Yep; thems be taters! Mighty puny taters, but taters, just the same.
I was afraid that crowding 3 plants into such a small space would cause stunting.
Still good for use as 'new potatoes', but don't expect any bakers!
Posted on 02/14/2014 12:27:30 PM PST by greeneyes
Yes, comparing the potatoes to all you said, I think I have them right. I have copied what you wrote because that is a good description of how to identify like potatoes.
I didn’t get around to planting them as I was transplanting other plants to larger containers and that had to be done right away.
Tomorrow, I’ll get the three pots done. I still don’t get how they will be fed - could the company have put fertilizer in the peat moss? I have read every word on the box wrapping that came with them and there are directions how to get them in the pots, but NO mention of fertilizer and no further directions except to keep them watered, don’t let them dry out.
“Wish I could help. Underground things intimidate me.”
I don’t do under regular ground, either, neither do I do regular dirt, period (period as in if you like your health plan you can keep it). I will never be able to use the word, “period” again without thinking of Marxist, Muslim, Obama. I know this is a gardening thread, but if you like your Obama, you can keep him. Of course, I know you adore him - not. :o)
The peat moss for the three pots are in plastic bags and I haven’t opened a bag to see what it looks like or how it handles. I think I’ll use a pair of my throw away gloves while dealing with it. There is a sign on the box that says, “Guaranteed to grow”.
When I checked out yesterday at Walmart with one of the potato pots, the clerk read on the box and said she didn’t know the peat moss and potatoes were in there and she was going to buy one. She said they sold out of them last year. I just accidently found them while looking for fertilizer spikes which they didn’t have.
I saved the potato thingie w/directions from last year (I wonder where I put them) so I could try again this year. Will probably pick up some seed potatoes from the local ag supply place. I don’t think you’ll have a problem with the peat moss. The yuck factor is considerably less than that of dirt. Gotta zonk out now. Sweet dreams....
Yep; thems be taters! Mighty puny taters, but taters, just the same.
I was afraid that crowding 3 plants into such a small space would cause stunting.
Still good for use as 'new potatoes', but don't expect any bakers!
Thanks for that picture, it’s like the one on the pots. I don’t want bakers anyway - just fresh potatoes to add to whatever I’m making or a side dish of those potatoes with some butter and maybe a little salt on them. The possibilities are endless with small, easy to cook potatoes. Now, I hope mine turn out like those in the picture. Since I bought three, one will be all red potatoes and hopefully I have the whites and yellow ones separated right. Three buckets of potatoes will be super if it works.
They’d be perfect for us! Congrats on your success and thanks for posting pic!
Oops! Not my pic; I “borrowed” it to show what to expect. I plant 50-150 or more in the ground every year.
Texas A&M ag professor says to use at least a 10 gallon container for 3 plants; or a 3 gallon minimum for one potato to get any regular sized potatoes.
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