It's my first time using this bag planting technique, and I was keen to see the result.
Overall, the harvesting method is very easy, extremely manageable, and you definitely won't miss any potato, unlike when they are planted on the ground.
However, I had an issue with drainage at the bottom of the bag. The soil at the bottom of the bag is soggy and I found a few bad potatoes at the bottom of the bag. I did torn up large rips at the bottom and the sides of the bag for drainage, but I think that wasn't sufficient.
And, I think I also over watered them, which may led to the rot at the bottom of the bag.
I used a large degradable clear plastic bag for this planting.
In this bag, I planted Sapphire potatoes (purple skin, white flesh).
Because I was experimenting with different types of bag, the next potatoes bag that I harvested was planted in the plastic woven rice bag. The result was much better, I didn't make additional drainage for this bag, but the soil seems to be dry overall and the potatoes were a lot bigger.
In this bag, I planted Ruby Lou potatoes (reddish skin, bright yellow flesh).
This bag is probably the closest version to the commercial potato planter bags that I saw online, so, I think I may use these bags again the next time.
One thing for sure, the commercial seed potatoes definitely produce better yield. I bought mine from Garden Express when they were on sale at that time.
All of the potatoes harvested had been transformed into roast potatoes and stew :)
I definitely will plant potatoes again next spring, easy to plant, easy to grow, and large yield.
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