Comments on: Worm Bed Potato Gardens

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:40:46 +0000

MIKE – I simply use aged manure (with some other miscellaneous food materials) that had been well processed by the worms and contained lots of worms still. I have not even added anything that would be considered new “food” yet but will likely just add a layer of aged manure once the potato foliage emerges from the straw. So far so good – everything seems to be doing ok, including the worms.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:04:30 +0000

Please explain how you set the bin up with bedding and food and planting in the correct order so I can try this as well. Thinking it would be great to have taters and peanuts all year round. and maybe do an indoor garden in small scale too. Sounds interesting.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:06:24 +0000

Katxena is correct. Potato plants will love it if the stems are continually covered with material as they grow upward. Potatoes will form all along the stem and by summer’s end, you’ll have a bin chock full of potatoes. Good luck!

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:35:49 +0000

Hi Katxena,
I planted multiple types of potatoes – Yukon Gold, Russet, Fingerlings and another small type (‘Pearl’ or something like that). Thanks for your tips!
Maybe this will work out really well after all.
8)

By: Katxena

Katxena — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:04:49 +0000

What kind of potatoes did you plant? There are some kinds that produce potatoes from their stems. As they grow, you cover the stems with something so that the sun doesn’t shine on the stems. People use dirt or straw or leaves or various other things. As the worms process the manure and expose more stems, keep them covered with straw, and you might get more potatoes than you would have otherwise. The leggier the potatoes get, the more straw you should add — try to keep the stems covered so that no more than 4-inches of plant sticks out.