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Gardening

Sabriel

(5,035 posts) Wed May 30, 2012, 07:49 PM May 2012

Can I grow potatoes in straight compost? [View all]

I have a container and lots of compost. I know I can do it with straw, but can I just stick them in compost and keep adding it as the shoots appear?

Or is compost too moist and rich for taters?

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Can I grow potatoes in straight compost? [View all] Sabriel May 2012 OP

Unless there is something unusual about ... Denninmi May 2012 #1

Good point. Maybe a little peat moss to lighten the compost? n/t Sabriel May 2012 #3

My aunt once grew potatoes in seaweed. I think those suckers could grow in anything! applegrove May 2012 #2

Are you intending on continuing to use that compost pile Curmudgeoness May 2012 #4

Potatoes grow in our compost. bvar22 May 2012 #5

What is this organic stuff "that the chickens won't eat" of which you speak? hedgehog Jun 2012 #7

They DO seem to consume just about anything, bvar22 Jun 2012 #8

Feeding chicken to chickens. Denninmi Jun 2012 #9

That's true - ours tend to avoid raw potatoes, onions, cabbaga and broccolli. hedgehog Jun 2012 #10

I grew spuds in a straw pile one year Vanje May 2012 #6