How to Build a Potato Cage

Growing your own vegetables is an economical and environmentally friendly alternative to purchasing from the store. Of course, not everybody has the kind of space necessary for growing a variety of vegetables, particularly the kinds that need to be spread out. You can make your own simple potato cage and be growing potatoes upright, in a small space instead of having them spread out in rows.

Things You'll Need

• Mesh chicken wire
• Wire cutters
• Metal ties or heavy rope
• Hay
• Seed potatoes
• Reed screening (optional)

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Cut mesh chicken wire to approximately 5 feet long by 4 feet high.

   • 2

     Create a circle by overlapping the two 4-foot high ends.

   • 3

     Attach the ends using metal ties or heavy rope.

   • 4

     Flatten the area where you intend to place the cage. Place the cage down on the flattened area.

   • 5

     Place approximately 2 feet of hay or straw on the ground, lay seed potatoes on top and cover with another 3 inches of straw.

   • 6

     Water straw and continue to add more as the potatoes grow.