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GARDENERS DREAM GROW BAG: The perfect container for growing your own vegetables. The bag is designed with a window flap to inspect growth or harvest without disturbing other plants.
DURABLE AND REUSABLE: The container is highly durable and can be re-used each growing season. The bag is equipped with two reinforced handles for easy movement or tipping.
HEAVY DUTY FABRIC: The felt fabric is breathable and weather resistant, allowing good aeration and drainage. The non-woven fabric gives the roots space to breathe and prevents root circling.
PLEASE NOTE: Images are for illustrative purposes only. Our grow bags will be supplied flat packed and folded. The colour of the item may vary slightly from the images shown.
Product Description
GardenersDream Vegetable Grow Bags are perfect for growing your own root vegetables, or even any above soil fruit, vegetables or plants. The bag is designed with a window flap at the front of the bag, to inspect plants growth and progress or to harvest vegetables without digging into the soil.
Fabric pots produce a much healthier root system than the classic plastic pot, due to their breathability. The air exposure starts a process called 'air pruning' which creates a stronger root system and prevents root circling. Additionally, the grow bag provides excellent drainage, which prevents the common problem of over-watering.
Our grow bags are simple to use, eco-friendly and can be folded and stored, when not in use. The planter can be used anywhere, indoors or outdoors, as an alternative to the traditional plant pots or container; Simply, fill the bag with soil and add the seeds, seedlings or plants. After the growing season has ended, the container can be emptied, washed and stored away.
Please note: Images are for illustrative purposes only. Our grow bags will be supplied flat packed and folded. The colour of the item may vary slightly from the images shown.
Grow your Own Red Duke of York Potatoes: A heritage variety, and one of the few first early varieties with red skin. The red 'Duke of York' variety produces large, oval, red-skinned tubers with creamy-yellow flesh and an excellent flavour, perfect for roasting and well suited as an all rounder.
First Earlies: First early varieties are known for producing smaller crops, with good resistance to pests. They are most commonly boiled, steamed or sauteed and are also a popular choice for salads, due to their sweeter taste.
How to Grow: First Early potatoes can be grown from late February/early March onwards and greatly benefit from 'chitting'. Plant in a position with plenty of sun, in a well-drained, fertile soil and water regularly, unless there is ample rainfall. Avoid planting potatoes in the same plot as the previous year.
Harvest Instructions: Ready to harvest 10-12 weeks after planting. Cut off any growth above ground level, two weeks before lifting, to encourage stronger skin.
A heritage variety, and one of the few first early varieties with red skin, The red 'Duke of York' variety produces large, oval, red-skinned tubers with creamy-yellow flesh and an excellent flavour. The potatoes are perfect for roasting and the variety is well suited as an all rounder. First Earlies, sometimes known as 'new potatoes', reach maturity earlier than other groups of potatoes, as the name may suggest. These crops are ready to be lifted around 10 to 14 weeks after planting and should be cooked as soon as possible, to keep their fresh taste.
First early potatoes benefit greatly from ‘chitting’ before planting, which encourages the seed potatoes to develop sprouts before planting. Chitting promotes the growth of strong shoots and heavy crops, giving your potatoes the best possible start. Start chitting around 6 weeks before you plan on planting your potatoes, by setting them out in seed trays, empty egg cartons or shallow boxes, on a cool, bright windowsill. Place the blunter end, the one with ‘eyes’, face up and allow the chits to grow to around 25mm.
You should begin to plant your potatoes once the soil has started to warm up. Start by digging a trench around 10cm deep and add a small amount of fertiliser. Plant in a position with plenty of sun and water regularly unless there is ample rainfall. Plant the early potatoes about 30cm apart, with 40cm between rows, and place your potato tubers into the trench, with shoots pointing upwards. Cover the potatoes lightly with soil and when shoots begin to appear, cover the plant with a ridge of soil so the shoot is just buried. Two weeks before you lift the crops, cut any growth off at ground level. This will strengthen the skin of the potatoes, making them easier to lift.
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