Growing Your Own Potatoes

By Annie Corrigan

Published October 29, 2019 at 2:06 PM EDT

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You don't need several acres of land to grow your own food. In fact, according to Chef Orr, all you need is a basket and some compost to grow your own potatoes!

Take any type of basket – plastic, terracotta, wooden, etc.

Fill with compost

Cut seed potatoes into pieces (each piece should have a few eyes on them)

Let them dry out for a few days so they develop a moisture barrier

Plant them eyes up in the compost

Growing potatoes in baskets like this protects them from moles and other critters.