The stems will start to grow roots if they get buried. Several plants can do this. Hilling potatoes is pretty common practice, this is just taking it to an extreme
You can safely go about 3-4 boxes high for potatoes without risking rot, as long as you’ve got good drainage and don’t overwater - the soil at the bottom shouldn’t stay sopping wet.
I’ve heard that you can grow a FUCK TON of potatoes with these.
What you do is you start the plant in one, let it grow, stack the next planter on top, and gradually fill with soil. Rinse repeat.
OK, this might be a dumb question but…how do you get them out after that? Just knock the tower of boxes over and fish them out that way?
Yeah pretty much. But growing taters in raised beds makes it way easier to harvest than in the ground.
People who grow them in buckets or crates just tip the bucket out.
Interesting, thanks!
It’s just the right time to plant, so I am planning to try this!
Is there a risk of lower down potatoes rotting? How tall can you reasonably go
As long as the soil is able to drain through it and not sit there for weeks, should be fine.
So, burying the green part completely doesn’t hurt them?
The stems will start to grow roots if they get buried. Several plants can do this. Hilling potatoes is pretty common practice, this is just taking it to an extreme
I don’t suspect so - I’ve never tried it, but I would really like to.
I’m also not sure how tall it can get - depends on your growing season and the plant’s lifecycle
You can safely go about 3-4 boxes high for potatoes without risking rot, as long as you’ve got good drainage and don’t overwater - the soil at the bottom shouldn’t stay sopping wet.