G'day Everyone, yeah I know, two potato videos in a row... My brain's going to mash! Anyway, unrelated - if you are hard up thinking what to get someone this Xmas there's nothing better for the receiver or giver than something you made yourself. A jar of preserve such as jam/jelly, pickles, or some homemade jerky, or even dried fruits, herbs, or spices from your garden is not only cost-effective but also a conversation piece and extra special because it took time and care to make it. Thanks for your support! Cheers :)
@crazycollectables
2 жыл бұрын
⬅️ thinks we need a big update on the whole farm + poultry 👍👍👍👍👍 Just pulled 2 potato plants today and got around 20 beautiful buttery’s then HG Spinach , oregano , HM Garlic Butter Mashed. You can’t go wrong 👍 Crazy Collectables
@nunyabusiness2276
2 жыл бұрын
I did like three in a row back in the spring! Sometimes you just get potatoes on the brain! Small ones are great for roasties!
@k.p.1139
2 жыл бұрын
Keep them coming! We are getting ready to plant, and by cracky- you just showed me which one I will be using! Whoo-hoo thanks, Mark!
@The-Grateful-Hippie
2 жыл бұрын
We are heading into winter here in the states and I'm contemplating planting potatoes and carrots in buckets indoors under grow lights. My basement says around 60 degrees in winter.
@bigjohn52069
2 жыл бұрын
the big question is, "what ones tasted better?"
@vjm3
2 жыл бұрын
Potatoes were the first plant I ever grew on my own. My grandmother and grandfather lived in Maine, USA, so they had to grow all their foods. Potatoes was an absolute staple. So after I grew them (in low light area), I got a decent yield, but not bad considering the potatoes were just eye chunks cut off of store potatoes. But my grandmother treated them like they were the best potatoes ever. She was so damn proud digging them up, cleaning and pealing them. We boiled some potatoes, and baked others, and she said "These are the best potatoes I ever had." True or not, I LOVE that memory, and you helped me remember it with this. Bless you, and rest in peace grandma. Love ya.
@ashstr2021
2 жыл бұрын
They were the best potatoes ever because you grew them ❤
@matthewpicard4463
2 жыл бұрын
This is soo sweet awwww
@brucetidwell7715
2 жыл бұрын
When my brother was around 5, my mother got him growing string beans because she heard that kids would eat vegetables if they grew them. He was out checking several times a day to see if they sprouted, wanted to over water them, was ecstatic when the finally made beans, helped my mother cook them. When she went to put some on his plate, he looked at her and said, "Mamma, you know I don't like string beans!"
@ArDeeMee
2 жыл бұрын
@@brucetidwell7715 Ain‘t that the truth… T.T
@ArDeeMee
2 жыл бұрын
Well, if the best granny said so then I have no reason to disbelieve her. RIP.
@martinabenedetti3663
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, i'm an italian professional farmer, and when we plant potatoes we buy seeds indeed, but before planting them we let them sprout a little. Then we cut the potatoes according to the sprouts and THEN we plant them. By doing so each poatoe can make up to four/five sprouts and each sprout is one plant.
@jodfalconbridge8745
3 ай бұрын
i just figured that out after pucking some if mine a bit early, you get 5 or 6 plants on 1 whole potato lots of foliage but not more potato, what i picked was good tho. i used seed potatoes that i set out for several weeks first before planting. next season i will cut the potatoes!
@bradgarrett7790
Жыл бұрын
Russel Crowe teaching us how to garden. I love this.
@philipjohnson7445
6 ай бұрын
In meridius
@ma3stro681
Күн бұрын
Or Ricky Gervais … 😂
@ByeByeButterfree
Жыл бұрын
I think something fascinating about the yield from the grocery store potatoes, is that they were bound for compost or the rubbish once they went bad, so the fact that what was otherwise rubbish at the time produced edible potatoes is so fascinating to me! I’ll have to try this for the forgotten potatoes at the bottom of my cupboard! Theres always a handful that end up at the bottom of the bin and don’t get discovered until too late! 😅
@ctcamara
Жыл бұрын
I 100% agree! 😊
@braxtonvestal777
5 ай бұрын
Gmos they don't want you to grow your own food. You still will get some and it's better than wasting them but still.
@wecareaboutyou2963
5 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder if the dump has a huge number of new potatoes growing
@christinamoneyhan5688
4 ай бұрын
Don’t forget that the potatoes ae usually treated with groth inhibitors when bought in the U SA. and any produce that comes into the USA. Is radiated. Best if you can find Organic heirloom seeds or starts or potatoes. That way if you let a few plants go to seed you can save the seed to plant the following year. Remember God gave us everything we would ever need. Every living thing grows dies but reproduces naturally.👍🙏🏽🇺🇸✌🏻😎
@michaelplanchunas3693
2 жыл бұрын
In the American west in the 1870s, an army wife wrote about her meeting with a wise, well liked Indian chief named Spotted Tail. He was chief of a band of Northern Cheyenne, and had his tribe settle down and work the land. One day she was hoeing out stones from her garden when Spotted Tail came to say hello. When he found out what she was doing, he told her not to hoe out the stones. He explained: "Sun heats stones, stones heat ground, ground heats potatoes and ready earlier." She wrote that the reason he was at the fort was to sell his early by 3 weeks harvest of potatoes to the army. She also wrote the next year she tried his method and harvested before anyone else.
@pamelaroden5513
2 жыл бұрын
I always loved digging potatoes, it's a bit like Christmas, like unwrapping each gift, big or small is magical and amazing.
@triciac1019
2 жыл бұрын
I say the exact same thing that digging potatoes is like Christmas! I dug mine up just a few days ago. There were some that got frozen from several frosts, so I threw them in the compost pile, but the majority were great. I made some french fries today and they were so sweet.
@deezimmo4814
2 жыл бұрын
Every Spring, I find potatoes that I missed digging up in the fall..they are still edible! I do not eat them, though, I use them as seed potatoes; especially, since they were "Pontiac Red" potatoes and I could not find any seed potato packages of them at the store. I have had "Reds" for the past three years that way.
@JulieWallis1963
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a lovely way of looking at potatoes.
@lilaclizard4504
2 жыл бұрын
I agree! I have a large raised garden bed with soil I've made from compost & other stuff I've added & it's so great for digging, that the most efficient way is to wait till recent rain has it at the right moisture level & then dig by hand. I put on a pair of washing up gloves so I don't get dirt under my nails & just go to town, digging the whole thing to nearly half a metre down, finding potato after potato. I do sweet potatoes, so I love the way they join to each other & trying to dislodge without snapping them & being able to follow the thin bits that join them as I go deeper & deeper, still finding more potatoes. Nothing better :) (well ok, maybe slightly better is what I have right now & will for the next few months, where there's so much variety & it's so thick that I have to "dig" through the folliage to find goodies like beans, cucumbers etc etc, that's pretty awesome too :)
@triciac1019
2 жыл бұрын
@@lilaclizard4504 that sounds absolutely wonderful to me!
@alumidiaz4873
2 жыл бұрын
The take home message is: plant store-bought spuds instead of throwing them out. Worth a shot! Thanks for the great video.
@turtlegaby
2 жыл бұрын
I love the comparison, but I also have found that old store bought potatoes do just as well as the expensive sprout potatoes. I got a pretty good harvest with them this fall. I never spend additional money, if I can use store bought items. I just love your garden and your outgoing personality. I am a big admirer of your videos.
