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How To Grow Potatoes: The Guide To Choosing, Planting and Growing in Containers Or the Ground (Inspiring Gardening Ideas) (Volume 25)
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About How To Grow Potatoes: The Guide To
Product Description New and Updated Edition "How To Grow Potatoes" is for anyone who wants to know how to grow their own delicious potatoes at home. Whether it is your first time growing potatoes or you've been growing them for a while, this book is jam packed full of information to help you successfully grow this vegetable at home. Growing potatoes can be easy but there are all sorts of pitfalls and problems which could potentially ruin your crop. This book provides you with a step by step guide to growing potatoes at home successfully. With the information in this book you will avoid the many problems people encounter when growing their own potatoes.As you read this book you will learn all about the many different varieties of potatoes as well as exactly what they need to produce a bountiful crop for you. Not only that, but you will learn how to minimize the risk of loosing your crop and how to store your potatoes for use later in the year. In "How To Grow Potatoes" you will learn lots of great things including: How to select the seed potatoes to get the best crop, including the difference between first earlies, second earlies and maincrop potatoes Why chitting your potatoes helps to produce a successful harvest The pros and cons of planting your potatoes in the ground, raised beds, a greenhouse or containers Exactly how to feed and water your potatoes for the best possible crop The one thing you must do to ensure your potatoes produce a large crop - this can make a big difference in how many potatoes you harvest The best way to harvest and store potatoes to prevent damage and rot What potato blight is and how to avoid it plus the best ways to deal with it if it infects your crop How to deal with the most common pests and diseases that affect potatoes Some of the best varieties of potatoes on the market and their uses The method for growing Christmas potatoes How to grow sweet potatoes, a popular alternative to traditional potatoes A number of delicious recipes to make with your home grown potatoes Hints and tips to grow the best possible potatoes Potatoes are an extremely popular crop to grow at home and this book helps to avoid the common frustrations home gardeners face. When you've read this book, you will have all the information you need to successfully grow as many potatoes as you want at home. Enjoy growing your own potatoes as "How To Grow Potatoes" explains all about the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. Discover today how to grow potatoes at home! About the Author Jason Johns is a keen gardener who has been growing produce at home for over twenty years. From his first adventure into growing tomatoes which resulted in the greenhouse becoming a jungle to his latest experiments with giant pumpkins, giant carrots and giant onions, he is keen to experiment and loves growing plants. Having built up his knowledge from experimenting with different growing methods and by learning from the older generations he is keen to grow unusual and different plants. He is passionate about organic gardening methods and practices it on his allotments.
