The eyes have it
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
March 26, 2017 6:52am CST
Eyes are important, we need them. If your eyes are bad you can't even read this dribble that I am typing right now! But the eyes I will talk about are the 'eyes' on potatoes.
I was scrolling through Facebook and came across an article detailing how to grow potatoes. If you have grown them in the traditional manner and weren't happy with the process or the results, maybe this new method will be easier on your back and same you time.
I am providing the link at the end of this post, since I don't intend to reinvent the wheel by rewriting the directions. Just to get your curious, let me say no digging in dirt is required to grow or harvest potatoes. You only need 4 metal fence posts, wire fencing, hay, a little soil and potatoes with eyes.
We have grown potatoes the old fashioned way and this newer version might be worth trying
Photo from Pixabay
An effective and efficient way to create a garden.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
We grew them for years the 'old' way but with a small 8x16 garden we have not room so this would work if my husband is willing to try it.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
26 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Good link, thanks.
Do you think that your husband will do it?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@marlina Honestly, no. He will say there is no place to put it.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 Mar 17
Beautiful picture!
That is an interesting way to do them. I don't do them as I have no garden and they would not work on the balcny - and I don't use many these days anyway.
p.s. To make your link go live, edit and remove it and then add it again. When we post both a pic and a link we should add the link separately to make it show 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@mysdianait I know....I did what you said - wait - did I follow instructions - wow that's unusual for me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
I usually have no problem with link not being 'live'. OK that worked, but it doens't always not show as live. My grammar is horrible today LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
27 Mar 17
Growing your own is even better!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
27 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill my daddy has grown them in past years.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Mar 17
I like that, esp being vertical it doesn't take up near the space
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill less kneeling, prob eliminates much of the weeding needs too
@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar 17
I have grown them in a similar fashion but in old tyres. When the green shoots appear above the ground, add more dirt and another tyre and eventually you end up with layers of potatoes all the way to the top of however many tyres you use.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
I guess the process is basically the same, but around here wire and hay are more plentiful!
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Mar 17
as William Shakespeare said, eyes is the window of the soul
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@ilocosboy Eggplants don't have eyes.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
Let us know how it works - photos of course !!!
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
26 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, I got enough potatoes not to need to buy them for the whole year. Now I have placed some potatoes with eyes in the basement and I see they are sprouting a log, it's time that I plant them.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
That's less work than building the little fence . did you get a lot?
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
13 May 18
@AbbyGreenhill
I love the eyes of this cat you have in the picture here.