@calmauric8218
2 жыл бұрын
That's it hey, I just use a few varieties from the shops. And then keep some of the harvest for seed. Always picking the best ones for growing. Dutch cremes go the best where I live it seems.
@hltron5781
2 жыл бұрын
both sprout and store bought you can just put some of the harvested aside to replant for more yes? so really you only need to buy the sprout potatoes once correct? if so one would have a better quality as in the video the sprout potatoes did overall look better
@Miyori999
2 жыл бұрын
I do the same, and get loads of potatoes from just a few cut up store taters that started sprouting. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I never find them all and have potatoes every year even if I didn't plant any that year. oops.
@alexandrau6096
2 жыл бұрын
@HLTRON it always depends on the garden center u buy your seeds from and also on the soil u use/have. Where I come from the seeds in the garden centers seeds are a waste of money and time, using grocery store brought items always worked better and also the planting seeds that one gained in the previous year also worked always well. It is possible that your garden center might have good seeds, but that’s something that u need to figure out for your crops yourself. If you want to compare the options, do it. Use each in equal amount when seeding, check the yield at the end and see which worked best for you. There is no perfect result without trials and errors. But that’s exactly what makes gardening fun😉 oh btw if you live in a region with cold winters, like freezing winter, then only plant potatoes in the same crops every 4years to prevent the potatoes getting sick from bacteria and mold.
@pappyfiddle
2 жыл бұрын
One small thing, in our store here they sell regular potatoes and "organic". They spray the regulars with some kind of soap or something so they do not sprout, so they have less store loss. The organics sprout and grow nicely. I had about 5X yield even with the rabbits eating the greens.
@extraincomesuz
2 жыл бұрын
I think the wrist seed potatoes had the most baking potatoes because the size was generally larger potatoes. The middle would be good for cut mixed veggies baked with olive oil and garlic (great for small potatoes) and I agree with the last comment that using the old potatoes means everyone can grow a good pile of potatoes even without a lot of money. Thanks, Mark! I have a big pot that I'm going to put a few potatoes in.👍
@tempodocs00100
Жыл бұрын
100% agree with your comment!!
@VictoryHardy
6 ай бұрын
You’re doing a great thing by making these videos and teaching gardening for self sufficiency. God forbid if a famine happened , a lot of us would be clueless.
@gailadler7823
2 жыл бұрын
I grow my spuds in pots. I used to grow them in raised beds, but you always seem to leave a few (or many) behind. In pots, I upend the pots on a tarp when it’s harvest time and can gather my spuds easily. I grow a mix of seed and store potatoes this way and usually get plenty. I can also grow spuds in pots all year round - temperate zone.
@wyominghome4857
2 жыл бұрын
Gail, how large/deep are your pots and how many potatoes do you plant per pot? Tipping out on a tarp seems like the best way to find them all and without the risk of spearing them.
@gailadler7823
2 жыл бұрын
@@wyominghome4857 Most of my pots are elbow to finger tip wide and about the same deep (the big black ones), but not all of them. I use whatever is available. In the big pots I plant 3 or 4 potatoes, yielding up to 30-40 at harvest. The smaller the pot, the less I sow. I make my own growing medium of about 1/3 coconut coir, 1/3 perlite or vermiculite and 1/3 compost and a few worms from the worm farm. After harvest, I never use the mix for potatoes again, but recycle it to my raised beds. That way, I don’t get potato diseases. Hope this helps.
@michelifig6356
2 жыл бұрын
@@gailadler7823 Elbow-fingertip informal measurement, very Aussie, i like it😅
@sandyvandy6483
2 жыл бұрын
@@wyominghome4857 I’ve grown them in 25 gallon grow bags before. They did great.
@simonfairall5122
2 жыл бұрын
@@michelifig6356 there is a KZitem channel for the battleship New Jersey, where the curator uses proportions of himself to describe measurements “this is about 1/2 a curator long”for example.
@Grandma.Lilly.
2 жыл бұрын
Just shows, if you got potatoes that you can’t eat, just plant them! Free food and no waste. I’ve purchased seed potatoes and love that you can grow potatoes you just can get in the store. 💕
@catdad91
2 жыл бұрын
Many store bought potatoes have been sprayed with a chemical known as chlorpropham to prevent sprouting. If you want to grow store potatoes you should look for Organic.
@Raymondgogolf
2 жыл бұрын
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@Raymondgogolf
2 жыл бұрын
Lol you’re welcome you can text me with my address on my profile
@dirtpatcheaven
2 жыл бұрын
I loved your video telling us to save green potatoes for planting. We had an epic harvest this year because I had enough to plant without buying any from the nursery. Thanks for all of your good information!
@stevensmith2085
2 жыл бұрын
I never knew people buy seed potatoes 🥔 lol I've always planted them by buying the kind at the store I wanted, then letting them sit under a cupboard and eye out. Then I quarter them wherever there's a sprout or cut chunks so there's a sprout every chunk and plant in raised hills
@Meowbay
2 жыл бұрын
I've even been comparing different (old, starting to decay/root) potatoes from different supermarket sources. I've kept some of the best ones for seconds, and we now use these every year, it's like its DNA is so strong, it just will not fail over here in The NL (Europe). We're at the 3rd generation of once too old to eat organic potatoes from one of the largest supermarket chains (Ahold/AH), and they still deliver by far the best yields and best tasting ones too. We get about 20 of them out of 1 semi-rotten old one. The most important trick I use is I let the old ones sprout half under water in our freshwater (indoor) aquarium. As soon as the green leaves start to show I plant them in the soil. They then already have lots of roots in the aquarium water. I've heard that by doing this you give them such a well-fed start, lots of potassium, kali and nitrates from the fish, that this is why they deliver such high yields. 1 -> 20 is pretty damn efficient!
@kittenonacloud1012
2 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this method, and we just happen to have a goldfish tank! So you just stick them half in the tank water? How do you keep them in place? Do they effect the water parameters much? I've only just saved my fish from a nitrite spike (one passed from poisoning though) so I guess I'm a bit overcautious now. Thanks if you can get back!
@estyria777
Жыл бұрын
@@kittenonacloud1012 I would imagine spear the potato on a stick that crosses the aquarium. Theoretically the potatoes should consume excess nitrates in the water and help prevent algae overbloom so long as your filtration system is adequately converting ammonia to nitrites and then to nitrates, although I've never tried it myself.
@letitgrow1846
Жыл бұрын
That's a really interesting idea. I have a large aquarium so I might give that a try. Do they just float in the tank or do you have to do something to keep them half submerged.
@brandoncrosby3626
Жыл бұрын
do you bury the whole potato or leave the green leaves showing? thanks
@BodinaTheRed
Жыл бұрын
I wish you would have grown the store-bought in The same way as the rows of nursery bought. Very nice by the way and helpful thank you!
@andrewhammill6148
2 жыл бұрын
The row/drill method seed potatoes do look like it is higher yield, but the seed potatoes you planted wrist deep look like they grew a larger potato. I think those were the most successful. If I had to do it again, I'd grow them that way but earlier in the season.
@hoosierpioneer
2 жыл бұрын
#3 made larger potatoes, with less work tha #2 I assume. I'd use that method for good seed stock, and put grocerystore taters in leftover spaces.
