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Growing potatoes in containers update

We showed you how to plant potatoes in containers a few weeks ago using the same steps that we used to plant our own.  We transplanted them into bigger containers and even though the progress has been slow due to the weather, we wanted to give you an update.

We started out with red potatoes that looked like this:

growing potatoes

We also planted some Yukon Gold potatoes.  We moved them both to larger laundry buckets (we added drainage holes underneath) and now they are really starting to grow pretty well even thought its been as cold as a polar bears toenails in South Carolina!

Here’s what they look like now:

potatoes in containers

Not bad huh? I told you… Easy as 1.2.3. Now, I will let them grow about three more inches then add more soil as they grow.  I’ll cover up all but a few top leaves as the plant gets taller. I’ll repeat that process until the potatoes reach the top of the bucket.  We’ve got four laundry buckets of potatoes growing and may add a couple more as the temperatures stabilize.

In a couple of months, these plants will turn yellow and die off and that’s when we’ll dig in and harvest the new potatoes.  We’ll keep you posted on their progress and would love to hear about yours.

Any questions?  Have you ever tried growing potatoes in containers?  How did they turn out?

Last updated: 02/12/15

About Kiesha Easley

Blogger and writer who loves to garden. I'm a bee keeper and I especially love to grow things from seeds. I also enjoy the challenge of growing from seeds that come from fruits and vegetables bought at the grocery store. When I'm not gardening, I'm a college instructor who teaches students how to write for mass media.

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Comments

  1. Daniele Tetlow says

    Hi Kiesha, if you grow potatoes in a bottomless container when you are ready to harvest you just pull it up.
    I have grown avocadoes, mangoes, rambutan from seeds but have started only recently so they are still quite young and not bearing fruit as yet. Kiwi fruits are a bit tricky I managed to get 2 female plants started but have had not success with male plants. (Ah men!) Here in South Australia we get very hot summers with hot dry winds so it is hard to keep all these plants moist so I have been making self watering containers with garbage bins and any kind of container I can put my hands on,
    Cheers!
    Daniele

    • Kiesha Easley says

      Hi Daniele! Thanks for sharing that useful tip! I never thought about growing potatoes in a bottomless container – that would definitely make harvesting super simple! Hope you’re able to keep things watered where you are. I know that can be quite challenging.