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How to Grow Potatoes: Planting and Harvesting Organic Food From Your Patio, Rooftop, Balcony, or Backyard Garden

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How to Grow Potatoes: Planting and Harvesting Organic Food From Your Patio, Rooftop, Balcony, or Backyard Garden

How to Grow Potatoes: Planting and Harvesting Organic Food From Your Patio, Rooftop, Balcony, or Backyard Garden by R.J. Ruppenthal
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1479107883 | 30 Pages | EPUB | 1.0 MB

Perfect beginners guide to growing potatoes. This booklet explains how to plant and grow organic potatoes for food in the home garden. Recommended for backyard gardeners and container gardeners with small city-sized yards, patios, balconies, decks, and rooftops.

Topics Include:
•Why Grow Potatoes? Six Great Reasons
•Different Kinds of Potatoes (and Where to Get Them)
•Growing in Containers, Raised Beds, and Traditional Rows
•Planting and Hilling Potatoes
•Soil, Fertilizer, and Watering Needs
•How to Harvest Potatoes
•Storing Potatoes for Later Use
•Bonus: Two Secret Tips for Getting More (and More Delicious) Potatoes

Potatoes are one of the simplest food crops to grow at home. In this booklet, you will learn how to plant and grow potatoes in any sized garden. Even if you have no garden at all, and merely a doorstep, patio, rooftop, balcony, or deck, you can grow potatoes in very small spaces. Learn which type of containers potatoes thrive in, producing bigger harvests than you’ll ever get from a bed in the ground. Learn how to select and plant potatoes that mature earlier than others, giving you a quick food harvest even in a short season climate with cold winters.