@gg-gn3re
2 жыл бұрын
He said it was "late in his season" which I assume this video is recent so it's summer there, which (even his winters) is too hot to really produce well. (one of the major keys for mass production) when potatoes are growing lots of greens it's a lot of energy is going into that, you can see the market ones put majority of their energy into the potatoes. You can grow big plants and focus on their veg cycle (you can do this by lower light per day, more soil moisture, cooler temperatures, and most importantly more potassium nutrient input than nitrogen) because mark's gardens are always very nitrogen rich, most plants that are healthy will be focused on vegetation growth (best for any plants you directly eat leafs etc of) and in his potatoes case he was interested in the fruit growth.
@emilybh6255
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. All things being equal, if the same number of seeds were planted, the middle pile of seed potatoes produced many more potatoes! even though they weren't as large. It could be that in pile one fewer potatoes were planted and the ones planted had more space between them which allowed them to grow bigger. Therefore, since the row method produced more, I would use THAT method but space the "seed" potatoes farther apart so like they were in pile #1.
@PRDreams
2 жыл бұрын
@@emilybh6255 in the second one he planted way many more potatoes than on the third or first raise bed. Taking that into account, the third bed did the best. Watch the video again. The middle raise bed he left no separation between potatoes in the row. The "fist deep" raised beds were about a foot apart.
@emilybh6255
2 жыл бұрын
@@PRDreams Read the second part of my comment again. I agree the first method grew the biggest potatoes but the fact remains the row /trench method produced a greater number of potatoes. If you think about WHY the first method grew the biggest ones, the obvious answer has to be spacing. Therefore, to increase the harvest, use the method that produced the largest number BUT MODIFY IT to increase the space between each seed. That way you should be able to get the best of both methods. Also, you missed where I said "all things being equal" where I meant, the same number of seeds were planted in each bed.
@robertlassiter907
2 жыл бұрын
My fifth grade teacher was a gardener and she had us all grow pole beans in cups. We transferred them to the ground after they were a few inches tall and mine grew really tall. This was in the 60’s and I loved that woman very much. Many years later I saw an article in the news paper about her. She was a master gardener. Her name was Ava Sue. 55 years later I still think of her when I eat pole beans. The small potatoes made me think of eating pole beans and little potatoes cooked together. My only claim to fame growing potatoes was once planting a 50 pound bag of red seed potatoes and harvesting 300 lbs. Only once! I’m getting ready to build my wife some raised beds for salad greens so I find your channel encouraging. I wish I could find the same kind of metal containers you have but I don’t think they exist here in the States. Thank you for sharing and bringing back some memories. Greetings from Alabama, US. Bless you and yours , Robert.
@JennTN411
Жыл бұрын
Birdies beds! I hope you found them!❤
@robertlassiter907
Жыл бұрын
@@JennTN411 I did, thank you for your reply.
@LeisaStroud-df4yj
Жыл бұрын
Epic gardening!
@arthuurwong49
Жыл бұрын
Home Depot in California carries these metal containers now😊
@arthuurwong49
Жыл бұрын
Btw commercially grown potatoes are sprayed w pesticides a lot! Before planting the ground is sprayed with it, then as they grow, the plants are sprayed, then sprayed and irradiated again after harvesting to prevent sprouting- best to grow your own organically 😊
@bethhubbs9937
2 жыл бұрын
I live in California and my local Costco store has had organic baby potatoes in the food section. It is a mix of a small yellow potato and a small red new potato. They chit very readily and I use them as 'seed potatoes'. They were only about $9 for a bag and because they are small, I don't have to cut them up or do any prep work before planting. Just let the bag sit around for a bit and then plant them out when I'm ready. The first year I planted about half and the other half became all wrinkly before I planted them out. They still grew good potatoes. I have noticed that actual 'seed potatoes' can be expensive so I thought this was a great alternative. Thanks for your video, Mark!
@kariw.160
2 жыл бұрын
I love those potatoes! Planting them as we speak. Hoping for a decent haul
@donrea9823
2 жыл бұрын
Did they grow into bigger potatoes then then what you planted as? Sorry if this is a stupid question I’m a beginner and little knowledge.
@marydaleo3701
2 жыл бұрын
$9.00. Holy cow, that's outrageous!
@onionring1531
2 жыл бұрын
@@marydaleo3701 That depends on the size of the bag. Seed potatoes can be $9 or more for a single kilo, so the baby potatoes probably work out much cheaper.
@JennTN411
Жыл бұрын
I grabbed a bag for about $5 recently, put them in the grow bags, mulched and set them against the south side of my shed. Can't wait to see how they did!
@StefanMilo
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I planted my first set of potatoes this year, looking forward to seeing how much I get
@Conservchick
2 жыл бұрын
I think the first bed really produced a good amount considering these were potatoes that you usually discard. That harvest will produce several meals for a family, so it was a good effort. Overall, it gives us several options. Thank you.
@Raymondgogolf
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Darlene 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….
@TalkingThreadsMedia
2 жыл бұрын
We like the little potatoes for roasting - drizzled with olive oil, and adding a little, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Thanks for doing the 3-part comparison. Even though planting was done late in the season, you still got a decent haul! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 12/5/2021.
@alexandrau6096
2 жыл бұрын
We use big ones for roasting, cuz of the Peeling part that’s needed before cooking..the small ones we cook with the peel and after cooking one can pull of the skin alone, without wasting any of the potato flesh..is nice as side dish to fish
@TalkingThreadsMedia
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Alexandra. When we roast the little potatoes, we eat them - skins and all. No peeling. Best wishes, Kate
@0Clewi0
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexandrau6096 the smalls after cooked can be heated in a pan, with butter or olive oil, salt and dill. No need to waste time peeling.
@leowomaninlove
2 жыл бұрын
Add rosemary, its delicious!
@lorijudd2151
2 жыл бұрын
I am from the USA, the Pacific Northwest region. The method of choice for sowing potatoes is to always plant them 4 inches deep in very rich soil. No mulch. We wait until the plants are well established before adding mulch. Then we always wait until the green tops of the plants are good and dead, no green at all, before harvesting.
@sacrebleu1371
Жыл бұрын
PNW here too, precisely how I was taught. Bin or bag growing simply adds space to my garden and easier on me physically for doing harvest, but I still do the same basics.
@healanimatthews1140
Жыл бұрын
What soil is richer than mulch?
@lorijudd2151
Жыл бұрын
@@healanimatthews1140 good rich Willamette Valley soil. Stick a crowbar in the ground and it will grow nails.
@JorrynOlsen
Жыл бұрын
@@LORIJUDD2151 Oh Hi! I’m new to gardening, I will appreciate your suggestion on this . Should I plant in containers, raised garden beds or in the ground?
@brandontanner97
Жыл бұрын
If you're using a tato to grow a tato cut them into chunks so each chunk has an eye.
@jeffreydheere4737
Жыл бұрын
To my eye, it looks like the seed potato planted with the wrist method got bigger spuds in the end. Looks like I should do potatos this year.
@irinaandrianova6234
Жыл бұрын
This is what I am going to do as well. Just bought 2 special bags for growing potatoes and now searching for some tips from experienced people.
@georgewilson9121
Жыл бұрын
why are these potatoes being cut bye the eyes on the potato? if you plant entire potatoes with multiple eyes what will result is to many potatoe plants in a condensed fashion. this will result in smaller potatoes. put one eye every 4 inches and the production will jump , so will the amount of area that can be planted.
