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I have an honest question for everyone.
Why do YOU, personally, choose to grow potatoes in containers rather than in the ground (or in raised beds, built on the ground)?
I'm interested in this. It seems like a really popular thing to do, but I've never understood it.
(I grew up on a farm and we had a big garden. My dad and grandfather raised our potatoes for the year in those gardens, and stored them in bins in our (respective) basements).
Everyone now seems to use some kind of container, and I'd like to know why.
Is this always folks who are not able to garden in-ground for some reason?
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They're easy to move.
Planting is really simple: take them to my buddy's farm, put a potato in the bottom, fill them with compost, and bring them home.
Soil warms up way earlier in containers - I can plant weeks earlier in the spring.
They look nice on the deck and patio.
No tilling, virtually no weeding.
No matter how much it rains, the soil doesn't get waterlogged.
To harvest, I carry the bags to where I want the dirt, and dump them out. Couldn't be simpler.