No dig potatoes

[Robert Rowe]

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1OShZZUt0k

I bet this would work on top of a media bed.

[Pat James]

Not on top. Potatoes that are exposed to sunlight have a green look and they can be poisonous.  Under the media would be fine. Never eat green potato or potato greens ( leaves).. Different matter altogether for sweet potatoes...

[Robert Rowe]

The potatoes grow above the media and in the straw which must be dense enough to keep the sunlight off the potatoes.

Pat James said:

Not on top. Potatoes that are exposed to sunlight have a green look and they can be poisonous.  Under the media would be fine. Never eat green potato or potato greens ( leaves).. Different matter altogether for sweet potatoes...

[Rob Nash]

no watering with this method.... I think im going to have to try it!

[Pat James]

I did not watch the whole video.. That's the method I use in my raised beds but use compost as the filler. Compost sure would not work in AP.. You'd have a sooty mess through the system in no time.

Robert Rowe said:

The potatoes grow above the media and in the straw which must be dense enough to keep the sunlight off the potatoes.

Pat James said:

Not on top. Potatoes that are exposed to sunlight have a green look and they can be poisonous.  Under the media would be fine. Never eat green potato or potato greens ( leaves).. Different matter altogether for sweet potatoes...

[Jim Troyer]

interesting

What about fruit trees?

[Bob Wohl]

I have done potatoes in a bucket here but never successfully. They always tend to just die... This however would be worth a try as long as we have the proper planting/start dates.