Potato Grow Challenge

$15.00

Guests are welcome!

The potatoes and buckets are here! If you ordered Potato Grow Challenge, you can pick them up from Char’s porch.

You can still purchase buckets here. We will have some at the Plant Sale - for $25 but members can purchase them at $15 until the end of April.

Click the image to see videos with growing details.

Guests are welcome!

The potatoes and buckets are here! If you ordered Potato Grow Challenge, you can pick them up from Char’s porch.

You can still purchase buckets here. We will have some at the Plant Sale - for $25 but members can purchase them at $15 until the end of April.

Click the image to see videos with growing details.

Growing potatoes in a bag this size doesn’t require a garden bed. A sunny patio, deck, or south-facing balcony is more than enough space to give it a try. For reference - they are a bit bigger than a water cooler bottle - smaller than a side table.

The spirit of this challenge is simple: try something unfamiliar, see what happens, and compare results along the way. You can bring the best of your potatoes to be judged at our September meeting and we will give a fun prize to the biggest harvest.

I have found some videos that will be helpful - click the title to see the video on YouTube

Expedition Homestead Video | This video is about 6 minutes and covers the basics of starting very well.
Epic Gardening How to Grow Hundreds of Potatoes in Buckets | Covers the basics in 12 minutes. I am a fan of this channel
3 Videos from Hollis and Nancy’s Homestead | these longer videos have a lot of info. The host also draws some line drawings which are very helpful.

Martina found this article about the basics of organic potato growing: Growing Potatoes Organically. These principles will help no matter how you want to grow them.

Three prizes will be given:

Most Potatoes - Weigh your potatoes and report your harvest
Prettiest Containers - Decorate your container! Potatoes have nice lush leaves so use your imagination to create a decorative look for your patio potatoes. Maybe throw some companion plants. Take a photo and email it to info@gardenog.org
Horticulture Competition - Bring your potatoes to our September meeting and have them judged in our official horticulture competition
Guests are welcome to try, but only members are eligible for awards and prizes.

You will receive a 5 gallon food safe plastic bucket and Amarosa seed potatoes.

Fingerling potato that has pink flesh that stays pink. They are a huge hit with the farmer's market crowd.
Waxy, firm and buttery-sweet with good roasting and salad characteristics
Distinctively rich and gourmet flavor - not your typical grocery store potato!

A little paint, a prettier support, and some shallow rooted companion plants - it could be gorgeous!