potato growing - bag/tub

[smellyfeet]

is the bag/tub thing any good? Will I be able to move it around the garden?

Yes and yes. Last year I grew potatoes in grow bags that I had simply cut in half. I got the idea from a Jamie Oliver programme. I also grew some in flower beds and found that the growbag ones were ready earlier. Just make sure they get plenty of water.

Would a big blue Ikea bag be suitable? wondered if it would be deep enough.

I should think so, they are huge. Just make sure you put some drainage holes in. The halved growbags are much smaller than the Ikea bags and they were fine. I put one seed potato in each.

(Reminds self to go and buy some seed potatoes)

I read about chitting the spuds before planting, is it too late now?

I have just planted some today we used and old dustbin, my husband drilled some holes in the bottom hope it works I planted 3 seed potatoes is that to many ?

Potato plants take up a lot of room, but I suggest you keep the three in and see how tr goes. Make sure they get plenty of water once the plants come up, but not too much as you don't want the potatoes to go mouldy.

what is this chitting business please