Homemade potato towers are simple structures easy to construct that are perfect for the home gardener with little gardening space or just wants to maximize existing space. Building a potato tower isn’t daunting, almost anyone can do it. Regular potato planting requires a lot of space as the bushes can get quite large.
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Instead of planting and tending the usual flowers, try to use your green space in a much more intelligent and practical way.Becky shows you how to grow potatoes in a potato tower.
Making a potato tower is easy to do, and it’s a really good way to grow some fresh potatoes for your family. A potato tower is an excellent solution,these simple vertical gardens are constructed of a cylinder of metal fencing lined with straw and filled with soil.
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The benefits of this method are a well insulated vertical garden that allows you to keep and store the potatoes all year round, including winter, and then just get out potatoes when you want.