Guest guest Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Saw some in Walmart. They were made out of the same plastic like weave bagel that most dog food comes in. > To: sproutpeople > From: carolyn.wilkerson@... > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:25:14 -0700 > Subject: Re: Re: I met some farmers today. How fabulous > > I wonder if burlap bags would be okay to plant potatoes in. > > But they aren't black and that holds warmth in. Don't know that we could put plastic bags on them as that would keep all the water in and rot the roots and potatoes. I did buy a roll of landscape stuff but it isn't heavy duty. There is some that are for commercial farmers that is very heavy duty. will have to tell us how she makes her " bags " from the landscape fabric. > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > > To: sproutpeople > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:15 PM > Subject: Re: I met some farmers today. How fabulous > > > > I grow potatoes (9 varieties of fingerlings) sweet potatoes and yams. The fingerlings I do in " grow bags " which I make from landscape fabric that I buy at the end of the year on clearance. Once grown, I can tip the whole bag over on to a tarp and harvest LOADS of lovely potatoes. I do the yams and sweet potatoes from slips which I plant in my raised beds. I even grew potatoes last year in a patio table that I turned upside down, lined with landscape fabric, and planted the potatoes in. Another year, I layed an old bookshelf on its side, made each shelf section in to a " bed " and grew them in it. Funny thing is, with my containers and odd methods, I usually end up with more yield than my father in law, who is an accomplished gardener with ACRES of gardens, and 70 years experience! I find that the less " normal " I try to be with gardening, the better my success. My point being, don't be afraid to try with what you have-containers, bags, etc. You have nothing > to lose but a few seeds and a little time. It's fun! > > > > > > > > > I had absolutely no idea what was going to be done in that place today. > > > Someone told me " they are giving a cooking class at the community center, > > > do you want to go? " I said 'sure " . > > > > > > Didn't expect farmers, knew there would be a cook but didn't know what was > > > going to be cooked. When I got home and unpacked everything I made the kale > > > and swiss chard exactly like the lady did, right down to the red pepper > > > flakes. Oh I thought the little bag was onions, NOT. They were challots. > > > OMG, my kale and swiss chard came out divine. > > > > > > And I wish I had a garden. I'm in an apartment so what you see in my > > > videos is what I got. > > > > > > lol > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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