invest your bag and collect the delicious potatoes obtained from this simple farming technique that is available to everyone.
Keeping in mind that most potatoes grow and mature in about 60 days from the filling, remember that growing the potatoes with the sack the best period is from the end of March to May.
How to grow potatoes in a pot
For example, tubers, such as potatoes, can be grown indoors in confined spaces, using a few simple tools: a jute bag, a good quality soil and a sprouted tuber is all you need to grow in the bag directly at home the excellent potatoes without pesticides and absolutely natural.
If you have a balcony, discovering how to grow tasty and natural new potatoes in just a few steps will really be a breeze. What we need is a container of variable shape (go well both round and rectangular), large capacity of 50 liters and deep maximum of 30 cm, rich soil and a little bio germinated potatoes.
Once the pot is drilled to prevent water stagnation and filled with 1/4 of the soil, divide the potatoes into two or three parts to obtain a larger amount of seedlings. Place them on the ground with the buds facing upwards, well separated from each other.
The differences between growing in bags and in pots.
From this moment, the technique to follow is very similar to the one we have seen to grow potatoes in the bag. The first leaves that appear should be covered with a layer of earth moistened regularly with a little water.
Repeat until the sprouted non-stems begin to stretch and grow stronger and the first beautiful, white and pink flowers will appear.
At this stage, the potato plant becomes an ornamental plant with a really nice appearance and will illuminate your balcony with a generous flowering and a rich foliage with a bright green color.
In the space of 2/3 months, you will notice that the seedlings will change color and, from them, will turn yellow and begin to wilt.
At this point, your potatoes are ready to be harvested: get them out, brush them gently to remove the soil and place them for a couple of days in a dry and sunny place. Your potatoes can be cooked and brought to the table.
How to grow potatoes in a bucket or barrel.
Do you have a trash can or a barrel deep enough to store wine, which is not used in the garage, in the cellar or in a corner of the yard? With a few simple steps you can use your old container to grow delicious potatoes.
Ideally, the container has a capacity of approximately 50 liters and can be easily drilled into the base to promote water drainage and prevent the formation of mold and mildew that could cause decomposition.
Fill it to 1/4 the capacity of the fertile soil and place it inside the seed potatoes (possibly organic or purchased by a farmer) cut in half for the width and rotated with the shoots up and place the container in a sufficient place sunny.
As the aerial parts of the potato begin to develop, be careful to cover them with the soil and maintain the proper degree of humidity with frequent but not abundant watering: even in this case, it is good to avoid dangerous stagnant water.
After about 3 months, the color of the leaves and stems of the seedlings will change from green to yellow and, once they have withered, the potatoes can be harvested by tearing down the container. Remember to keep some potatoes aside for use in new plantings that will allow you to obtain other generous crops of homemade potatoes