Potato Tower

Potato Tower

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A simple way to grow potatoes in limited space.

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What you will need:
25mm x 25mm fencing wire cut to 990mm x 760mm in size
Binding wire or 10 cable ties
Straw/hay
Potting soil
3 seed potatoes

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Tools:
Side cutters, fence-stapling pliers (such as Rapid FP 222) are handy but not essential
1. Roll the fencing to create a tube with a diameter of about 300mm. Join the ends together using binding wire, cable ties or the Rapid FP 222 fence stapling pliers. Fastening every second or third row is sufficient.

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2. Place your wire tower on a piece of flat ground in the garden. Lay straw on the bottom and up the sides of the tower, to a height of about 300mm.

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Note: If there are moles eating your bulbs you might want to put your potato tower on a paver or a piece of fencing to keep the moles away from your potatoes.

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3. Fill the bottom 300mm with potting soil and plant three seed potatoes under 30mm of soil.

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Note: As the potatoes grow you will add more potting mediumand straw to the wire tower, to cover the stem but always leaving the top green leaves exposed. After 90 – 120 days the leaves will start dying off and you can harvest your potato crop.

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