GROWING POTATOES IN A FLAT
To grow potatoes in n small space, get a fairly large cask and bore several half-inch holes in the sides to allow the air to enter. Plant a good seed potato in the centre of the cask in about eight inches of rich soil. Watch carefully for growth, and as soon as a shoot appears, cover with three or four inches of soil, and repeat this process each time the shoot -breaks the surface, until it reaches the top of the cask, then allow it to grow. While the stem is reaching the top of the cask it sends out shoots in all directions, and it is 'surprising how many potatoes it produces. I got 401b. from my cask last year, says a contributor. Ue sure and let the plant flower and die right oft' before emptying tins cask. Flat dweljers will appreciate this novel way of growing their tubers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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155GROWING POTATOES IN A FLAT New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)
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