Potato Barrel

Name: Potato Barrel
SKU: GPL-435
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

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£5.95 P&P

Product Code:
GPL-435

Size:
60cm H x 43cm D

Grow delicious new potatoes on a patio or even a balcony in this frost proof polypropylene Victorian Style Potato Barrel - enjoy the convenience of being able to easily "earth up" the potatoes and simply lift up the sides to harvest
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Just follow the full instructions
Fill with 80 litres of compost
Plant with 5 seed potatoes
60cm H x 43cm D

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Potato Barrel By Anonymous12345

15th April 2011

Needed 2 people to put together. Both boxes were open when arrived and one metal rod was missing, to be fair this was the carriers fault not Harrods.

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Potoato Barrel By Anonymous12345

27th June 2010

Excellent ease of use when harvesting at your own convenience. However, the barrel itself is made from very flimsy material.

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Tasted great By Anonymous12345

22nd July 2008

A great product and so easy to use. My potato harvest was delicious

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Here’s a list of the key elements to producing a potato crop from the Potato Barrel:

SOIL AND POSITION

In beds, potatoes need deep, fertile soil with a PH of 5-6. In Potato Barrels, Spud Tubs or containers, use a mix of rotted compost, manure and good garden soil and place in a sheltered, sunny position.

WHEN TO PLANT

First early potato varieties can be planted in February and all other types from March onwards. Tubers should not be planted any later than late May. Many gardeners like to ‘chit’, or sprout, their potatoes before planting – place the tubers in a cool frost free place with natural light until the chits reach about 2.5cm (1”) in length.

PLANTING DEPTH

10 - 15cm – leave room to earth up as potatoes develop, as exposure to sunlight will turn new tubers green and poisonous. Simply draw soil up around the stem as it grows, or add around 10cm of compost when the plants are around 15cm tall. Plant no more than 3 tubers per Spud Tub.

FERTILISER

Apply a high potash fertiliser either when, or shortly after, planting and ensure the potato tubers do not come into direct contact with the fertiliser granules.

WATER

Heavy watering when the new tubers reach the size of marbles should result in a higher yield. It’s especially important to make sure the soil in spud tubs and containers is kept moist as it can very quickly dry out.

HARVESTING AND STORAGE

Depending on the variety, potatoes take the following time to reach maturity;

Type	Plant to Harvest Time
First Early	10 weeks
Second Early	13 weeks
Early Maincrop	15 weeks
Late Maincrop	20 weeks

Potatoes which are left in the soil longer than the above periods will become larger, but are also more susceptible to slug attack. Dig up the potatoes in dry conditions, leave on the soil to dry and then store in boxes or Hessian sacks, NOT polythene – this causes the stored tubers to rot.

This is by no means a definitive account of how to grow potatoes, but will hopefully prove to be of help!