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Re: Potatoes?

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Rebbecca's Garden has some  good ideas for growing potatoes as does the
orgainc gardeninc forum. - . About those yuppie priced whiskey barrels- have
found that you can purchase wonderful oak wine barrels for $15 each(per
half) directly from the wineries  and just a bit more from the local(small)
hardware or nurseries that are really near them. If in the Sacramento Valley
or Amador County-(Northern CA) Try Tru Value Hardware in Pleasant Valley or
Amador Flower Farm. I paid $19 and they are huge and gorgeous. I also got
several right at the wineries-for a few doll rs less but had to drive a lot
farther and had to drill the drain holes my self.. I am hoping that these
will make my container gardening on the patio more athetically pleasing as
well as be large enough to include some flowers and herbs in the mix and
keep me from having things dry out so darned fast. Beats the heck out of the
dinky cedar things at Home depot that sell for $40.Just my 2 cents.If your'e
into  barrels -it's an alternative source.-Good Luck-Teri
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From: Rachel Williams <rachelwilliams@mediaone.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: Potatoes?


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> check out this article on the Kitchen Gardening website:
> http://www.taunton.com/kg/features/growing/9spuds.htm-the gentleman grows
> potatoes in a whiskey barrel- five seed potatoes and he states he gets 100
> POUNDS per barrel, per harvest!
> This I am definitely trying this year(though I am scouting low cost
> alternatives to the yuppie-priced whiskey barrel).
> Rachel (on the border between zone 6 and 5 with 11/2' of snow left on the
> ground but have already ordered thos seed potatoes)
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> > The tire method is the tried and true method. Keep us posted on your
> success!
> >  I have just put in a very large combination garden and orchard and I
> don't
> > think the tire look would be the look I'm after.  If I can't find any
more
> > info on growing potatoes with the sqft. method then I too will be doing
> > something similar to the tire example.  It will be with something like
> > chicken wire wrapped in a circle and pile hay on top of the potatoes
every
> > few weeks. Keep in touch, Kimberly
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