Organic potatoes from Bali

In August we wrote a post about the potato tower that we built in the permaculture garden. Since it proved impossible to grow potatoes in the wet soil here at Jiwa Damai, we decided to create a tower that is filled with stones, sand and earth, so the water is able to flow through it and that the potatoes are kept dry.

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Now, that some months have passed, we can finally see the results !

The potato plants are growing really well.

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We can't wait for the harvest & to taste our homegrown organic potatoes :-)

Potato Tower at Jiwa Damai

The potato tower is our latest invention in the permaculture garden.Since it proved impossible to grow potatoes in the wet soil here at Jiwa Damai, we had to think a bout a different way how to grow potatoes. We decided to create a tower that is filled with stones, sand and earth, so the water is able to flow through it and thus the potatoes are kept dry.

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Our gardeners , together with a volunteer took on the task to dig the whole in the ground, which was needed to place the potato tower. The tower itsself is made out of woven bamboo sticks.

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Now our experiment of growing potatoes is ready to start!

We will keep you updated on the progress :-)