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- Q.Potatoes - Can I grow potatoes during winter months in buckets ? Outside or in unheated greehousee
- Q.Potatoes In A Bag. Can You Still Add Soil And Get More Spuds If The Plant Has Flowered? - Potatoes in a bag. Can you still add soil and get more spuds if the plant has flowered?
- Q.Why Are My Warba Potato Leaves Yellowing Before Flowering And Dying? - I started to grow potatoes in bags and the leaves are turning yellow and the stems are dying. They haven’t ...
- Q.Potato Problems - Hi. I have a problem with my potatos .Leaves are turning yellow and brown , some black. Growing in bags ...
- Q.My Bagged Potatoes Have Stopped Growing - I have two bags. I have followed all directions, and they were leafing up. I covered the new leaves with ...
- Q.As A New Gardener, I Planted Early Maturing Potatoes In A 20″ Wide Container On 4/30, But Haven’t Done Anything With Them Since - and now they have grown leafy stalks that are up to a foot tall. I am gardening by the moon ...
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January 12, 2019Q.potatoes
Can I grow potatoes during winter months in buckets ? Outside or in unheated greehousee
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Downtoearthdigs on
January 13, 2019A.You can definitely grow potatoes in container. If you area gets cool, though, then I would recommend doing so indoors, or when the weather remains warm. This article will guide you on how to grow potatoes in container: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/container-potatoes.htm
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- Asked by
shughes3 on
July 22, 2019
44224Q.Potatoes in a bag. Can you still add soil and get more spuds if the plant has flowered?
Potatoes in a bag. Can you still add soil and get more spuds if the plant has flowered?
Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 23, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Yes, it will continue to produce until it has died from either heat or cold, despite flowering.
This article will give you more information on growing potatoes in a container: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/container-potatoes.htm
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tanyascott99 on
August 3, 2019
Calgary, Alberta, CanadaQ.Why are my warba potato leaves yellowing before flowering and dying?
I started to grow potatoes in bags and the leaves are turning yellow and the stems are dying. They haven’t flowered yet and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. They have been growing for about 2 months and are only a foot high from the soil. How can I save them??
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 5, 2019
Certified ExpertA.This is probably a calcium or magnesium deficiency. Grown in container, this is common for potatoes. Just use a handful DOLOMITIC LIME. This contains calcium and magnesium and will correct the issue. I would amend with compost also, since potatoes can feed quite vigorously.
Potato flowering is not important. It will not affect your crop, and will not grant you seeds in your area, since they won't have long enough to form fully. Flowering will be of little concern.
This article will help you to grow potatoes in container: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/container-potatoes.htm
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geoffwarwick on
May 15, 2020
St Albans EnglandQ.Potato Problems
Hi. I have a problem with my potatos .Leaves are turning yellow and brown , some black. Growing in bags on patio. I would be grateful for any advice. If a disease will it spread to other veg?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.It is very hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like a spider mite infestation paired with a bacterial infection from the wounds.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-mite-treatment.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/applying-bactericide-to-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/container-potatoes.htm
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Anonymous on
July 17, 2020Q.My bagged potatoes have stopped growing
I have two bags. I have followed all directions, and they were leafing up. I covered the new leaves with soil, etc. However, a few weeks ago no stems were showing. I have continued to water. Should I assume failure? Thanks for any help you can give.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 19, 2020
Certified ExpertA.I think the new leaflets need to be only lightly covered with a mixture of compost and soil. Is it possible they've been over-watered? You also may want to pull one up and inspect it for problems, although growing them in a bag should have kept them safe from such things. It also may just be a matter of patiently waiting. Here is an article that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/growing-potatoes-in-bags.htm
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June 11, 2022Q.As A New Gardener, I Planted Early Maturing Potatoes In A 20″ Wide Container On 4/30, But Haven’t Done Anything With Them Since
and now they have grown leafy stalks that are up to a foot tall. I am gardening by the moon according to the Farmer's Almanac, but when the guy from my local extension office came out to my house yesterday, he told me that I should have harvested my potatoes by now according to zone 8b and that the planting guide that I have been following is probably for a different time zone. And here in Texas, we've had so much rain over the past 3 months that some of my veggie seeds/seedlings have started to rot. He also mentioned that Fall planting for zone 8b is in August. I am clearly confused to find out that I have been using the wrong planting guide.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 20, 2022
Certified ExpertA.These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-8/zone-8-potato-growing.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-8/zone-8-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-8/zone-8-tomato-varieties.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-8/zone-8-onions.htm
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