Potato Grow Bags product reviews

I love growing my own vegetables for our family. Spuds we gave a go last year with not a lot of success and then this year had surprise potatoes start growing. I thought to try these bags to help me keep them in one place rather than finding potato's everywhere.

When opening the pack 5 black felt like fabric bags all wrapped up nice. Opening them up and all I could think of the weather will destroy these no issues. So before a huge rain storm we decided to plant some Potatoes that my mum brought in. Filling g them up wasnt as issue I held the bag open and hubby spaded in the soil we were digging up the bags held really well, we only filled 1/4 then planted the potatoes and then covered to add more soil as the plants grow.

I then realised we filled them away from where I wanted them, I struggle to life anything with weight to it but with the nice handles I was able to move them honour garden we popped the bags onto two planks to keep them off the ground. We had rain upon rain and the bags still held, they don't look wet and dry quick but feeling the bags around the side you can tell where the soil is as it feels wet. Looking into the bats the plants seem to be growing well and healthy and Ive topped up the soil twice so far need to do the last top up as my photo. I can still lift the bags too the handles are really strong I was worried with the rain and sun the handles would be first to go.

I love the flap on the front where it will be easy to potato search and if the bags hold for a whole round of growing and harvesting it's easy to change out the soil to fresh for the next round. If these do well which I suspect they will I will but more bags to try kumura in aswell as I failed with those. These would make perfect gifts for those with not a lot of room and so easy to use and hopefully last ages so making the price fully worth it

I always plant a few potatoes and kumara in late winter, earthing them up as required as long as the danger of frosts remains, but the ground takes a great deal of preparation. This season there has been a lot of rain, so I was still waiting for the soil to dry out a bit when I was given the opportunity to review these grow bags. I even had a new bag of potting compost in the shed, so it was all go. In a very short time, three of the bags were planted with potatoes and the remaining two with kumara.

Because these are both root vegetables that require earthing up during the first stages of their growth, I filled the containers to the two-thirds mark so that more soil can be added as needed. The bags are made of lightweight material and are small enough to be lifted easily, so I can move them at any time without disturbing the crops inside. They have been designed to be user friendly; there are two handles for lifting, and a side flap secured with velcro which can be used for accessing the crop without pulling out the whole plant.

When I first unfolded the bags, I was unsure as to whether they would stand up. I always have a couple of insulated bags in the car for transporting frozens, the kind that have a zipper closure, and find they often tip over. These grow bags are made of a similar padded material, but when I unfolded them, I discovered that they have been designed with a foldout base which ensures that the container remains upright even before the soil and plants are added. Once the soil is added, they are even more solid so there is no risk of the contents spilling out. Clearly a lot of thought has gone into the design.

I am looking forward to monitoring how well the vegetables grow inside the bags, and comparing them to the rest of the sprouted tubers which will go into the ground. If the results are good - and I have no reason to suspect that they will not be - I will be getting some more bags later this year. It would simplify crop rotation as the same bags could be recycled year after year with only the growing medium being replaced. Potatoes, like tomatoes, are prone to disease if they are replanted in the same soil so this method of growing would ensure sound crops every time. And no matter how bad the weather may be, I will be assured of some early vegetables.