Many friends who love to grow flowers often like to grow some vegetables on the balcony to eat. In addition to tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers and other vegetables, we can actually grow potatoes on the balcony. Many people think that potatoes can only be grown in the field. In fact, they can also be grown on the balcony, and there is no need for flower pots. A few old woven bags are enough.

Plant potatoes in PP woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Ready to work

Prepare potato seeds

Potatoes, also called potatoes, can be eaten as vegetable stir-fry or as a kind of food. Potatoes are very common foods, and they are relatively easy to sprout. Once the potatoes sprout and turn green, a large amount of sour alkaloids will be produced, which will cause the sour alkaloid content to exceed the normal range of consumption.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Although the sprouted potatoes can no longer be used, we can treat them as potatoes. Cut the germinated potatoes into small pieces, each with more than 2 sprout points.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

If there are no sprouted potatoes at home, you can also use fresh potatoes, the cutting method is the same, each small piece must have more than 2 sprout points. Then put it in a warm and humid place, let it germinate and plant it for use.

Prepare sack

Prepare some old sacks and PP woven bags. The larger the bag, the better. The bag left in the rice noodles is usually very good.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Prepare soil, fertilizer and water

Planting potatoes also requires some soil and fertilizer. Potatoes are very easy to grow. They do not need to pay attention to the soil like growing flowers, as long as the soil is not too bad, it will be more fertile. Flower friends can dig some fertile soil directly from the woods or outskirts.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

"A crop of flowers depends on the fertilizer to be the owner." The potatoes are grown for their own consumption, so we don't consider chemical fertilizers. Let's prepare some organic fertilizers in advance. The types of organic fertilizers are not limited, such as fermented rice water, peel water, cattle and sheep dung, etc. are all possible.

Planting method

Fill the soil into sacks, don't fill it up, about 7 ~ 8 minutes is enough. Because the sack itself has many gaps, water can flow away after watering, we don't need to pierce the drainage hole on the bottom, but it is easy to leak soil. If the bag itself is impervious to water, a hole in the bottom is required.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Bury the germinated potatoes shallowly into the soil, about 4 to 5 cm below the soil, to expose the germinated sprouts. Put the sack in a well-lit place, and remember to pour water at the end.

Conservation method

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

illumination

Potatoes are plants that like sunlight very much, so they should be basked in the sun. If there is too little sunlight, the potatoes in the sack will grow little and small.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Watering

Although potatoes are very drought-tolerant plants, but because they are planted in sacks, the ventilation will be particularly good and the moisture in the soil will evaporate quickly. So grow potatoes in sacks, watering can be a little more diligent, especially in summer, the surface of the soil becomes white and dry and you have to water.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

Fertilize

When the branches above the soil surface of the potato grow to more than 20 cm, fertilization should be started. Every 1 to 2 weeks, use the prepared fertilizer a little, and use less, not thick fertilizer.

Plant potatoes in woven bags and harvest them in 3 months, enough for the whole family

reward

The growth cycle of planting potatoes in sacks is 2 to 3 months. Under normal maintenance, after 2 to 3 months, the leaves of the potatoes will begin to slowly turn yellow and wither. At this time, you must stop watering and fertilizing and leave it for about 15 days. After the branches and leaves are completely withered, the soil in the bag is poured out, and a lot of potatoes can be harvested.

Want to grow potatoes yourself? PP woven bag can be planted and harvested in 3 months, and the whole family can't eat it!