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Growing Your Own Potatoes



a handful of potatoes

Photo: Rashad Mammadov/WFIU




You don't need several acres of land to grow your own food. In fact, according to Chef Orr, all you need is a basket and some compost to grow your own potatoes!

  • Take any type of basket – plastic, terracotta, wooden, etc.
  • Fill with compost
  • Cut seed potatoes into pieces (each piece should have a few eyes on them)
  • Let them dry out for a few days so they develop a moisture barrier
  • Plant them eyes up in the compost


Growing potatoes in baskets like this protects them from moles and other critters.

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