How Do You Grow Garbage Bag Potatoes?
Nothing is more rewarding than growing your own potatoes and it’s easy enough to involve your children in the process. You need very little in the way of supplies to get started. This article will tell you how. You can plant and grow potatoes from those in your local grocery store. However, you will be more successful with what are called “certified seed potatoes” which are guaranteed to be free of insect and/or disease problems and they have not been treated with a substance that inhibits the growth of sprouts. Purchase your certified seed potatoes either online or from your local garden center, nursery, hardware outlet or feed & supply store during the spring planting season in your area of the country. Once you have your certified seed potatoes and one to two weeks before you plan to plant them, you will want to encourage them to produce sprouts. To do this you need to store them in a warm place (60 to 70 degrees F) sunny location. Prepare your soil mixture. To allow for better drai
