Growing potatoes - Agria variety specifically
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I’m having my garden done and am going to get a couple of raised beds put in.
Keen to grow some Agria potatoes as they’re meant to be the best for chips.
I know nothing about growing potatoes, so how do I go about doing this? Seriously dumb question but what do you start growing potatoes from, as it’s not a packet of seeds like herbs…..right?
Keen to grow some Agria potatoes as they’re meant to be the best for chips.
I know nothing about growing potatoes, so how do I go about doing this? Seriously dumb question but what do you start growing potatoes from, as it’s not a packet of seeds like herbs…..right?
You need seed potatoes, from any garden centre or for more specific varieties you might have to go online. Now is the time to plant them ( mine went in a couple of weeks ago.
Personally, for small growing areas, potatoes aren’t the best choice, as they take up quite a lot of room and are dirt cheap in the shops - better to go for higher value crops or ones that provide regular crops like herbs or salad leaves.
Personally, for small growing areas, potatoes aren’t the best choice, as they take up quite a lot of room and are dirt cheap in the shops - better to go for higher value crops or ones that provide regular crops like herbs or salad leaves.
You start with seed potatoes from a garden centre or supplier. These have been specifically screened and processed to grow from so are supposed to be guaranteed disease free, unlike starting with a supermarket potato which might contain nasties.
You start by chitting them - stand them up in egg boxes in the dark until they sprout. Then you plant them out in a few inches of soil. When they grow and the leaves shoot up out of the soil cover them with more soil. Keep doing this. A couple of months later you can feel if they are ready and start harvesting.
Personally I find spuds easier to grow in specific grow sacks rather than in my veg beds but YMMV
You start by chitting them - stand them up in egg boxes in the dark until they sprout. Then you plant them out in a few inches of soil. When they grow and the leaves shoot up out of the soil cover them with more soil. Keep doing this. A couple of months later you can feel if they are ready and start harvesting.
Personally I find spuds easier to grow in specific grow sacks rather than in my veg beds but YMMV
48k said:
You start with seed potatoes from a garden centre or supplier. These have been specifically screened and processed to grow from so are supposed to be guaranteed disease free, unlike starting with a supermarket potato which might contain nasties.
Though realistically any potato that sprouts will likely do for a single crop. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff