I know its not the right season to sow potatoes but this post aims to make you ready well before the season arrives! 🙂
Growing potatoes is pretty different from growing an eggplant or a tomato! So here’s how we do it!
Step 1: Select the potatoes with shoots!
Step 2: You can use the whole of a potato or just cut the portion of the potato with shoot and use it.
Step 3: Fill the soil(mixed with compost) in a bag. There are many Planting Bags or Grow Bags available. If you don’t wish to purchase one, use a gunny sack or a big cloth/plastic bag! There are many advantages of using a bag instead of a container to grow potatoes. The most important one being ease of harvesting. However if you’re not comfortable you can choose to grow your potatoes in a container. Just ensure that the container or pot is big enough.
Step 4: Plant the potato with shoots in the bag.
Step 5: Now just regularly water the plant and enjoy them growing
Step 6: Potatoes have very beautiful leaves and act as a great decor
Step 7: Have a look at the flowers!
Step 8: Potatoes take from 8 weeks to 14 weeks to grow. You can dig in slightly to find out how well they are growing!
Step 9: Harvest it! Just pick up the bag and empty it! Take out all your potatoes! Many people like small potatoes so they harvest them a bit early. For those of you who like big potatoes harvest them only when they have fully grown!
Note: For all my friends in India: Start around mid-November! You’ll know it instinctively as all the potatoes in basket will start developing shoots! 🙂
HAPPY GARDENING! 🙂
Reema's Garden 
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Thank You So much Shyamal 🙂 You made my Day!! 😀
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I didn’t know you could grow potatoes in a bag! I might have to try that. Thanks for sharing!
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Growing potatoes in bags is easier than growing it in containers! 🙂 Thank You for stopping by! 🙂 Happy Gardening 🙂
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Wow! This is the first time I have seen a potato plant Reema 😛. Thanks for sharing. Will try planting it during Nov time!!
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Thank You Dear! 🙂 Sure. And do send the photos and feedback! 🙂
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Wowww…. growing potatoes in a bag !! really great and nice thought 👍
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Thanks a lot Jyo! Do give it a try! 🙂
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Yaa sure…I justtt love the idea…😊
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Jyo.. I am not able to view your Blog!
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Thank you for visiting my blog spiceinthebox.wordpress.com
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You have a great Blog! 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words… I am learning gardening as well, so think I would love to learn from your blog as well.. I see you have very interesting tips and blogs.. Thank god I found you!!!!
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So glad to know that! I really hope my Blog helps! I am also coming up with a series on how to set up your garden right from scratch! Starting July 21st! Hope it helps! Thank You for Stopping By! 🙂
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Oh thts great!!!I will keep eye on that..thank u for letting me know.
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Great information! Thank you for sharing!
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Oh, it’s so much fun to dig potatoes from the ground… you just keep wondering if you can find one more somewhere… Lol..
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hahaha… thats so true…!! 😀
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