Comments on: Growing Potatoes In Straw http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/ The Documented Experiments of an Alberta Gardener Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-8859 Mark Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:40:11 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-8859 I would stay away from the hay unless it was partially composted as hay has a tendency to have weed and grass seeds through it. Straw bales are usually cheaper in the spring after livestock has moved to pasture or right after fall harvest but before snowfall. I would stay away from the hay unless it was partially composted as hay has a tendency to have weed and grass seeds through it. Straw bales are usually cheaper in the spring after livestock has moved to pasture or right after fall harvest but before snowfall.

]]> By: MM Graff http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-6695 MM Graff Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:05:18 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-6695 Hey: we tried the potatoe thingy with hay, not straw and it was a mess. Maybe straw is different??? ALSO, how many bales of straw do you go thru for planting 100 feet of potatoes? AND, (we hill twice) so I'm assuming you need another ___?___ number of bales for the hilling. That's alot of straw at between 3 to $4.00 per bale. Thanks, M Hey:
we tried the potatoe thingy with hay, not straw and it was a mess. Maybe straw is different???
ALSO, how many bales of straw do you go thru for planting 100 feet of potatoes?
AND, (we hill twice) so I’m assuming you need another ___?___ number of bales for the hilling. That’s alot of straw at between 3 to $4.00 per bale.
Thanks,
M

]]> By: Dee http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-5364 Dee Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:54:14 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-5364 Does planting potatoes in straw cut back on potatoe bugs because we have a lot and they do so much damage to our crop??Do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of them for more than just a day or so??If you could send a reply to my e-mail,I'd really appreciate it. Thanks, Dee Does planting potatoes in straw cut back on potatoe bugs because we have a lot and they do so much damage to our crop??Do you have any
suggestions on how to get rid of them for more than just a day or so??If you could send a reply to my e-mail,I’d really appreciate it. Thanks, Dee

]]> By: Dave http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Dave Sat, 30 May 2009 16:04:12 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-3879 Yes, as you add straw, the potatoes 'grow up'. Keep doing what you're doing! Yes, as you add straw, the potatoes ‘grow up’. Keep doing what you’re doing!

]]> By: Becky http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 Becky Sat, 30 May 2009 12:34:03 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-3872 I heard about this method of planting potatoes in straw from a lady who lived in Peru several years. She said this is how the natives planted potatoes....so I'm trying it myself. My only question is whether the potatoes produce in the straw or do they produce at the bottom of the straw where you planted the seedlings??? My thought was to continue to add straw until the plant dies but if this doesn't help produce more then I don't that I will continue with this method. Becky I heard about this method of planting potatoes in straw from a lady who lived in Peru several years. She said this is how the natives planted potatoes….so I’m trying it myself. My only question is whether the potatoes produce in the straw or do they produce at the bottom of the straw where you planted the seedlings???

My thought was to continue to add straw until the plant dies but if this doesn’t help produce more then I don’t that I will continue with this method.

Becky

]]> By: Dave http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Dave Sun, 17 May 2009 01:18:18 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-3398 Actually, no. Last year I hardly did any weeding at all in my straw gardens. Only a few weeds were determined enough to push through all that straw and those who did were very easy to pull out. Actually, no. Last year I hardly did any weeding at all in my straw gardens. Only a few weeds were determined enough to push through all that straw and those who did were very easy to pull out.

]]> By: Debby http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-3396 Debby Sun, 17 May 2009 00:41:17 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-3396 This sounds really interesting but one thing that I wondered about. Do you find that a lot of grains germinate and after a while you are spending a lot of time weeding? This sounds really interesting but one thing that I wondered about. Do you find that a lot of grains germinate and after a while you are spending a lot of time weeding?

]]> By: Caroline Kroon http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Caroline Kroon Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:45:02 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-1544 If you have a small garden try putting potatoes on ground and stack tires as they grow, continually adding manure compost etc. Huge amount of harvested potatoes as you unstack the tyres. If you have a small garden try putting potatoes on ground and stack tires as they grow, continually adding manure compost etc. Huge amount of harvested potatoes as you unstack the tyres.

]]> By: Heather http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Heather Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:01:08 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-464 I'm looking forward to seeing how this works for you! I have mine in a really deep SQ foot garden box, but I didn't add straw as early as I should have, I'm afraid.. and next year I'd like to grow a LOT more, so putting them out in the big garden like this may be the way to go next year. I’m looking forward to seeing how this works for you! I have mine in a really deep SQ foot garden box, but I didn’t add straw as early as I should have, I’m afraid.. and next year I’d like to grow a LOT more, so putting them out in the big garden like this may be the way to go next year.

]]> By: Amy http://www.albertahomegardening.com/growing-potatoes-in-straw/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Amy Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:31:26 +0000 http://www.albertahomegardening.com/?p=52#comment-440 I'm going to be keeping an eye on this! Especially if I stay in this clay soil, the less I have to dig down, the better. It looks really promising! I tagged you! Check out http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/2008/06/23/im-it/ if you'd like to play along =) I’m going to be keeping an eye on this! Especially if I stay in this clay soil, the less I have to dig down, the better. It looks really promising!
I tagged you! Check out http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/2008/06/23/im-it/ if you’d like to play along =)

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