Hay bale gardening

• Apr 20, 2018

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Have any of you guys tried planting potatoes in hay bales? Does it work? Was gonna give it a try,,,, thanks,,,,

 

• Apr 20, 2018

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snuffy

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http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=805266&highlight=

 

• Apr 20, 2018

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snuffy

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Never tried potato's though. Might want to check with mlandrum on here.

 

• Apr 20, 2018

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Thanks bud's,,,, my search function is inoperable,,,,

 

• Apr 20, 2018

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treemanjohn

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Ive done potatoes in old tired stuffed with straw. It works great

 

• Apr 21, 2018

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mlandrum

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Hay Bales are too small for taters

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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Killdee

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I planted taters in straw in a tomato cage tower. Plants looked good but taters weren’t nearly as big or numerous as traditional dirt farming, they were clean though.

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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Crakajak

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I planted some in a 55 gallon plastic drum.Filled the drum every 6 inches with straw as the potatoe plants grew. Made about 20 lbs of potatoes with a lot of work. I just buy mine now.

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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Taters do way better straight in the ground for me than any other way.

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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brownhounds said:

Taters do way better straight in the ground for me than any other way.

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Do you have problems with the tater bugs,,,,

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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I do not have problems with tater bugs as of now (knock on wood). But, one thing I do is plant way too much every year. So, the bugs, hogs, and family get the leftover that we don't can or eat. I plant 3 different spots with a variety of stuff in each plot. That way, I normally cash in on some of everything.