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	Growing potatoes in a barrel

Take one standard dustbin Drill some drainage holes in the
bottom of it Compost and potting medium

The potatoes - use five per barrel Add 15cm of the compost and potting medium mix Put the potatoes on top

Cover potatoes with more compost and potting medium mix Potatoes almost covered Water thoroughly

As the potatoes grow up, add more soil to cover the foliage. Don’t worry if you bury the leaves – they’ll soon grow up again

Keep the growing potatoes moist – not saturated.

Harvest when foliage starts to die back or flowering ceases.

If you’re using ordinary garden soil, enrich it with manure or garden compost. If you have neither of these, organic chicken pellet fertiliser will do.

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Take one standard dustbin	Drill some drainage holes in the bottom of it	Compost and potting medium


The potatoes - use five per barrel	Add 15cm of the compost and potting medium mix	Put the potatoes on top


Cover potatoes with more compost and potting medium mix	Potatoes almost covered	Water thoroughly

	As the potatoes grow up, add more soil to cover the foliage. Don’t worry if you bury the leaves – they’ll soon grow up again Keep the growing potatoes moist – not saturated. Harvest when foliage starts to die back or flowering ceases. If you’re using ordinary garden soil, enrich it with manure or garden compost. If you have neither of these, organic chicken pellet fertiliser will do.