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08 Oct 15, Chris Petersen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Jen, I grow my potatoes in 50 liter potato bags. I "chit" them before planting, then plant 3 of them 4" from the bottom of the bag and cover them with 3-4" growing media. They are well watered twice a week and usually the first shoots break the surface 3-4 weeks later. I continue to add more growing media as the shoots grow until the bag is full to the top. Keep the water up to them and fertilize as required. Harvest when plants die-down or at first sign of blight. Happy Gardening, Chris.

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08 Sep 15, Bloodhound (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, I have a partly shaded to filtered sun garden area with limited success with tomatoes, spinach, carrots and zucchini. I was thinking about potatoes, what do you suggest?

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04 Sep 15, Jill (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks very much for your clear, helpful instructions. Much appreciated.

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30 Aug 15, ilona bresca (Australia - temperate climate)

why not plant the potatoes that have gone green in the kitchen. can you still eat them after peeling the green off ?

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10 Oct 15, Sarah (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

We constantly find potatoes growing in our compost (usually green ones I've thrown in) so I have long since stopped buying seed potatoes! Potatoes that are just starting to green, I just peel til they're not green anymore and never had any side effects. That said, one of our dogs ate a rather green potato while she was a pup...the associated get bill made for a very expensive potato crop that year...!

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15 Aug 15, Lynda Rice (Australia - temperate climate)

How long should my Potatoes take to grow? I have just tried to dig up one plant and the potatoes are still really tiny so obviously not ready yet. How do I tell when to dig them up? Should I be fertilising and if so with what? Thanks

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16 Oct 15, Lachlan Turner (Australia - temperate climate)

Wait till the above ground foliage dies off.

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19 Aug 15, Sarah Johnstone (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Lynda, potatoes take about 5 months or so to grow to a good size. You'll get an assortment of sizes. They're ready to harvest when the vine starts to wither. The smaller potatoes are good to keep for next year's crop. If the vines aren't withering after 5-6 months, you can try to kill them off yourself, apparently that's what they do in Idaho (or so a friend tells me!)

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15 Aug 15, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)

Could some one please tell me when to plant potatoes in Melbourne, Victoria Cherrs

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20 Aug 15, Porto (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Sally, plant now if you want new spuds for Christmas. I have just put mine in, and I always plant on 15th August

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