POTATOES MAY BE. GROWN IN A CASK
To grow potatoe3 in a small space, get a fairly large cask and bore several half-inch holes in the sides to allow the air to enter. Plant'a good seed potato in the centre of the cask in about eight inches of rich soil. Wateh carefully for growth, and as soon as a «hoot appears, cover with three or four inches of soil, and repeat this process each time the shoot breaks the surface, until it reaches the top of the cask, then allow it to grow. When the stem is Teaching the top of the cask it sends out s'hoots in all directions, and it is surprising how many potatoes it produces. I got 401b. from my cask last year, says a contributor. Be sure and let the plant flower and die riglit off before emptying the cask. Flat dwellers will fppreciate this novel way of growing their tubers. \
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 45, 16 November 1937, Page 11
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