We grow our own food in a suburban village in the North East of England. Follow us as we keep up the battle to be self-sufficient.
Saturday, 27 June 2020
The sheep have arrived
We took delivery of the 4 sheep we had been offered this afternoon. They are now in one of the paddocks on the smallholding and they have adopted the shelter that's in there. This was a bit surprising as sheep live almost entirely out of doors.
I came across your blog recently. I was interested in the potatoes at the end of the driveway in bags--- it looked liked an interesting project. What type of bags did you use - and how successful was the yield.
I'm in Winnipeg - a short growing season, and I have a small vegetable garden, that I would like to expand.
This is a video I filmed a few years ago of how to grow potatoes in bags: https://youtu.be/fQtQ4fIYnaQ. As you will see, there is a good yield.
The bags we used were bought years ago so I can't remember where we got them but a search on the internet will identify a source. You can use alternatives - long life plastic shopping bags work well. Just drainage holes into the bottom. Deep plant pots work well.
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I came across your blog recently. I was interested in the potatoes at the end of the driveway in bags--- it looked liked an interesting project. What type of bags did you use - and how successful was the yield.
I'm in Winnipeg - a short growing season, and I have a small vegetable garden, that I would like to expand.
Jean
This is a video I filmed a few years ago of how to grow potatoes in bags: https://youtu.be/fQtQ4fIYnaQ. As you will see, there is a good yield.
The bags we used were bought years ago so I can't remember where we got them but a search on the internet will identify a source. You can use alternatives - long life plastic shopping bags work well. Just drainage holes into the bottom. Deep plant pots work well.
Thank you for the helpful reply.
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