"Would I do it again? Oh, look I'm not sure" Love the look and honesty. That is the adventures of gardening.
@Ash.Crow.Goddess
6 ай бұрын
Never say never when it comes to experimentation. Unless humans are involved. Maybe think twice, then. 😂
@SmoothBrain23
5 ай бұрын
Wonder what happened to his arm😮
@G.G.G.zone7
5 ай бұрын
@@SmoothBrain23 parachuting accident
@WildAuthoress
5 ай бұрын
Yes, that childlike honesty made it for me ❤
@courtneymeehan504
5 ай бұрын
@@WildAuthoress Right?! 😃
@vikingnusantara
4 ай бұрын
You didnt fail. You just discovered the way that it dont work, so that we can learn from you. Thanks for making our job easier.
@jonathanstrauss8194
2 ай бұрын
It worked , but it's not efficient or optimal
@Louis-kk3to
2 ай бұрын
Thats a great way to look at it 🤔
@fatlip8315
2 ай бұрын
Great Fail, Great educational video!
@zigaoberstar1039
2 ай бұрын
Some old folks in our country were used to just toss the taters into leftover hay that was laying on the ground and they grew with zero effort
@RichardWagner-hi4zn
Ай бұрын
It was clear form the start. You don't have to make every mistake possible.
@jamaraquai4224
6 ай бұрын
It's a big pet peeve of ours to see experienced gardeners planting whole potatoes like this. Each of those seed potatoes is at least 6 plants, and when they're all planted in one spot, they're competing with one another instead of directing resources towards new potato production. Cut the potatoes so that there is one eye per chunk, allow the cut edges to dry, and then try again. Guarantee your results will be dramatically better (and you won't waste nearly as much seed).
@charleswalker2484
6 ай бұрын
Can you explain what you mean? I want to start growing potatoes too but don't get what you're saying. Is the 'eye' the bit where the lil root is coming out? so you chop the potato up and plant each piece?
@saadsiddiqui16
6 ай бұрын
Yes you understood correctly. Every potato has potentially 2 to 8 eyes, depending upon the size is potato. What I do is split a potato into 4 regardless the number of eyes in one piece. Let it air dry for a couple of days so that cut portion heals and make a bit hard surface to avoid fungal rottenness. Then I sow them 5 inches apart from each other and 7 rows on 42 inches bed. On both sides of beds there are water channels of 18 inches. Then after sowing cover-up the beds with organic mulching. Water every 2 weeks and add small amount of fertilizer with every water.
@charleswalker2484
6 ай бұрын
@@saadsiddiqui16 thanks :)
@thegerald9680
6 ай бұрын
Right on
@stevebengel1346
6 ай бұрын
Exactly 💯
@cameronmcandrew9745
5 ай бұрын
Mum taught us to keep cutting the tops off the bushes when they hit about 300mm long cutting them back to about 100mm it stops the plants from maturing and they continue to grow more and more potatos. We clipped them 3 or 4 times before letting them mature and complete the cycle.
@mironoleszczuk5660
2 ай бұрын
I learned that trick works with tomato plants. I guess it should work with potato plants since it's the same family.
@harrymcalpin8366
2 ай бұрын
@@mironoleszczuk5660-I do somewhat the same to okra, but as blooms/okra progresses up stalk, I cut off bottom leaves/stems to put more into the okra itself instead of unused/unneeded leaves. Will make till frost usually with water and insect control.
@perenpuree
Ай бұрын
Does your mum know centimeters and meters exist?
@kurbyshockt6771
Ай бұрын
@@perenpuree 100 mm is 10 cm :)
@perenpuree
Ай бұрын
@@kurbyshockt6771 I know that was my point, calling it 100 millimeters instead of just saying 1 meter tall seems redundant in this context
@Drone_4_U
6 ай бұрын
Need more videos like this. Brilliant. Whole story in 1 video, no ads or like for part 2. Well done Sir, I salute you
@bungle0261
2 ай бұрын
Nah, our minds will never get used to information being this compressed and edited down. Not good for our dopamine receptors.
