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Watering Potatoes grown in bags.

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  Posted by ThroTheLookingGlass (U3151485) on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012

  I am going to grow my spuds in bags this year using a mixture manufactured specially for this purpose, I have read it is better to saturate the bags occasionally rather than water 'little and often' any help re: quanties etc. would be appreciated, I shall be using the 60 litre plastic bags the mixture came in with plenty of drainage holes.
  
  There was a warning that when the potaoes are well covered with leaf growth this acts as an umbrella resulting in rain water running off to the outside of the bags so although we may have had some heavy showers the soil in the sacks may still be dry.
  
  Thanks for any guidance that is forthcoming to assist me with my first attempt.
  
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012

  I've grown potatoes in sacks for the last three years and have kept them well watered. You can't rely on the rain for this. I tend to stick my hand down into the compost to feel how damp it is and water accordingly. I remember the GQT team saying that you need to water them a lot. I have had fairly good crops each year.
  
  One thing I learnt from the first year (and have subsequently had confirmed by others) is not to tip out the whole sack at once. I feel down the side of the sack and pull out enough potatoes for a meal, leaving the rest to keep growing. If you tip the whole sack out at once some will be a good size and some will be really tiny.

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012

  I've also grown spuds in bags for the past three years and do the same as Koala girl. I water almost daily once the weather warms up.
  
  I had about six bags last year and kept the compost moist, you don't want it sodden or the spuds will rot and irregular watering causes scab.

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  Posted by ThroTheLookingGlass (U3151485) on Sunday, 26th February 2012

  Thank You Koala_Girl and Zoomer44 for your replies, Using first hand knowledge (yours) and what I have since read I am hopeful of success, somewhere hidden in my shed/garage should be a probe to check soil moisure levels, as the bags are plastic I could easily probe low down to get some readings. Now all I need is time, February and March are so busy it is difficult to know what jobs to do first and the one's to leave when I run out of time.
  
  Once again THANK YOU BOTH.

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  Posted by ThroTheLookingGlass (U3151485) on Sunday, 26th February 2012

  Thank You I have replied to you along with my reply to Zoomer44 - Thank You.

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