@teresabrockett7525
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Maine (Bath), and Maine is definitely pro potato. Lobsters and blueberries might get most of the attention, but Northern potatoes are wonderful. My gram was a fabulous gardener, and she got our family through some pretty tough times. 💕 😃
@CynthiaB-mr3nx
Жыл бұрын
🎉🎉😊
@justmefolks1863
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad you did this. I always plant from store bought now, have for over a decade. I can get 50 pounds of potatoes from the store for anywhere between $7.99- 14.99 depending on time of year and variety. Seed potatoes here average $3-5 a pound. The old store bought seem to always give me a better harvest also.
@DJxSGGxNeo
2 жыл бұрын
Try this, it will cost less, let the potato sprout spuds, then shave those spuds off with just a little meat making it a flat surface on the bottom, you let the potatoes sit under a cabinet or in a dark closet with no water for a few days or so to allow them to do this. Then after you cut them off you do this again for a few more days to let them get ready to plant. Then you plant them with the flat side down 4 to 6 inches down 18 inches apart. You get more plants from less potatoes! :)
@pobo6113
2 жыл бұрын
I love all your experiments. I guess it shows me that it is more important to just get out and 👍🏻 do it as to worry about how you are doing it ( as the perfect gardener). Big 👍🏻 to you and thanks. 👍🏻
@bridgetboyarskyI_t_S
2 жыл бұрын
The way I grew my (store-bought, eye sprouting) potatoes this last season was to cut most of the potato out and put the sprouting eyes in a thin dish with water for a couple weeks so a root system would begin to grow. Once that happened I planted the starter sprouts in half-gallon milk jugs with holes punched in the bottom for drainage. Got me some REALLY tall plants, with a long root system, and when I transferred them again (cutting up the jug to not traumatize the plant), into a bigger, deeper pot, it got me a really big yield. We buy the smaller red potatoes so the things are going to be smaller in general, but the average size was golf ball to tennis ball size, with a few on either side. This method gives you time to do a second rotation if you want. Note: Keep an eye on the potatoes to see if any surface and immediately cover, because squirrels will nibble the things.
@davidb2206
2 жыл бұрын
All this transplanting is extra work and unnecessary. I plant the eyes directly in the soil, with some small area exposed. That is after a night of air drying on a paper towel in the kitchen (shade).
@Swagolisious2
2 жыл бұрын
Good to mention the squirrels. I'ma have to grow these bad boys in a secure location. Lots of squirrels near me
@alinedeleandro123
2 жыл бұрын
We don't have to worry as we don't have squirrels in Australia LOL
@MishMacky
Жыл бұрын
@@alinedeleandro123 no, but we have possums which is just as bad 😭😭
@Onewestward
2 жыл бұрын
Last year I threw potato peels in compost pile and they sprouted like crazy so I dug up and put in container. Got a handful 0f small potatoes in a couple months. This year going to plant more seriously. I think your 2nd bed of potatoes had the biggest potatoes. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your gardening and lovely land. Good tips!!
@sherrywright4557
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this information! I'm using old grocery potatoes that chitted in my cupboard and I cut them up to quarters, dried them off for a week, I'll be planting tomorrow! Guess I'll try setting them in wrist deep & mulching! I appreciate your experience! ❤️
@JorrynOlsen
Жыл бұрын
@@Sherrywright4557 Is it okay I asked some questions I’m a newbie in gardening . Your suggestion will be helpful please
@craigsudman4556
2 жыл бұрын
Well Mark the seed potatoes buried wrist deep in the left most bed gave you the biggest spuds. The middle bed with the seed potatoes grown in drills gave you the greatest number of potatoes but most of those are small. The bed on the right with the dried-up left-over supermarket potatoes planted wrist deep did a splendid job for what you had to start with and a couple of nice sized spuds to boot. I would definitely go with the left bed, which had the nursery seed potatoes buried wrist deep, as the best overall producer of potatoes that I would like to cook with. What a great video with a spudly thumbs up.
@JulieWallis1963
2 жыл бұрын
I have planted potatoes from my kitchen that had sprouted and shrivelled. I was always thrilled with the results. I just dug a hole and stuck them in my garden, and got enough to make few decent meals from each potato. It’s better than throwing them away.
@dirtroad5637
2 жыл бұрын
Season 14 of growing potatoes for me this year in the mid-Atlantic eastern US. I tried 10 gallon grow bags this time and results were average, however, the bags kept bugs out of the medium and it was fun & easy to just dump the bags to harvest, no more cutting them with a shovel! I also used a dehydrator to preserve them, which worked out really well.
@SoberOKMoments
2 жыл бұрын
I often plant supermarket potatoes using those that have sprouted eyes and have also found them to be productive - certainly productive enough for me, one old woman gardener, and they don't cost what seed potatoes do. I enjoyed the video - as always. Thank you.
@VonZander1
2 жыл бұрын
We have a large family and get 10lbs of potatoes at a go. If they start to sprout heading into Spring we generally cut them in half and plant them in pods (circle of 6 about 2 feet in diameter) 8 ish inches apart and get enough potatoes in spring to make it from harvest till late winter.
@clarissamiles
2 жыл бұрын
I bought organic potatoes from Whole Foods and seed potatoes Lowes. I planted them both in 5 separate 10 gallon fabric pots. I added more soil as the leaves grew. I didn't know if they were determinate or indeterminate, so I just grew them all the same. I gave them plenty of water, fertilized every 10 to 14 days with inorganic fertilizer, over 8 hours of sunlight daily. I harvested them when most of the greenery died back. My results were not a much as I would've liked. Most were very small. Next year I'll be using 20 gallon fabric pots and more organic fertilizers:)
@homesteading
2 жыл бұрын
The difference I see - and its the same result I have experienced - is that the biggest difference is not in the production, but in the amount of green potatoes produced by not "hilling" in the potatoes. You middle bed appeared to have almost no green potatoes - while the others had quite a few. Throw the green ones out and then compare the result and you would have a clear winner. And it's a combination of variety and method that makes this work. Some varieties are more inclined to surface, they need more hilling and more mulch.
@radred609
2 жыл бұрын
i'm sure that if you started earlier in the season you'd see a larger portion of green potatoes in the non-furrowed version too :)
@chrissilliker8633
2 жыл бұрын
What is hilling ? Im brand new lol
@johnmacdonald5400
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrissilliker8633 take soil from between the drills and put it on top of the drill after the potato plant breaks the surface. It keep tubers covered as weather erodes the drill. Therefore less sunburn and more room from tuber growth.
@leighburville2717
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnmacdonald5400 and what is a drill?
@johnmacdonald5400
2 жыл бұрын
@@leighburville2717 drill is the same as hill, Where i live we use drill but we still call it hilling. Here you get a lot of farmer praise if you have nice straight drills.
@andriolafsson
2 жыл бұрын
Finally! A video about something I can grow here in Iceland :D Thanks for making your content, a lot of quality information accompanied with great humor.
@jennyoldham440
Жыл бұрын
I would loved to see this experiment with decent supermarket bought spuds rather than really rough ones. Great to watch though and thanks heaps!
@MyButtercup
Жыл бұрын
It works well.
@lostinaveyron2279
Жыл бұрын
I like the left hand side myself because although the seed potatoes were the same as the middle it’s less labor than doing drills and it looks like there’s a lot of bigger spuds. Having a big haul of smaller potatoes is a pain to clean for months on end in my experience so I prefer a mix of smaller and bigger depending on the recipe.