@micahturner8297
6 ай бұрын
“Then I fertilized with blood and bone” The Aussie said calmly
@RicondaRacing
2 ай бұрын
Maximus, the Roman General
@dominiqueritchey6795
2 ай бұрын
Where did he get it?
@Jadiex18
2 ай бұрын
@@dominiqueritchey6795got mine at home depot
@Andrew-fq7pu
2 ай бұрын
@@dominiqueritchey6795 We make our own.
@dominiqueritchey6795
2 ай бұрын
@@Andrew-fq7pu How?
@JustinEdinborough
6 ай бұрын
If you would have put them about 3 inches under the soil you would have got 30x that amount. That is what a lot of our farmers are starting to do here in Idaho.
@jcdesignsandboat-works8290
6 ай бұрын
I tried a hybrid version of this method this year. I sowed the tubers an inch maybe two below the surface a little shallower than your suggestion and mulched with 3” of arborist wood chips/leaves. Then when I hilled them up I used more wood chips and leaves. Plants have been in ground since the first week of February, are 24” or so tall, blooming and looking very healthy so fingers are crossed for a bumper crop!
@soydansogukcesme470
6 ай бұрын
MAYBE if he did not lay 10 centimeter thick molch over it.. the soil needs sunlite.
@JustinEdinborough
6 ай бұрын
@jcdesignsandboat-works8290 They will go crazy. And come harvest you will only have to go 6 or so inches. Rather than 12-18.
@jcdesignsandboat-works8290
6 ай бұрын
@@JustinEdinborough They are going crazy lol! I planted whole spuds I hand selected that were between a golf ball and baseball in size and had 3-8 eyes each. I’ve never done the whole spud thing before but wanted to give it a try for myself since the www is full of varying results. I did add plenty of bone meal to each row and some 0-0-60 as I planted on virgin soil and my soil is Florida sand that is low or void of N-P-K for the most part. But it sure does amend up real good with wood chips, manure, and compost lol!
@cameronhamer9432
6 ай бұрын
I hill my potatoes , just like Dad taught me . Always get a massive crop , if your afraid of a little work , buy your potatoes from the store . 👍🇨🇦
@DwayneRitenour
6 ай бұрын
Thank you AI for putting on topics that you heard me talk about that I would be interested in. Which brings up different feelings one you shouldn't be listening but on the other hand it was pretty cool what you did
@Okunniger_Volker
6 ай бұрын
Last year I used a small container, planted them about 3inches deep, as the top grew i added soil till the container was full. Considerating the size of the container and that it also only got sunlight a little less than half the day, I had a very nice harvest. Potatoes filling the whole container top to bottom and majority were quite large, yukon gold, about 15lbs worth from 6 planter potatoes in a 15"×30"×20" container. I may be moving but for a apartment experiment I consider it a success.
@CS-zn6pp
6 ай бұрын
I did similar with a 36"x36" raised bed adding another level of boards and 6" soil per week until the planter was 48" deep. Left it another 6 weeks and harvested the crop. From that box the crop was just about 40lbs.
@Godisgracious85
6 ай бұрын
Right there with y’all waiting to see the results. I have been throwing in natural fertilizer as well. Super excited because we love potatoes ❤
@ralphaelalfaro6023
6 ай бұрын
Would like to see a video of this. Thanks.
@Okunniger_Volker
6 ай бұрын
@ralphaelalfaro6023 I might make a video of it some day, probably on a larger scale as well, but this year I might not grow any, it was mostly part of a larger experiment to see if I could make a apartment deck garden worth it. While the potatoes, zucchini and lemon cucumber did alright considering, I was only getting sunlight till about noon and then no direct sunlight after that. I might do the same experiment again because I didn't have anyone to water my plants for a few days on a few occasions and it nearly killed my plants, for instance my lemon cucumber and zucchini were in pots less than 1gallon and dried out quickly, this time though I'll have a solar drip irrigation setup and so should have better results more consistently. Maybe I'll document it all and then see if it's worth a video at the end.
@denise7024HM
6 ай бұрын
Sounds like it was 😊
@randyharris5195
Ай бұрын
This guy has a series of gardening videos that are amazing like planting carrot tops and lettuce bottoms, that we toss, and regrow the things again!
