Comments on: Free Garden Plan: Root Veggies

By: ivorysoap76

ivorysoap76 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:37:27 +0000

@ Rick–Yeah, I’m not doing any white potatoes this year (By the time hubby decided not to be on low-carb, it was too late to plant), but when I do them next year, I’ll probably take TL’s advice and put 2×2 posts in all the corners….or gets some tires. Like I told another commenter, I had just put in a short fence for my goats, so I had eighty 1.65ft boards. My garden looks CRAZY.

By: Rick Hamell

Rick Hamell — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:18:04 +0000

I’m using the old tire trick to grow potatoes. But, I think I’ll start using them in this plan instead of your tater boxes. They’ll still be portable, and they’re seem to be a bit stabler.

By: ivorysoap76

ivorysoap76 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:46:27 +0000

@rhonda jean–I think fixed it. Thank you for pointing that out! But, here’s the link anyway.
http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html
It’s very much the same idea as growing in wire cages. You just keep stacking boxes as the potatoes get taller. The difference between my boxes and the others I’ve seen on the net is that mine aren’t permanent and are intended to be moved each year from bed to bed. TL says that I should put 2×2′s in the corners to stabilize them, but I’m living life on the edge…