can suffer from mechanical damage<\/strong>.<\/p>\nIf metal barrels are old, have an untidy appearance, then it makes sense to paint them before planting potatoes. In this case, you can show creativity and imagination by creating beautiful pictures or original ornaments on the outside of this container.<\/p>\n
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If there are few holes at the bottom of the metal barrel, make them with a nail and hammer. For this effect on the plastic barrel, you can use a drill with a drill bit or heat a nail and carefully make holes in the bottom of the barrel. If you will place the barrel horizontally to grow potatoes, then make holes for water flow on the side of the barrel, and on the other side – larger ones to plant potatoes.<\/p>\n
The bottom of the vertically placed container is filled with a drainage layer<\/strong> of 15-20 cm. These may be small stones and broken bricks (for horizontal “beds,” this and subsequent layers should be less high).<\/p>\nOn top of the drainage can be placed cut grass, chopped straw, fallen leaves, compost to a height of 30-50 cm. Then, light fertile soil with a layer of approximately 15 cm should be poured into the barrel.<\/p>\n
Primer is well watered from the watering can. For 5 liters of water would be good to add 1 tbsp. of potassium humate. You can also spill this vertical bed of water with universal liquid mineral fertilizer.<\/p>\n