@dawnbowie352
6 ай бұрын
Mark, thanks for this experiment - I'll NOT be sowing potatoes this way. You are awesome in the garden, old friend. Bless you for all your efforts to bring the best methods to light.
@dazenguile4215
2 ай бұрын
dude has the strongest looking hands and forearms i’ve ever seen lmao. could probably crush a human skull with bare hands, but he’s out here gardening. love it!
@edeledeledel5490
Ай бұрын
His grandad was Popeye the Sailor
@eugeneplakosh8423
6 ай бұрын
I ran a community garden for years. You can use mulch as an overlay once the taters started in dirt, and get a great yield, but they do need to start in dirt. I used tires to start them as the plant grows pile one tire at a time on top and fill with mulch, repeat as the plantys grows over the top tire you can go as high as 5-6 tires. the great thing is all winter long they will continue to grow just let the greenery die off, cover the tire with a tarp and you can unstack the tires one at a time and harvest that layer of potatoes or you can harvest the all at once and store in a bin filled with sand in a cool dry spot. If you do it this way, I guarantee you a good harvest all winter long as long as you put the mulch back over the tire and cover with a tarp or blanket. I got as many as 100+ potatoes from a 6 layer stack of tires. You can also do this with sweet potatoes. You can mix the varieties of as many as you want. GOOD LUCK! It's a lot easier than it sounds.
@mamallama826
5 ай бұрын
Could I use wood mulch that I had in my garden? No pesticides or chemicals were sprayed last season
@tarafox6618
5 ай бұрын
That only works with indeterminate versions. (Ones with a longer season)
@Sandi-zh2wx
5 ай бұрын
I don't want to eat potatoes grown in tires
@thebestSteven
5 ай бұрын
@@mamallama826 Not sure, but this method is essentially to Ruth Stout method. You can look it up on youtube.
@busyrand
5 ай бұрын
@@thebestStevenThank you for the specifics... I read a pdf about something like this, and hoped someone had a name for it so I could see if the experiment was done on KZitem...
@edwardsqueese
5 ай бұрын
That sigh after Snow broke that glass resonated with me so strong 😂. I felt all of your stress in thay moment.
@gendoll5006
6 ай бұрын
This is literally how I got into gardening. I threw kitchen scraps out into our tree line for years. Had a cherry tomato bush pop up one year, we had an apple tree that we didn’t even know was an apple tree starts producing apples two years ago (it’s about 15 ft tall) and last late spring I saw some new foliage in the tree line that turned out to be from some old potatoes I had thrown out! They were just sitting on top of the leaf litter/mulch and had rooted and started growing! I found it so fascinating and actually planted some potatoes and peppers and lettuce but found out our hard red clay soil just wasn’t suitable for growing edible plants. Yea we have tons of trees that pop up (mimosa, eastern redbuds, wild Cherry but I don’t know why they’re called that cause they don’t ever produce anything that looks like a cherry lol) and tons of wild blackberry bushes that I’m not cuttings down but I can’t get any produce to grow. So I made my first actual raised garden bed and am clearing briars to make a nice size open air compost area and clearing dead 15” tall evergreen trees to prep for NEXT years garden lol. Nature is awesome.
@carolthomas3875
6 ай бұрын
I have 2 peach trees that came up from pits and peelings thrown out for mulch under some pear trees I actually did plant. They produced nice peaches too.
@astseesit
6 ай бұрын
Here we have wild blackberries and every year before the winter they get cut to about 1 foot from the ground tall. The following summer they are big again and produce tones of berries. Blackberries need trimming in order to produce fruit as well apple trees need trimming to stop branches from breaking and cause tree damage
@Kuzify
6 ай бұрын
Sounds like you might be from TN
@larrytischler570
6 ай бұрын
@@astseesit For blackberries, trim back completely the canes that produced this year. Leave or just groom the new ones. They produce next year's berries.
@CarlAyers-x8h
6 ай бұрын
That's good and all, till the jerk's say. You can't grow anything.
@DarraghQuinn-d8o
2 ай бұрын
Cheers mate. It's all about experimentation. Thanks. We all learned something.
