Turning Electric Company Trimmings into a New Raised Potato Patch
We live on a piece of property just short of 1 acre and half of our property is filled with many trees (maple, oak, cottonwood and some fruit trees). About every 5 years the electric company will come through & trim our trees that might be interfering with their lines. This year we decided to take this scrap and turn it into something useful and practical - a raised potato bed (actually, this was my husband's idea - he is very clever).
About five years ago we started growing potatoes in a compost pile and we have continued ever since. That is what inspired us to complete this project - more delicious homegrown potatoes!
Not only will this new potato patch give us more room for growing potatoes but also, since we have so many leaves every Autumn we now have a new spot to put all of our leaves.
Please read the following posts if you are interested in learning how to grow your own potatoes:
Preparing Seed Potatoes for Planting
Planting Potatoes in Compost
We took these scrap piles (see pictures above) and cut them down to create stakes. We hammered these stakes into the ground at predetermined intervals (see pictures below).
And then we wove other trimmings around these stakes making a very rustic edge/wall (I like the rustic look) (see picture below)
Finally, we filled this "raised bed" with leaves from last year and planted potatoes - the far right row is already up and growing wonderfully! (see picture below)
ENJOY!
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