Senders 4Pack Potato Grow Bags 10 Gallon Potato Growing Bags
Senders 4Pack Potato Grow Bags 10 Gallon Potato Growing Bags Potato Planting Bag Garden Plant Bags for Potatoes Carrots Tomatoes, Cucumbers and other Vegetables
| Weight: | 430 g |
| Dimensions: | 2 x 15 x 20 cm; 430 Grams |
| Brand: | Senders |
| Colour: | Green |
| Dimensions: | 2 x 15 x 20 cm; 430 Grams |
We are regular users of this style grow bag as we have a small garden but like to use every available space to grow vegetables. These are perfect for potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes etc.
The window is perfect for checking on progress and the handles are strong so you can move them around if you need to, although once filled these are very heavy.
There are good water holes for drainage and they work well.
The fabric they are made of is very strong so I’m expecting to get a few years use out of these, unlike the cheaper versions you see in discount stores that are paper thin.
Would definitely recommend for the price.
I used grow bags for potatoes and carrots last year for the first time, and was amazed how well they work. For people with small gardens and some space on the patio they are perfect to grow your own veg. These bags feel strong and well made, and have a good capacity. I will be using them this year for potatoes, carrots and beetroot alongside two raised beds for my other veggies. One thing to note – because they are large capacity bags, you will need a lot of compost to fill them! However, given the exceptionally low price for this set of four bags, the overall cost of filling them is really quite reasonable. I am looking forward to seeing how they hold up to a full load of potatoes – so far, so good. A very decent set of growing bags.
Even if you don’t have much of a garden, if you’ve got some outdoor standing space, you can have a go at growing your own veg in these bags. They are around knee high (well my knees anyway) and when filled, will have a diameter of approx. 35cm. Our early seed potatoes are currently chitting (sprouting) in egg cups on the window sill, and I will try planting 3, maybe 4 per bag, once they are ready to plant.
There are some nicely thought out features of these bags, including 3 evenly-spaced eyeleted drainage holes in the base of the bag, a further 2 eyeleted drainage holes at the front lower edge, a thick webbing carry handle on each side, and a velcro flap on the front, which allows you to roll it open (held up with a strip of velcro) and take a few potatoes from the bottom, while leaving the rest for a short while to continue growing. The material used is similar to a thin tarpaulin, which is a woven plastic, which seems to be then fully coated in more plastic. I think a more open weave would have given better airflow, but the extra plastic coating should keep more moisture in, so it’s a fine balance as to which is best.
These can be folded and stored when not in use, then reused the following year. The quality of the bags looks as if they would most probably last for around 2-4 years, making them very good value for money. It’s too early to gauge the performance of the bags until crops are ready to be harvested, but there’s no reason to believe they won’t work well.
These vegetable sacks make it a very practical way to grow vegetables whether you have a garden and want to contain where you grow your vegetables so they don’t crop up in various spaces or if you don’t have a garden and just a small outside space, these are idea. They’re very practical. Made from light weight material they’re easy to set up and put where you’d like and then fil with compost. The compost helps it to keep its shape, without it it’s not sturdy at all so it’s a bit fiddly to fill. There’s a flap at the bottom so you can look inside at how things are growing. There’s also lots of drainage. So all very practical and easy to store when you don’t need to use them.
This is a super 4-pack of potato grow bags. They take just over 30 litres of soil each, so you need to stock up on some multi purpose compost to fill them, which will probably cost you more than these bags which are very reasonably priced at 3 each.
The bags themselves seem pretty strong and have good handles allowing you move the bags around a little once they are full. There are plenty of drainage hold around the edges of the bag to allow excess water out, and the bags claim to be breathable, not sure if that also means they can seeps excess water out or just means they allow air in?
The key feature that makes these great for potatoes is that there is a flap at the front of the bag held down by velcro allowing you to spy on your potatoes growth, and to harvest the pots without having to dig up the entire plant. You can of course also use these for other crops such as carrots, cauliflowers, or even broad beans. I have used 2 for potatoes, 1 for caulis and 1 broad beans.
I prefer to grow potatoes in containers rather than beds and these bags are ideal for that purpose. It is so much easier to harvest container-grown potatoes and there is no need to worry about stray potatoes sprouting all over a bed the following year.
I find that having a flap in the side is more useful for checking the progress of the crop than actual harvesting.
I estimate the capacity of each bag to be around 40 litres (8.8 gallons). The 10 gallons mentioned in the listing is probably US gallons.
I got these to grow potato’s in my garden without making a mess of my patio.
My top soil is only about 6 inches deep before hitting hardcore left over from building so ultimately these are all I can use.
Each takes at least a bag and a bit of compost to fill – I like the idea of the Velcro doors on the side but am yet to see how useful the will be.
Good bags – excited to see how it all grows.
These are good quality growing bags at a fair price and the gardener in the household is pleased with them. They’re massive though, much bigger than I expected they would be. Not that that’s a bad thing. I’d guess they’re as wide across as a standard grocery bag, but circular. They came folded up so won’t be hard to store.
There is a flap at the based that’s attached with velcro and can be lifted up to access the compost and produce inside as per the pictures. There are also eyelet strengthened holes in the bottom and the side to deal with drainage. On either side there’s a sturdy strap for lifting it which is basic, but then you aren’t carrying this things further than a potting table if they’re full. Unless you use them for exercise I suppose.
The value seems reasonable.