Potatoes in Sacks

This spring I decided to grow potatoes in burlap sacks.  The logic is simple:

1.  Fill sack with a small amount of dirt, plant seed potato.
2.  As potato grows, add dirt to stimulate more tubers.
3.  When potato plant is ready for harvesting (in 85-110 days), cut open sack and voila!  Easy harvesting!

Sacks have arrived! 

First round of dirt, and potato plant!   

I've decided to grow potatoes in between our garden beds.  The idea is that we will eventually mulch over this area to kill of the grass - this will solve weed problems and mowing problems.

So... skip ahead to today... I have added dirt once.    

As you can see in the before and after picture, mulch is needed, as the cardboard tends to let grass through.  Will continue updating on this potato planting method - I'm excited to see how it turns out!