Potatoes
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If you have very little garden or only a balcony, potatoes grow to perfection in 45-litre planter bags.
Likes: Enriched, acidic, loamy soils
Dislikes: Frost
When to plant/sow in zone:
Sow Seed: Place 'seed' tubers 20cm-deep at 50cm intervals and cover with soil.
How to plant: Use certified disease-free ‘seed’ potato tubers in garden bed or grow bags.
When to harvest: When the stems begin to collapse and the foliage withers, the tubers will be fully mature and ready for harvesting.
Pests and diseases: Root-knot nematodes, leaf-eating lady beetles
Suppliers: The Diggers Club Garden Express