@tomkelly8827
6 ай бұрын
That is similar to my results here too. I have heard from a commercial grower that watering them once they start blooming for a couple weeks is the real key to success
@gingerdio7705
2 ай бұрын
The way you said "Look im not sure" makes me think you are definitely not trying it again 😂
@s-c..
6 ай бұрын
Damn, I wish you’d’ve taken that experiment a step further & had half on & half under, just to be sure it wasn’t another factor influencing the results. I’ve seen side by side experiments where the extra harvest wasn’t worth the extra effort. But hey, you got into it 😁
@ElderandOakFarm
6 ай бұрын
Same!
@riccardodellorto4267
6 ай бұрын
How about: one potato underground and another one on top of the same potato?
@matthewdelpolito8297
6 ай бұрын
I’m sure he has a video on it
@ellenmcintyre1247
6 ай бұрын
Do you use any type of Miracle-Gro anything like that? I know you're probably all organic and everybody's gasping in the audience but it might have made a huge difference?
@relfyem
6 ай бұрын
It's pretty predictable though. The potatoes grow from the stem, so the more stem that is buried, the more potatoes you get. That's why people bury them deep, and then even keep heaping more soil around them when they've popped up.
@austinlee5875
5 ай бұрын
Thank you I just planted some like this bc I say a video of surface planting I'm gona go Burry them right now!!!
@aaronvallejo8220
6 ай бұрын
I grow 200 lbs per year. I dig in my seed potatoes and cover them with 6" of local leaves and grass to keep in moisture and emit nutrients.
@bonjourputas
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip 👍🏽
@TheMichael832
5 ай бұрын
Fresh green grass or dried grass?
@aaronvallejo8220
5 ай бұрын
@@TheMichael832 Dried or fresh whatever you got...stay away from chemical grass though.
@TheMichael832
5 ай бұрын
@@aaronvallejo8220 sounds good. Thanks
@enna4986
5 ай бұрын
How many potatoes or chits do you plant to get 200# and how far apart did you plant? Tia!
@_dooley
Ай бұрын
I grew started growing potatoes last year after watching your excellent videos. I really should have listened to the "start to die back" part. 😂. The vegetation was looking great until it started dying back. I didn't realize what was happening. I know now. 😂
@jipowap
6 ай бұрын
Bless you for doing a before and after. So much gardening I've seen does one, or the other, no context but what they _say_ they did.
@nathano148
5 ай бұрын
Love the videos I'm looking into doing the small bag grow off the ground on pallets. Can't wait to try it this year small to start.
@tracifuran5896
6 ай бұрын
When I use this method, I mulch with alfalfa very deeply and nestle the seed potatoes so they’re about 3/4 covered. I think if you did it again with a bit less soil and a lot more mulch the yield would be higher. Fun to experiment, regardless!
@mamashobby5866
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience sir
@dubo5
6 ай бұрын
I cut the seed in half, plant eyes up, cover with 1 inch of soil and cover with mulch. Watering as needed.
@igrowtowerspermaculture9055
6 ай бұрын
exactly!!!!
@ShadowsandCityLights
6 ай бұрын
What's "eyes"?
@Section_230
6 ай бұрын
@@ShadowsandCityLights The nubs that come off them
@rk69rk
6 ай бұрын
That's the way, I was taught.
@denisea8747
6 ай бұрын
That’s how I do on a much smaller scale ❤
@kjakamura7678
6 ай бұрын
You are awesome youtuber!! Thank you for finishing the whole experiment in 1 short video!! I so appreciate it 😊😊😊
@rebeccahanks8392
6 ай бұрын
Love this Aussie gardener ❤
@yvonnedaily252
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the experiments that we now won't have to do. I wish you the very best in everything you grow .. It can be a lot of work but very rewarding when we learn how nature wants us to handle her.. in each year she goes through her moods...too dry, too hot, too wet , too cold and damp...the seasons can be challenging to say the least. Love what you do... sharing your info Thank You
@lizpetruzzi7700
6 ай бұрын
I learn so much from experimenting - even when it turns out different than I thought. Thanks for posting this! I found it interesting 😁👍🏼
@tellket
6 ай бұрын
Love your channel and thank you for all the effort over the years. I’ve been absent of late but, your channels back in my daily watch.
