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WhiteTara

(31,006 posts) Sat May 30, 2020, 11:21 AM May 2020

I'm growing potatoes in a bin for the first time [View all]

and the potato shoots are coming out the side of the wire bin. Should I be trying to cover those shoots with dirt? I really want to end up with potatoes!

Can anyone give me some tips on how to do this?

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I'm growing potatoes in a bin for the first time [View all] WhiteTara May 2020 OP

YouTube has many videos on growing potatoes in bins. SamKnause May 2020 #1

Thanks. I hadn't thought of YouTube! WhiteTara May 2020 #6

Can you put a wire cage around your bin? stopwastingmymoney May 2020 #2

They are definitely in a wire cage WhiteTara May 2020 #5

I mean put another layer of wire around the existing bin stopwastingmymoney May 2020 #7

oh, and then fill the outer bin? WhiteTara May 2020 #9

Yes stopwastingmymoney May 2020 #11

cool thanks WhiteTara May 2020 #12

Don't forget you will need to be well armed. AJT May 2020 #3

Thanks for that important reminder WhiteTara May 2020 #4

My attempt to grow potatoes in a deep-boxed bin failed. Backseat Driver May 2020 #8

I'll let you know. WhiteTara May 2020 #10

Glad I read your post. I cut some potatoes yesterday to let them dry out and was Vinca May 2020 #13

If I could figure out how to post pictures from my phone WhiteTara May 2020 #14

I've never grown potatoes, but have been meaning to try it using this method: Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2020 #15

Similar. I'm using a wire bin WhiteTara Jun 2020 #16

I can't.picture it. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2020 #19

I don't see why they shouldn't be growing out the sides spinbaby Jun 2020 #17

Now that's another cool idea! WhiteTara Jun 2020 #18

Potatoes are traditionally hilled spinbaby Jun 2020 #20