@tagladyify
2 жыл бұрын
You only use trenches for indeterminate potatoes and bury them as they grow because the will produce potatoes all along the buried stem. Those types need a much longer growing season to get a full harvest, 90 to 100 days. Determinate varieties can just be buried when you plant them and will produce potatoes just below the surface at one level, no need for trenching. They also have a shorter growing time. Rule of thumb for potatoes is when they bloom you are likely getting little new potatoes below the soil and when the plants die back it’s time to harvest. You have to know the variety you are planting in order to look up which type they are. Nice experiment, though and you got a lot of potatoes for growing them in the heat. I would store the green ones for seed for next time.
@joanies6778
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Your explanation helps me realize probably why mine were a flop last year. I planted organic potatoes that I bought at the store... they always chit before I can get to them all, so why not plant them. Part of the issue, I believe, was the organic soil I bought had been compromised, because it turned various seedlings yellow, which may have stunted growth. I have no idea if they are determinate or indetermininate, but the potatoes I planted likely needed much more time either way.
@tagladyify
2 жыл бұрын
@@joanies6778 your welcome.
@thekrrib
2 жыл бұрын
Tracy I didn't know that about the determinate and indeterminate. Now I know why, when I dig potatoes, some are deep and some aren't. I will look up the varieties. Thanks heaps 👍
@brucetidwell7715
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks! I had no idea that there were two kinds of potatoes, just like tomatoes, I guess.
@stevefromthegarden1135
2 жыл бұрын
@scout I'm in the Chicago area. The challenge I have is storing potatoes between harvest and the start of the colder weather. Once it gets cold outside, I can store the potatoes in the attached garage which keeps them between 40 and 50 F but right after harvest, I keep them in the basement which is between 60 and 65 F. The basement is a little warm for storing potatoes. A proper root cellar would be nice.
@desktorp
2 жыл бұрын
This year we planted yukon golds from the grocery store with the drill method and have harvested 11 lbs off the first 2/3rds of the crop.. I'm guessing it'll end up being about 17 lbs total. I think using a tall container might get a better yield, using the 'thirds' method; fill the container 1/3rd of the way up for the initial planting, let them grow, add another 1/3rd of the soil, let them grow, then add the final 1/3rd of soil. We did that a couple years ago with great results.
@diawaprolite7967
2 жыл бұрын
Bone meal and blood meal works wonders also potatoes love acidic soil so peat moss is your friend.
@ZacharyKentVT
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't this method only work with certain types of potatoes?
@J4Julz
Жыл бұрын
Did you grow them inside of old tires? Seems like it would be a good way to get the thirds done easily.
@desktorp
Жыл бұрын
@@J4Julz nah the first time I just used 5 gallon buckets from the hardware store and the 2nd time I used 15 gallon plastic pots I ordered from a garden supply place.. I actually had a better yield from the 5 gallon buckets, but I think that was my fault for not planting them at the best time. Personally I'd be paranoid about using tires because of the material, but it's probably not as dangerous as I imagine. Otherwise not a bad idea.. it would certainly keep the plants in the sunlight instead of down in a container.
@robandhisresin13
Жыл бұрын
@@J4Julz if you look into using tyres to grow potatoes, you’ll find that it’s not good as heavy metal toxins are known to leech in to the soil.
@Jan-Boer
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I think the yield and quality will be much better if you plant the seed 10 centimeters deeper. Then you have a better buffer with moisture, and less green and more tubers. And what I'm missing are the red Desiree potatoes you planted.
@emilschneider9974
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing the potatoes experiment. You are helping thousands of people around the world!!! I love your videos and I have only recently discovered the joy of gardening!
@meesoedontask5562
Жыл бұрын
SO listening to your advise about where to plant potatoes. I was attempting to save some from dying of dehydration so I could plant them in something. I was looking for a container in other words. Days go by without finding a container... just kept adding water to try to keep them alive. Apon watering them the third day. None of them are wrinkled anymore, and all of them are going nuts in the clear container with only water in them. NOW TO KEEP MY STINKING CAT FROM PULLING THEM OUT OF THE CONTAINER BECAUSE SHE THINKS THEIR TOYS FOR HER... I found one in my living room one morning. They are in the kitchen window, in the small container, to catch the morning sun.
@annissa485
2 жыл бұрын
Digging up potato’s is one of my favorite things. I do a deeper “writs method” twice as deep to avoid the green potatoes. I plant in grow bags also
@BushCubsAdventures
2 жыл бұрын
Po-tay-toes! Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish. Great crop mate! Start of summer at mine too in QLD, about to get my harvest, very excited 👏☝️🧑🌾👍
@bonnieweeks8383
2 жыл бұрын
I still remember a good 40 yrs ago my father in law had a big garden. I had never eaten a home grown potato. They were far and away the best things I’d ever tasted. Along with his white half runner green beans.
@lilaclizard4504
2 жыл бұрын
fresh garden beans are the best :)))
@voodoomotion5855
2 жыл бұрын
Great videi mate. If you use store potatoes that have gone to seed and decide to cut them in half, some people recommend letting the cut face dry for a few days so it hardens and protects itself from rotting or infection. We accidentally grew some in a compost pile, the plants grew tall and gave us a good mixture of sizes. Happy to use anything that's being chucked out 😊
@craftypaton4195
Жыл бұрын
I grew my potatoes from seed potato’s and just covered them with mulch. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered a second crop sprouted from those tiny potatoes I had missed. That became my seasonal perpetual crop, until the numbers dropped off. I did the same with my pumpkin vines too. It’s a set and forget system!
@tempodocs00100
Жыл бұрын
How do you do that with pumpkins? You let the tiny ones in the vine?
@vic2e652
2 жыл бұрын
Love your video's, One request. When you talk about " planting at the end of the season " could you tell us what month you did this and then maybe tell us the perfect time to plant. I know you might do this in other video's but it saves having to "dig" back for info . Cheers.
@rubberducky1028
2 жыл бұрын
I agree :)
@surpriseandterror9698
2 жыл бұрын
If he's Australian, he'd be telling you the wrong month to plant in the Northern Hemisphere. Although you could probably extrapolate it out by adding six months.
@InsanityPlusOne
2 жыл бұрын
And if you live somewhere equidistant from both you're just screwed cause it could be 3 or 9 off
@matthewfarrell317
2 жыл бұрын
We just pulled our first potato harvest up today. We were really happy with what we got and we just did the wrist method (but I didn't mulch due to being sick). Kids had a ball digging the spuds out lol. 1 variety didn't do well, but 2 others did so we are going to replant in a different bed in a week or so. I'd say both the wrist and trench are equally as good.
@lorijones3294
2 жыл бұрын
J. J. H huh. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. H BBC. 7
@skcamerican
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting experiment! Thanks for taking us through it. I think the lesson here is that it’s better to plant SOMETHING, even funky old store-bought taters, rather than nothing. That’s a pretty good yield from shriveled old spuds most folks would throw out. And the spuds are bigger without the fussing of the traditional method of the middle bed. I go with Bed #3.
@flaviusfake271
2 жыл бұрын
We usually put the potatoes about 8 inches deep and at least 10-12 inches apart. We had dirt to the rows twice during the year so the plant has lots of space to grow under. In my opinion, probably less crop due to the spacing. Only so much space for the plants to grow 6 inches deep and maybe 8 inches apart. Lastly, I would also add the supermarket patch also had red potatoes that only grow to small sizes usually half of the more common potato. We called those red ones in my parts of Canada we called garden potatoes that we use as a side with butter and salt or in salads.