@roar8693
6 ай бұрын
Hahaha it seemed very hopeful in the beginning i love the transparency
@grammyallen6558
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for all your experiments!!
@anthonyaponte9519
6 ай бұрын
I've seen alot of these. Thanks for showing a true version and not just content. Your truly my favorite garden content maker on KZitem by far
@americanhottopics7373
Ай бұрын
I was wondering this so thank you for taking the time to share it.
@creinicke1000
6 ай бұрын
Loved the honest review. I can see where, for some situations this could be an option.
@77.77.7
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this experimental results.👍
@bouncing25
6 ай бұрын
Love your channel! Most of your Australian experiments and advice work in Florida just fine!
@jeanettesheldon8694
5 ай бұрын
I love watching your channel. Even though I am in Kentucky I do learn some neat things from you.
6 ай бұрын
You're a unit bud! That end shot.... looking good dude
@abdulmourad169
6 ай бұрын
Ikr those facken forearms
@superkas
6 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Popeyes The Sailor
@RivetHead999
6 ай бұрын
Got them potato arms
@MrWackozacko
6 ай бұрын
The man would have been a menace on the footy field in his 20s
@HiDefi
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate the honesty...tired of perfection when we all know life aint🎉
@ladyofthemasque
6 ай бұрын
From what I understand, the method includes going back a few times to re-apply mulch layers as the weather flattens the previous one. (You can also add in some aged compost between layers so the nutrients soak down into the soil with each rain or watering.) I might also look back through what had previously been planted in that bed over the last 3 years, to see if there might have been any anti-companion plantings. It might have been a lack of legumes or clover fixing nitrogen into the soil in the last few years?
@robinr.9007
5 ай бұрын
🌷 Thanks for your experiment. It was helpful. 😊
@John-Rambo81
6 ай бұрын
You must be a strong dude! Ur built like a tank mate!
@stonewallis4373
6 ай бұрын
Popeye 😂
@trevmason2352
6 ай бұрын
@@stonewallis4373looks like he’s suffered an injury to his right arm
@creepyendy
2 ай бұрын
@@trevmason2352 more like people suffered injuries from his right arm
@meadow8787
5 ай бұрын
I love you. Thank you for all of your hard and beautiful shared work ❤
@mickydee26
6 ай бұрын
Forget the fert and tilling. Just use compost instead of mulch. Water only as needed (to prevent wilting) until a month before harvest. Add a sprinkle of compost if any tubers break the surface. Oh and chop up the seed! Most spuds have multiple eyes, only one needed. Follow all that and You'll put in a 1/4 and get way more out. P.S. I'm no expert, this is all from Charles Dowding. I dare you to try it and credit Charles
@HomesteadDNA
6 ай бұрын
You can also just till, then hill with the natural dirt, and save yourself some compost purchase, or hard work making it ;)
@corinnekae1736
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the experiment, Sir!
@patricias8628
6 ай бұрын
That’s what happened to us the first time we did that. As an unhealthy seven-year-old. I needed an easy system. Lol at least easier. So we put the potatoes no more than 1 inch under the dirt. We get a good yield and not much digging.
@Selfsufficientme
6 ай бұрын
Yes, I think you're right on burying slightly. Yields should be much better 👍🙂
@HomesteadDNA
6 ай бұрын
Youre doing great for SEVEN haha
@NoelDSmith
2 ай бұрын
This is science. Thank you for your demonstration.
@Hey-Chef-Mike
6 ай бұрын
"looks like a creature!" Was wholesome AF
@juliapulles697
5 ай бұрын
Excellent share! Thank you!
@AmazingAutist
6 ай бұрын
What happens? The damn RODENTS get 'em 😩😭
@skavenqblight
6 ай бұрын
That’s why he has them on a raised bed - that looks to be at least a meter off the ground. Not sure what rodents you have in your area but the buggers here won’t be able to get up there..
@AmazingAutist
6 ай бұрын
@@skavenqblight my recipe isn't as high, but we have squirrels and squirrels definitely don't give a damn
@chadderbox1343
5 ай бұрын
@@AmazingAutisthave you tied setting up an easy feeding station for the squirrels off away from your garden? Maybe if they see the easy meal of corn (or whatever) maybe they will back off your garden. I also understand some herbs deter squirrels. Or.. go the redneck way and use coyote pee or cougar pee. You can buy it at most feed stores.
