Giant Tube culture

From: Roger Sieloff ISDH <sieloff at ideanet.doe.state.in.us> on 1997.02.16 at 06:06:51(367) > How about this: instead of planting them in spring when the ground warms, > WHAT ABOUT putting them on TOP of the ground and THEN burying them with a > loose, well draining mixture of leaf mold and sand?--sort of a tuber > mausoleum. Then when they go dormant simply uncover, tip into a wheel barrow > or other suitable implement (if too heavy to lift) and cart indoors. > > What do you think? How 'bout THIS: In climates which warrent the following, why not try and recycle a couple old tires? Simply place the tuber atopt the ground, place a tire around it and fill with soil. The nice thing about this is that additional tires can be stacked up as needed. Urban potato gardening is quite easy employing this method. Roger L. Sieloff

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