@sikozen
Жыл бұрын
Huh! That's a beautiful bed set up. I'll put that on my Honey Do list for this spring 🤣😂🤣
@AjBanjo
2 жыл бұрын
Started watching SSM then fell in love with gardening and homesteading. Now I’ve found permaculture and syntropic forestry. But all thanks to finding this channel.
@Seriously_Eh
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great story. Hope you also have found land? Cheers from B.C. Canada.
@k.p.1139
2 жыл бұрын
Given a choice, and how I prepare potatoes, makes a ton of difference. If I wanted large taters to peel- the wrist seed potatoes, hands down, is the way to go, by their size. Not peeling the middle. But, the throw out taters didn't do bad, considereing they were headed to the compost pile or to the chickens. GOOD video! Thanks Mark!
@gg-gn3re
2 жыл бұрын
Been watching you for years, your scientific methods are getting better & better!
@CarinaKeKz
2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel for me. You are like a seasoned dad who teaches us kids how things work and I love it! I also never knew that Potatoes can vary so much in colour? Does it do anything with the taste or firmness? Good to know that even the oldest store potatoes can be of use - I think rom all three methods I would prefer the 2nd method the most (the one on the left); those seem to grow fewer but larger tubers!
@mediapathic
Жыл бұрын
I did a bed of store bought yukon golds that had gone to ...seed? Or wherever potatoes go that isn't seed. I did the furrow method, and got a decent harvest, but I noted that we got a much higher proportion of tiny little things and relatively fewer ones that were closer to the original size. I also should say that this is in Northern California, which is basically easy mode for growing absolutely anything (for example, that crop came up in september, we didn't get all of them out, and we got another crop in march!)
@isaacszeto5459
2 жыл бұрын
I love how a potato growing video brings people together, everyone should make potato videos so we can have unity and word peace😆🤣😅
@JerryMetal
2 жыл бұрын
Damn, we should have gone through with your plan, Putin would have been too occupied with his backyard potato farming results to have time to mess with Ukraine
@sidmac50
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone loves a good potato!
@themaskedman221
2 жыл бұрын
@@sidmac50 I'm hungry for some potato salad now. Or maybe a baked potato with cheddar cheese and bacon.
@miriam2909
2 жыл бұрын
You're so right..... world potato peace rings true for me! If every one made potatoes instead of trouble... just imagine eh
@InsanityPlusOne
2 жыл бұрын
But then we will start with our potato cannons, someone will form a potato ballista and it will just become a primitive war based in potato.
@chickenfox4495
2 жыл бұрын
Love the comparison! From what I saw, it matches my experience. Wrist deep method: More space between plants gives larger potatoes Furrow method: More potatoes, but slightly smaller Supermarket potatoes: Not the most productive, but a win no matter how much you get. A good way to limit food waste.
@priayief
2 жыл бұрын
Your garden trial matches what I've discovered after doing many years of similar trials: successful home gardening is really simple. Thanks for posting.
@wildcoriander
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad to see that supermarket potatoes do so well for basically being leftovers. I ordered some indeterminate potato varieties to try this year. We are going to build up the sides of the bed and keep hilling them to see what happens. I love to try new things, too.
@aprilbeech8333
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! I've been veg gardening for about 7 yrs now, and I am still learning new things! I've learned so much about gardening from you! All the way in North Texas, USA! I am getting ready to set up my fourth raised bed that will be for potatoes. I bought seed potatoes from my local nursery. I'm going to try the trench method. Keep up with the awesome videos and gardening!!
@79AussieChick
2 жыл бұрын
Something is always better than nothing! Great job Mark, I'll continue to plant all my rogue chitters, plus my designated seed spuds. Much love from Western Australia x
@stevew6138
2 жыл бұрын
A good experiment. I was surprised at the "dodgy" store bought potatoes, not a bad haul, really. Considering the seed source.
@spud6213
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making Australian Gardening videos :) I would love to see someone make a series of "what to plant in the month of x". I always feel like planting something when I watch your videos but I'm not sure what is the best crop for this time of year here
@johnhildenbrand2642
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately there's not much in the way of hard and fast rules with gardening like that. Most of it depends on where your located, someone in Michigan or Scotland will have very different planting schedules than someone in Australia or Texas, the number of days in your "growing season" average temperatures, soil composition and a bunch of other factors all play a part in when and how to plant things.
@kathleenhunter3161
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve done tall three but my favorite because it was easiest was to barely cover the sprout with soil and the keep them deeply mulched all season. The potatoes were clean and very big. You could uncover the tubers without disturbing the rest of the plant and harvest what you need for dinner. Another trick I learned from another gardener was have a specific bed dedicated to potatoes and while harvesting just throw the small ones back into the best and your bed is planted for next years crop. This was a Montana garden it might not work where there isn’t a winter snow cover
@jillachen7217
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much freind, for your hard work, and bringing smiles to so many! From Baudette Minnesota
@tasgardener7923
2 жыл бұрын
It depends on whether you were growing indeterminate or determinate varieties as they grow differently. Determinate will only give you a set number of spuds in one layer on each plant and don't need hilling, while indeterminates grow in several layers and will produce a lot more and do need hilling. at least some of the supermarket ones were probably indeterminates as they were pushing out of the soil trying to grow in layers. It's hard to say without knowing whether you're growing determinates or indeterminates or a mix of both. To see what you'd really get, you probably need to grow all determinates or all indeterminates (or the same number of plants of each) to make a proper comparison. still a nice haul altogether for future dinners!
@anneciamartin9514
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning that because I didn't know they come in determinate or indeterminate. Now I will have to check to see when I plant next spring as that will determine whether to hill or not.
@tasgardener7923
2 жыл бұрын
@@anneciamartin9514 yes, it's good to know whether you're growing determinates or indeterminate as using the right method will give you better results. It can be hard to find out which are which with some varieties though which is frustrating bUt there are lists available if you do a bit of research
@sandyp2485
2 жыл бұрын
And what they call produce in the supermarket is not necessarily the same thing as what it's called in the seed catalog or garden center. I like the Red Bliss potatoes in the supermarket because they can be used so many ways but what are they called at the garden center or in the seed catalog. I think Yukon Gold is the same thing which is another nice multi-use potato.
@lilaclizard4504
2 жыл бұрын
interesting info, thanks for sharing, I didn't know about in/determinate potatoes until reading another comment & had no idea what it was on about until you just explained it perfectly, so thank you :)
@Johnbro8
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, great results. I only grown a couple of buckets starting at the bottom and filling as they grow, but it’s good to see the different techniques. Thanks again👍
@Sekhmetouserapis
2 жыл бұрын
Starting the day with a SSM video is a great way to do so! Cheers from the west indies Mark! Lots of things in common with you here, including the love for rosella...
@FeeBee3001
2 жыл бұрын
I grew potatoes for the first time this year from potatoes that I didn't eat fast enough and ended up with an alright amount from what I planted. Left all the green ones in the garden bed and ended up with another handful just recently. Happy with my results considering I was originally going to toss them in the compost. Liked seeing the experiment with the different potatoes and growing methods.
@KH75013
2 жыл бұрын
I have decided to grow some potatoes this year - my first time - and this was the perfect video for me to see. I had been over-complicating things with all sorts of questions in my head. Now I realise I just need to get on with it. Thanks!
@BADD1ONE
2 жыл бұрын
This year will be my first year of gardening. Nobody on KZitem has the charisma of character you portray in these videos. I'm so excited to use gardening techniques I've learned from you.