@ruth_southernstar
5 ай бұрын
You are a great experimentalist. Keep the faith, sir. It's amazing x
@ForAFullerFuture
6 ай бұрын
I love your experiments, your thoughts on them, and your reactions to what you find!
@videogalore
Ай бұрын
I love these experiments, thank you for running them!
@Incountry
5 ай бұрын
I usually grab a warm body from local night spot,take it home and burry it, return 2 weeks later when the worms starting to do their job and plant potatoes and garlic…. Very organic.!!
@chadderbox1343
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂this comment needed more appreciation. And in this sad world, it's crazy to think you might actually be telling the truth 😅
@mar1video
3 ай бұрын
Now I know where the red beets come from ❗️ 😳
@blessedvob76
2 ай бұрын
Wh-what?
@birgitmitchell5648
2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@zedzedder4947
Ай бұрын
I'm glad you found your peace Maximus.
@JanDeeKat
6 ай бұрын
my cousin, stacked tyres, and cropped up to 100lb a plant
@Dale-TND
6 ай бұрын
old tyres leech chemicals into the soil its not good for you.
@JanDeeKat
6 ай бұрын
@@Dale-TND*_if_* they leech. Look it up, see *_what leeching requires,_* don't just parrot random words.
@JanDeeKat
6 ай бұрын
...BTW tyres are manly natural rubber, carbon, and steel casing. Think, *_then_* comment.
@john2432
6 ай бұрын
@@JanDeeKatTires haven’t been natural rubber for decades
@Dale-TND
6 ай бұрын
@@JanDeeKat no you're totally correct, keep eating your old used tyre potatoes mate, feed them to your whole family! enjoy!
@frankclarkjr6369
2 ай бұрын
This absolutely works, I've done it.... Very successful !!
@nikkireigns
6 ай бұрын
The end 😂 sometimes, we’re just not sure 😂
@bobcat9314
Ай бұрын
Cut potato in 1/2 Place in soil so its just covered Cover with straw As potato plant stalks grow, add more straw up to bottom plant leaves Continue to add straw throughout the season Don't forget to water. I got good results with this method In the north east grow zone 4-A
@c.taylor4598
6 ай бұрын
Potatoes need to have soil gradually built up around the stem. Its called hilling. In a raised bed, one could dig a trench, put the seed potatoes in the bottom and cover shallow. As the plants grown taller, add layers of soil to gradually fill in the trench. One could even mound more soil above the level in the bed. Potatoes form on the stem.
@davidaatc
6 ай бұрын
True but not... It depends of the type of potatoes : undetermined varieties needs hilling and will produce more. Determined varieties produces only on a single "layer" of soil, around the "seed", so hilling will not produce more. Local gardening stores don't put this information on the seeds package, you have to search by yourself wich one are determined or not, same with tomatoes... This is why not all tomatoes needs pruning, relative to the type.
@djcbanks
6 ай бұрын
@@davidaatcit’s determinate and indeterminate mate. 😂 If I had potatoes that were determined, who knows what they’d get into. They might become the next president if they decided to and were determined to put their mind to it. Actually, you know that makes sense seeing our current president. Dang determined potato up and became president of the United States. Dang in determined potatoes. lol.
@davidaatc
6 ай бұрын
@@djcbanks My bad...english is not my native language. I'm lacking gardening vocabulary...but i learn 🙃 My point was obviously about determinate/indeterminate veggies! Thanks for the jokes. Have a nice day and Keep On Growing!
