First thank you very much for reading my question! I appreciate it.
Also if other people have questions I'm happy to try to help.
So my question is about growing potatoes in sand. I saw a youtube video where someone grew and planted potatoes in 100% sand. Like only sand. And it seems to work. I'm curious to ask others if they have done this and how it turned out? Or did you do like half sand and half something else?
Now before you reply I should tell you the reason I'm asking about sand particularly is that I've been gardening for years, and we have this really tough hard clay soil. And the clay soil glues in root vegetables so they can't properly expand and grow out. This has always foiled my attempts at getting good potato harvests. I could get the potatoes to grow but not expand and get enough to make it worth it. It was like using 1 pound of potato and getting maybe 1.5 lbs or 2 pounds, where if you do it right you should get 8 pounds.
So it seems like sand may have something to do with this? I asked a guy one time in my area and he said to do half sand and then half steer manure or compost. But I can't ask that guy anymore because my contact with them has been lost. So I was hoping to get more information on how you use sand I guess to cut the impact of the clay 'glue effect'? And what kinds of sand ratios work? I guess some have done 100% sand? Or is it best to do like a % mix of both?
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Also I hope you all garden this year. The economy is actually really terrible. its getting worse. Its a good year to garden.
Also if other people have questions I'm happy to try to help.
So my question is about growing potatoes in sand. I saw a youtube video where someone grew and planted potatoes in 100% sand. Like only sand. And it seems to work. I'm curious to ask others if they have done this and how it turned out? Or did you do like half sand and half something else?
Now before you reply I should tell you the reason I'm asking about sand particularly is that I've been gardening for years, and we have this really tough hard clay soil. And the clay soil glues in root vegetables so they can't properly expand and grow out. This has always foiled my attempts at getting good potato harvests. I could get the potatoes to grow but not expand and get enough to make it worth it. It was like using 1 pound of potato and getting maybe 1.5 lbs or 2 pounds, where if you do it right you should get 8 pounds.
So it seems like sand may have something to do with this? I asked a guy one time in my area and he said to do half sand and then half steer manure or compost. But I can't ask that guy anymore because my contact with them has been lost. So I was hoping to get more information on how you use sand I guess to cut the impact of the clay 'glue effect'? And what kinds of sand ratios work? I guess some have done 100% sand? Or is it best to do like a % mix of both?
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Also I hope you all garden this year. The economy is actually really terrible. its getting worse. Its a good year to garden.