SOIL CONTAMINATION BY POTATOES The other big advantage of
growing potatoes in their own containers rather than the raised
bed is concerned with soil contamination. Potatoes are one of
those vegetables where it is essential that they are not grown
in the same soil every In a normal crop rotation plan, potatoes
would only be grown in soil used for a previous potato crop
every four years. If you grow potatoes in the same soil more
frequently than that you risk them suffering from pests and
diseases. So, when growing potatoes in containers always use
fresh Incidentally, we also grow tomatoes in grow bags which is
simply a different form of raised bed. By doing this we keep two
of main culprits of soil contamination, potatoes and tomatoes,
out of the formal raised beds and therefore significantly reduce
the complexity of crop rotation. WHY GROW POTATOES IN CONTAINERS
We have previously mentioned that potatoes in containers can be
moved around to maximise their exposure to sun, that's just one
benefit of growing po