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Potatoes #929500

Asked April 24, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

I see you can grow potatoes in straw and dirt in a basket I do not have access to straw but I have leaves from last year Could I use leaves or only straw Thanks

Freeborn County Minnesota

Expert Response

See this web page. If you are using some soil and the leaves are chopped up, it might work.
https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2020/03/what-best-way-grow-potatoes-containers
https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/2021/08/06/growing-potatoes-in-straw/
This web page says it is possible. However this is a source that is not research based, as the previous references are.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/grow-potatoes-in-leaves.htm

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