Community › Community › General Gardening › Vegetables › Anyone with experience of growing potatoes in towers?? › Interim outcome of Henley tower with Sarpo Miras
Well, I planted 9 Sarpo Mira tubers in a large Henley Potato Tower on April 3rd and today I had a little feel around the top to see if there are any tubers growing after 17 weeks.
The tower is about 80cm high and I detected at least two large potatoes less than 1 inch under the surface.
One of those was next to a haulm which had grown out between the 2nd and 3rd layers of the tower, again confirming that such extra growth can aid tuber formation.
The aim now is to bulk up for as long as possible before harvesting in late September for winter storage. A few doses of Tomorite are in order……