Potato towers
- Thread starter myke
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xtsho
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I've thought about it but I chose not too since they would dry out faster requiring more watering sometimes daily. Plus I'd have to get straw, and caging. So I just plant in the ground.
They are cool though. You can grow more potatoes on the same amount of real estate by going vertical. With that in mind I might just have to give it a go.
myke
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My area we get hail a few times a year. It would be easier to cover for me. Yeah I can see huge water consumption but I like the idea of a small footprint.
xtsho
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Another thing to think about is how hot the soil might get. Potatoes don't like it too hot which is why they grow well in northern climates.
I found this study to quite interesting and was somewhat surprised at just how much high temperatures can reduce potato yields.
Heat-Proofing Our Potato Crops - Spud Smart
[deck]As climate warming turns up the heat, how will Canadian potato production be affected?[deck/] “Potato crops are known to be sensitive to high temperatures,” says Xiu-Qing Li, a research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Fredericton Research and Development Centre...
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