Growing Potatoes Under Plastic Sheet

You could also add a layer of compost on top.

Growing potatoes under plastic sheet.

Cover the garden plot with sheets of black plastic. This is an easy method method of growing spuds however as with any crop some ground preparation is necessary. If your garden soil is very rocky put the seed potato pieces directly on the ground. Anchor the sheet in place using large stones bricks or scaffolding planks or bury the edges in the ground.

Growing potatoes without digging. Secure the ends and sides of the polyethylene sheeting with sandbags cinder blocks or other heavy items. Most weeds would die off anyway under the heavy mulch but this is a good way to ensure that the surface of the soil is loose. Once the dirt was within two inches of the top we stopped because the plastic basket was beginning to buckle.

Hoe off the area where you want to grow your potatoes. Water the area well. Overlap adjacent sheets by at. Also ducks can t get under a poly sheet hence the organically acceptable slug pellets we use.

You want to make a lot of room for potatoes to grow under the plant. Sprinkle with a mix of soil and compost. The sheeting tends to be thin and flimsy which can make it difficult to lay if there is any wind. I know they re not ideal.

A simple way of combining weed control ground preparation and fertilizing potatoes all in the one simple step is by sheet composting your intended potato patch the season before planting your crop. Mark out your bed cut down any weeds and cover with a sheet of black polythene. In each trench place a seed potato piece cut side down every 12 to 14 inches and cover with 3 to 4 inches of soil. Take precautions such as applying nematodes or scattering slug pellets along the row prior to sheeting up.

Cover them with straw or leaves hilling the material up as the potatoes grow. Problems with growing potatoes under black plastic sheeting slugs tend to like being under the plastic sheet and can badly damage the crop. Plant the seed potatoes through the plastic at. Growing potatoes under black plastic 1.

Dig the garden plot where you will grow potatoes to a depth of 12 inches after all danger of frost has passed. After the potatoes sprouted they were growing so fast we added dirt to them pretty much every day. Here s what to do. Stretch a 5 foot wide piece of clear 6 mil polyethylene sheeting along the support hoops.

Plant your potatoes by placing them on the surface.