@januarysdaughter6664
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate all of your experiments. My potatoes were rubbish this year, which was my fault alone. I tried growing them in a small raised bed and there wasn't enough room. I grow german butterball indeterminate and a few Yukon golds. I will go back to the tall trash can method next year. Its cold and winter here in the midwest, USA and I enjoyed seeing you in the warm sunshine! I can't wait for spring!
@alexandrau6096
2 жыл бұрын
I had the same issue with the little leftovers of the german small potatoes this year. At first I their was cuz I asked a friend to watch over and water them for me while we were moving and renovating. Ours had a lot of room but it was less then half a hand full of way to small potatoes, can only use them as food for our scampi..turned out the friend forgot about them on his balcony and did not water them during the hottest time of the year, I thought that was the reason, but reading you had the same issue I guess it was cuz of the potatoes themselves..srsly never had such a small harvest........
@Raymondgogolf
2 жыл бұрын
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@alanhiatt4820
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, I really like asking questions and setting up experiments to find answers. I thought the store bought seed potato beds would at least double the grocery potatoes and I was happy to see the grocery potato's did as well as they did. Thanks again.
@barbaracarter8384
2 жыл бұрын
Your garden is lovely and well kept. You are a super hero gardener. Any potato you grow is a good potato. Bravo. Greetings from California. 🪴
@konradbuchalik5823
2 жыл бұрын
Another potato idea: potato tower. Cut barrel or something similar into 20 cm tall rings. Fill the first one with soil and plant a potato there. When it will sprout then add another ring and fill it with soil, but don't burry all the leaves. Repeat. Buried stem will produce potatoes. Some say it can increase yield up to 3 times. Good idea for confined spaces, yet needs more water. Another variant are hessian bags. Fill the bag to the half with soil, roll down the edges and plant a potato. After sprouting cover the stem with soil and roll up bag's edges a little bit ect. Harvesting is much easier: just flip the bag.
@krzysztofrudnicki5841
2 жыл бұрын
No it's just don't work. Potato tower is a nonsense that everybody repeat but nobody tried. You can find on internet why it's not true. Don't worry I also believed in this.
@konradbuchalik5823
2 жыл бұрын
@@krzysztofrudnicki5841 It's not about magically grow tons of potatoes. It surely is hard to believe in 3x more potatoes. If it was the case then farmers would plant using only this method. It is more like making possible to grow potatoes in confined spaces, i.e. balcony or small garden. Nevertheless thanks for pointing it out, I'll try this method next season and share the results.
@robindevellen7038
2 жыл бұрын
You have to use an indeterminate potato.
@anotherdishwithana8510
2 жыл бұрын
Good morning ☀️ very interested to see the results of this. I'm going to start some next week. Let's get into it!
@johnbolton9483
2 жыл бұрын
I use the Ruth Stout method of planting on straw and covering with a ft of straw .Last season i planted 10 lbs that i chittted first and harvested 65 lbs ...not bad i don't think !
@LitoGeorge
2 жыл бұрын
What's chitting?
@johnbolton9483
2 жыл бұрын
@@LitoGeorge cutting the potatoes where the "eyes" and starting to show and make roots....1 potato can make x number of separate plants from chitting
@LitoGeorge
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnbolton9483 thanks 👍. When you cut, do you cut in half, cut that portion out, or cut a little piece out and plant that?
@raynayvalles583
2 жыл бұрын
This video had everything. Suspense, drama, humor. Thanks for your hard work. Great to see which worked best.
@johnsheetz6639
Жыл бұрын
My friend's parents had them growing in their flower garden from throwing potato shavings out in the back from peeling them and then tilling for flowers they came up on accident and there was a very nice yield too if I may say so I'm sure some of the size came from the chickens picking and pooping around the area.
@dianetucker2711
2 жыл бұрын
Great experiment ❣️I think money wise and labor wise, you got the best yield from the super market potatoes. That’s my take on it anyway.
@paulworthington8666
2 жыл бұрын
I grow spuds in southern Germany in recycled store-bought compost bags, punctured and put on slatted wooden stands to aid drainage. It has worked very well for years, giving much bigger yields in proportion to soil than any plantings in the ground or raised bed. And dead easy to harvest . You just tip the bags out onto a potting table, and then recycle the soil with a bit of added blood and bone, lime and manure for great results with peas, pumpkins, tomatoes, melons, peppers, chili plants next year. Spuds do grand things to soil. Results were good for years until last year. This year we had a never ending northern hemisphere winter freeze, giving us frosts into early June. Not experienced within living memory. And then a cool wet summer, and early autumn rainy chill. So yields from plantings in the brief March thaw, were much lower than usual. Plants need warmth, sun, and CO2, a vital nutrient. Potatoes, like strawberries (disaster crop here this cold, cloudy, wet season) don't need much soil. But they they do need loose slightly acidic soil (do not add lime!). They are happy if they have about 8 inches of good compost soil mix under them, and 8 inches over them. I have found that banking up around the surface greenery doesn't make any difference. It's just unnecessary work. I have heard and read on mainstream media here that this summer, 2021, has been the "warmest on record" in the northern hemisphere. Not on my records. And I have been here, in England and Germany, for nearly 70 years. Trust your own senses, your own experiences. Only you know reality. Thanks Mark. Sorry to have gone on a bit. You are clearly, what we in northern England, call "a good un". And you know your stuff. Thanks for the great videos. Cheers, mate.
@alexandrau6096
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, at the end of august the weather was freezing like 20years ago(back then autumn started at the end of august, I know it cuz a friends birthday is at the beginning of august and she was happy that it was still warm around her birthday to have a party in the garden while it’s already became to cold for that at the end of the month) I actually checked the weatherstations close by and it was freezing on my balcony but the weatherstation was telling it would be 18•C but it was below 5•C according to the thermometer I have...maybe it’s cuz I live quite low and most weatherstations are quite far up? In Russia/Siberia pipes are adjusted 2m above the ground, the reason : if they bury the waterpipes in the ground like Germany does the water in them would freeze, but by having them above the ground the cold stays on the ground and the pipes don’t freze...maybe that’s why we have misinformation on temperatures...
@Seriously_Eh
2 жыл бұрын
I do trust my own senses, instincts, and my own reality. Hope things are going ok for you in Southern Germany. Reminiscent of the early 30's in Germany here, where I live. "Mass psychosis" prevails. I made the decision not to escape, prior to being prevented from doing so, by discriminatory "government health mandates". Am riding it out. On the land. Cheers and Merry Christmas from the "true north" but it's no longer strong, and no longer "free".
@plainsimple442
2 жыл бұрын
hilling up while growing covers those near the surface so they do not get green
@gardengnome_b
2 жыл бұрын
Always learning something and the experimentation you do helps me not feel like a failure when things don’t always workout. Thank you!
@mraidymaddful
2 жыл бұрын
Three years ago I grew some seed potatoes in a 2 foot square patch in my front garden. The yield was more or less 8 pounds at the end of the season. We were quite happy with the results for our first attempt. Thing is, last year and this year, they have grown again without any help from me. This years plants are even bigger than last year which is good. I thought originally I would have to replant them every year, but it seems not......
@bomma2694
2 жыл бұрын
If you leave potatoes behind, they will grow more next year.
@freedom-is-not-free
Жыл бұрын
Something to consider...this may invite diseases since you would not be rotating crops.
