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veg planter
brenda shay
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in Fruit & veg
hi i am going to make a planter table for growing beetroot carrots in one and one for kale and one for potatos how deep do i have to make each one pleases any help would be usefull
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Hi Brenda
Kale (and other brassicas - other than small cabbages) don't do well in containers - they need to be firmed well in to the soil and often they need staking as well to prevent wind rock. The compost/soil in containers is never firm enough to do this effectively in my experience.
Potatoes would be better grown in bags as they need a good depth of soil - up to 3 ft, as the deeper you can earth them up the more potatoes you'll get http://www.primrose.co.uk/patio-potato-bag-p-5555.html?src=prod_col
As for carrots and beetroot, if you choose stump-rooted varieties of carrots and globe varieties of beetroot, you could grow them in a container of about 12" deep.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.