This is a good idea for growing potatoes. I have also grown potatoes before by taking potatoes which have sprouted and cutting them into pieces such that each piece has at least one sprouting plant emerging from it. Then I simply plant the pieces into the garden about 2 inches deep so that I can barely see the top of the sprout poking out. This has allowed me to take a few potatoes and multiply them into greater numbers through this method of division.
As you have mentioned, the taste of the final product is definitely different in that the garden-grown potatoes generally taste much fresher and have a "cleaner" look on the inside when the tubers are cut. I have not tried this bucket method before but if I can find a suitable container I will try it soon. This may actually work better in our mostly hot climate here in south Texas because it is difficult to grow potatoes to any significant size here in the summer due to the intense heat. However if they can be grown in buckets I may be able to move the buckets to a shady spot or some cooler area, which may allow for the potatoes to reach a larger size before harvesting.
Wow! that's the whole info there. Thanks for sharing:)
My first time and it wasn't bad at all hehe It produced maybe more than 5 kilos in a bucket.
The leaves dried out also then I start digging ém out.
When I peeled and cut the potatoes, it was just easy and so smooth.
Good luck and hope you can share it with us when you grow your own in a bucket.
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