@darkknight145
2 жыл бұрын
I've never bought seed potatoes, they are far too expensive for what you get. I always plant only the Kestrel variety, (they're the ones with the purple blotches) which I get from the supermarket. I like this variety as they are a drier potato which seems to gives them a very good shelf life. I don't buy many now as the garden supplies me with them for most of the year and what gets missed when harvesting regrows in the spring/summer (even the tiny ones no bigger than my thumb).
@themarkfunction
2 жыл бұрын
This is a big part of the comparison to me also. Why spend $20 on a bag of seed potatoes if you can plant unused/older ones from a supermarket bag that you bought as food? The only reason I can see is to have a specific variety of potato.
@thekrrib
2 жыл бұрын
I brought seed potatoes once and couldn't understand why they were so expensive, when normally I just plant left over supermarket ones. Never again.
@janl3755
2 жыл бұрын
I love kestrel but they are very hard to buy now in Brisbane and i refuse to pay the price that Coles has on them. I have had success growing kestrel from shop bought ones . I planted 40 seeded potstoes not long ago and only 4 have come up..whst a waste of $$ ....never again....
@ffs6158
2 жыл бұрын
@@thekrrib Same with garlic, I bought a huge bag for $3 at the store, seed garlic is $20 for like 4 cloves. Seems a little scammy to me!
@Phahel7
2 жыл бұрын
No one in this comment section has understood what the purpose of seed potatoes are. They are certified disease free. Which means you don't risk introducing potato blight and other diseases into your local area, potentially ruining the crops of any nearby market growers.
@nj1639
2 жыл бұрын
Thank ya Lad, I've oft wondered through the years about the different methods of planting taters and the labor versus yield. I'll stick with the wrist and mulch method and remain to decide on using feral or store bought seed potatoes.........thinking I may repurpose my galvanized, unused stock water tank.
@veragauthier4329
2 жыл бұрын
I!ve got 2 of them; wonderful producers; add timber to the bottom, add soil, add manure , add your own brand of top soil!
@markd5804
2 жыл бұрын
Good video Mark! Glad to see you haven’t been shipped off to a COVID camp! Thanks for all of your great content. Do you add any fertilizer? I always give my potatoes a spoonful of a high nitrogen fertilizer.
@verleejenkins
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comparison! Looked to me like the spuds in the wrist deep garden center plot turned out larhger than the drilled, so id vote for it! Love watching your take from down under up here in Fayetteville Arkansas USA! God bless
@GeckoHiker
2 жыл бұрын
Chitting is how we do it in the states. But we have to an well to get potatoes planted about four weeks before the last potential frost. Chitting is a handling process that encourages sprouting and greening before planting. You can cut and cure the potatoes a few days before planting.
@Heidi_K_Girl_444
2 жыл бұрын
I love this! I have grown potatoes with some hit and miss. We grew up just cutting potatoes that had sprouted eyes and cut them into quarters. My grandpa used to stack old tires and fill with soil and layering the cuttings then soil then cuttings. When it was time to harvest, we would tip over the tire stacks and pick out the potatoes. That worked very well without having to use a pitchfork so we didn't damage any I like your drill method and am going to try that. Thank you! Great video.
@kellimacgregor1909
2 жыл бұрын
It was interesting results. Based on these results, if you're handicapped as I am the difference between the seed potatoe results I would do the bury them and leave them as it would require less output from me.
@Heidi_K_Girl_444
2 жыл бұрын
@@kellimacgregor1909 I am handicapped.. MS, Psoriatic Arthritis, fibromyalgia and PTSD.
@mikehardy7060
2 жыл бұрын
Would be interested in a taste comparison! Even though the drill method produced the most, the seed/wrist crop had a larger average size so was probably the best! great job, keep it up
@docsunderpaidgunsmith3378
2 жыл бұрын
That was a good test. It's best to know if your potato variety is determinate or indeterminate. Determinate or early varieties normally set the tubers at one elevation and do not benefit much from hilling. Indeterminate will continue to grow and will benefit from hilling and normally, in my experience, make more taters.
@bonniebuchanan985
2 жыл бұрын
It’s an old video, but I’m just getting around to catching up, so just wanted to say… I love when you do these experiment result videos and share the results with us! You save so many people so much time, and we all learn so much from them, they really are invaluable, so Thank You Again for Your Always Informative & Educational videos! Wishing You and Yours a Healthy, Safe, Prosperous, Happy and Positive 2022!
@haroldrose7507
2 жыл бұрын
Bonnie you are a good-looking lady
@bonniebuchanan985
2 жыл бұрын
@@haroldrose7507 Thank you for the compliment. I hope You have a Great Day/Night (which ever applies.)
@termodog7951
2 жыл бұрын
Those pecan size potatoes have sooooo much good flavor. I love them. Boil in salt water…yum
@Scp716creativecommons
2 жыл бұрын
My wife saw the title, as i cast it to the tv, and said "in the ground, the end" Edit: she watched to the end, nods, and goes "like i said, in the ground, the end"😅 She really dug the video tho. Feral potato would be a great garage band out of Ireland
@ArDeeMee
2 жыл бұрын
Wise words! xD
@veragauthier4329
2 жыл бұрын
@@ArDeeMee Love the title for a band!
@BlueSpaceLizard
2 жыл бұрын
After watching this, I thought: Is there really a wrong way to plant potatoes? As long as they're in the ground, that appears to be the correct method 😄
@JohnJohn-wr1jo
2 жыл бұрын
Ira, your wife is spot on. Been growing spuds for over 50 years. For the biggest yield and healthiest Potatoes you can't beat growing them in the ground. Pots, boxes,bags, and raised beds all allow the soil to reach too high of temperatures even in a normal growing season for potatoes to do their best. They will get off to a good start this way especially in the cooler weather but once it gets too warm they stop growing.
@jenniferbailey6409
2 жыл бұрын
Good morning, good to see your work in the video. Would you consider removing half of your soil in your potato containers, shifting the remaining soil to one side, adding leaves and brown matter to compost and layering it with soil up to 2/3 of the bed during your period of bed rotation and rejuvenation? Since potatoes seem to grow on the top of your beds perhaps you can reduce the height of your beds and start lower in the beds and add the rejuvenated soil as the potatoes grow? The method of adding the nutritious soil to the potatoes is referred to a hilling it. you can mulch as you go along for water retention, however you would need to use your soil as you need it.
@sandy11469
2 жыл бұрын
This is what i do. and i add borage leaves since they have a ton of potassium. i read a stud that showed adding potassium increases the yeild by 50%
@emilybh6255
2 жыл бұрын
You could probably just water with fortified compost tea and achieve the same thing - or better if you fortify the tea with sea veggies and certain herbs like Comfrey and Nettles.
@sandy11469
2 жыл бұрын
@@emilybh6255 yes this is a great idea :)
@A_nony_mous
2 жыл бұрын
Mark has said in previous videos that he uses the height of his beds to help out his back, so I would guess reducing the height of his beds would not be an option. Also he uses hügelkultur methods in his beds. The "Ruth Stout" or "no dig" method uses straw as the compost above her potatoes, there's an old video on KZitem that shows her planting and harvesting. kzitem.info/news/bejne/qISLnn2As4R5jaA
@lilaclizard4504
2 жыл бұрын
@@A_nony_mous Additionally I think he had them growing/starting out in winter didn't' he? So with the angle of the sun, half way down the bed would potentially not even give any direct sun for the first month or 2 of growing, which presumably wouldn't be good for them
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