Thanks Wayne! Hmm... I'll have to try that. I have 6 bags going right now, 2 felt ones and 4 purchased 'breathable' bags that seem more like plastic to me. I'm nervous about the plastic ones, but we'll see! The felt ones were planted earlier and I've added a mix of hay and dirt to see how that does. I bought some peat to try in the other bags - I was going to do a few bags with just the peat and some bags with just hay to see what happens. I'll let you know!
Do you ever give them anything in the way of fertilizer? I've been avoiding doing so because I don't want to make them focus on the greens at the cost of the potatoes. Also, how long before you think I could try to dig up some new potatoes? I think I'm supposed to let the greens on top die before I 'harvest' - but some people just dig up a potato here and there too, I've heard.
