http://www.homelycapers.com/2009/potato-tower-update/ Home and Garden Discussions - Mostly Garden Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:00:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://www.homelycapers.com/2009/potato-tower-update/comment-page-1/#comment-659 sandy Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:52:41 +0000 http://www.homelycapers.com/?p=283#comment-659 We made 2 potato towers, one a build as you go and the other a chicken wire with holes which we filled to the top with compost and stuck seed potatoes through holes around the tower (newspaper is on the inside, preventing compost from falling out.) I'm wondering best way to water them. I'm thinking once a week a thorough soaking in which the water gets to the bottom or do I just go a few inches down. Do I spray the sides of the chicken wire cage tower and soak the outer soil surface area? Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks. We made 2 potato towers, one a build as you go and the other a chicken wire with holes which we filled to the top with compost and stuck seed potatoes through holes around the tower (newspaper is on the inside, preventing compost from falling out.) I’m wondering best way to water them. I’m thinking once a week a thorough soaking in which the water gets to the bottom or do I just go a few inches down. Do I spray the sides of the chicken wire cage tower and soak the outer soil surface area? Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.

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