I'm planning on growing peanuts in one of these potato bags. How do you think that will work?
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I've never planted peanuts in my grow bag; however, I think it would work! I would use some very soft and loose soil such as equal parts Peat Moss, Coarse Vermiculite and Compost (Mel's Soil Mixture from Square Foot Gardening). Plant about 4 hills, keep it watered and give it full sun, if possible. Should be successful and good luck. Wish you well. I do love my grow bags, they work great for my limited yard space. NW FL, Grow Zone 9.
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You'll have plenty in one purchase for that. I do 8" rounds for people and chickens and still have half a bag after several uses. The seed and roots spread out quite a bit, I use a heaping table spoon for the 8"round and by the time the sprouts are four inches tall the roots are an inch high in the container and everything is so green, you'll wish your lawn looked that good.
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I'm doing a 55 right now. I used 3 bags but wish I would've used 4. Might top it off with some cheaper stuff and let the plants roots grow down into this stuff
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I believe it will, the openings on the bottom should be large enough, but I never tried peanuts. It has kept the squirrels out.
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A 10# bag would probably fit, but it might be close... if you get them to store potatoes, you should know they're not completely opaque, meaning some light will get through to your taters, which do better when stored in the dark - maybe you could spray paint the outside, though?
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I would suggest using a starter fertilizer instead. I believe that this particular bag does not have enough phosphorus, which your seeds need.
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I built mine last year I used 90x40 lb bags of soil from Lowes at 1.25 a bag, my husband had cut down some Cedar trees so I also put in a wheelbarrow load of Cedar mulch, depth is around 20 inches (that is filling it right to the top), last year I grew carrots, peas, a few lettuces and a Jalapeno (best Jalapeno's ever), this year I am trying a few potatoes, carrots and lettuces. Hope this helps.
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Hi, I just found an article that read: "Peanuts can't be irradiated." Here is the link: http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/qampa-irradiation-cant-be-used-on-peanuts/993070 HOWEVER, since not everything on the internet is correct, I would recommend contacting Santa Cruz directly and just ask them. Hope this helped. :-)
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No. It's a grinder. It would probably just grind up peanuts into smaller pieces.
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Yes! With the bag a very moist, hot, delicious potato. Without the bag, a partially cooked rock!!
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I have used these bags for all sorts of things, including kale and leafy greens. My experience is that things like kale and leafy greens don't do as well, as they need something something more airtight to stay fresh. They can begin to wilt after a day or so. Things like apples, citrus, potatoes, onions, etc are great in these bags.
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Not sure...I just planted the seeds which.r doing good..but never kept the bag...sorry..call the company..they should have answer s
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whole peanuts will probably get stuck, half will be ok but better is chop them just a little to be sure. With the pamper chef chopper you would only have to do a couple of chop chops and it would be good. I have sunflower seed in mine and they rarely get stuck.
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We used some very large idaho potatoes from costco but we had to cut them into chuncks. You will also need to mount it very securely as it requires a lot of force to puch the potato through.
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The bags are made of a loosely woven cotton so they would not maintain a humid environment, if that is what you're looking for. I use them to hold potatoes in my pantry where I don't want them to maintain humidity.
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Plant them and find out. I would think they would do fine unless you had a lot of moisture in the bag in the refrigerator. Check them for any mold before planting.
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I keep my onions in the fridge with my blue apples, and they work wonderfully. To be honest. I never thought of putting them in my potato bin, but you've given me an idea!