Potato Sack Compost

[craigmason 10]

Hi i am growing some potatoes in sacks i have bought some tubers from wilko sacks from marshalls what's the best compost to use to plant my potatoes in 

[Mister Gee 811]

On 30/01/2020 at 17:48, craigmason said:

Hi i am growing some potatoes in sacks i have bought some tubers from wilko sacks from marshalls what's the best compost to use to plant my potatoes in 

Get some well rotted manure from a garden centre. You can pick up three 50l bags for £10, spuds love manure.

[bassett one 447]

i use manure and those £3 bags of compost from wilkos ,great result for me in dustbins

[Thorpist 72]

Its rather early to be sowing potatoes unless you can give frost protection.

[craigmason 10]

Not sowing them they are sprouting on my kitchen windowsill going to plant them in march

[Thorpist 72]

Planting in March, make sure to have something to put over the emerging shoots if a frost is likely. A frost will probably knock back the growth meaning a later crop.

 

[steve68 66]

I never buy seed potatoes, I  just use left over spuds that have sprouted, I grow using the  previous years home compost, grown in a couple of bins,  I tend to get really good crops.

i aslo plant a tomato plant on top once the bin is full of compost, saves on space and the two crops get along really well?

[Mister Gee 811]

5 hours ago, steve68 said:

I never buy seed potatoes, I  just use left over spuds that have sprouted, I grow using the  previous years home compost, grown in a couple of bins,  I tend to get really good crops.

i aslo plant a tomato plant on top once the bin is full of compost, saves on space and the two crops get along really well?

I always buy seed potatoes because you can get varieties that you can’t buy in the supermarket. First Earlies are my favorites.