@davidaatc
6 ай бұрын
@@djcbanks Here in France, a potato president would be a treat! And our farmers would be happy to smash the previous one... 😱
@timmmmmmmmmmy1
5 ай бұрын
@@djcbanks🤣🤣👍
@elisabethjones4917
4 ай бұрын
Im actually glad tou did this, but not thrilled with the outcome. I just watched another video that included this method as an option and got curious. Since youve grow. SO MANY potatoes before, I was hoping that it had turned out well for you. Welp guess I'll just keep playing in the dirt! 😬😬 digging for potatoes yesterday turned out to be a very beautful thing. I had lost all but one of the potatoes i had from the one plant that grew well, but quickly went bad. This caused me to lose hope in getting any, but Lord be! I took a little over 20 potatoes out of the ground. Not as many as I'd hoped for, but now that i know O can grow them and should water the. So much, I definitely plan to plant more in fall. 😅😊😊
@marlaconry6341
6 ай бұрын
Perhaps slightly bury some? Cover with enough soil to keep light off?
@Kassidar
6 ай бұрын
The mulch already kept the light off
@SnailHatan
6 ай бұрын
What? That’s what the mulch already did.
@erickmendez2002
5 ай бұрын
I love this guy!! I’m glad I found you again. I shall follow you
@johnshue8082
6 ай бұрын
growing your own potatoes and making your own ketchup will go a long way in the apocalypse. ketchup is simple: crockpot, tomatoes, white vineagar, sugar, onion powder, other spices to your taste, strainer, and ketchup bottle. fried potatoes, french fries, hash potatoes, all taste great with some homemade ketchup and sea salt!
@sereneanna4040
6 ай бұрын
Good idea. Yes, end times comin Better get prepared. God bless🙌🏻👑✝️⚖🛡🌄
@CombatMosquitoTrainer
6 ай бұрын
Bible people have been thinking that since the bronze age. Never comes to fruition, unlike potatoes. @sereneanna4040
@nicholasbrown2245
5 ай бұрын
My great grandmother would plant them this way in her yard. As the plant would grow up through the mulch, she would add another layer of mulch. By the end of the season, there would be potatoes down through the multiple layers of mulch.
@SCooper_3
2 ай бұрын
Wow! I love potatoes. Thanks for information
@geew-fr9th
2 ай бұрын
Plant them a few inches down in loose soil. More root area equals more spud. I did it with spent mushroom compost.worked v. well. Luv yer 'chaotic' plot.
@Shrublet
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experiment
@AmbrosBarker
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the experiment 🧪🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
@Aninaya
5 ай бұрын
As a person who uses a no dig method in their garden I can tell you: Just put them around 4 inch deep into the ground (waay easier than digging deepier) and when they sprout out of the ground put a big amount of compost on top of them that just the top 4-5 inches look out of the ground. Do this 2 times and always mulch the heck out of them! you don't dig, you don't disturb your microbiome and good fungi inside your gardenbed and they are so easy to dig out because of only a little bit of compost and so much mulch! On top of that you have garden beds that need little to no preparation for the next crop growing there!
@nylnyl.
2 ай бұрын
"am not sure" ..😂 The look on your face says it all 😂
@MatthewSmith-kd3mu
5 ай бұрын
Much Love from Tennessee we love your content.
@donnahampson561
6 ай бұрын
You should have a TV show your amazing buddy ❤ Scotland appreciates you
@YoungunaI3
5 ай бұрын
I love it! I just started & I’m just so excited with my gold cherry tomatoes.. and also my other tomato varieties that haven’t flowered yet. But I can’t grow lavender for shit. That’s my biggest disappointment. After a little research, I think I’m a little heavy handed with the watering 😬.
@julievalencia8633
6 ай бұрын
You should definitely do it again, they look great!
@tonymaccaroni5744
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the experiment.
@niwaka273
4 ай бұрын
Love the closing remark 😆
@Eddy_Clarice_WayOfTheComb
5 ай бұрын
This makes experimenting so excited, don't hesitate just do it, otherwise you cannot improve . So be brave Dave
@Zulu369
5 ай бұрын
I like the way he pronunces "potatoes".
@LunaLaLove33
4 ай бұрын
I strive for this life! It's what keeps me going! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I've done it before so I know how hard it is too, I love it!! 🥲
@stephenlittle7534
6 ай бұрын
Fun looking at the reviews that have been seeing your short. I do hope they look at your full videos and subscribe too later. Love your main videos man. From England 😅😅😅😅😅😊
@buzzzzzz69
5 ай бұрын
Start about a foot below the top of the garden bed so you can add a layer of mulch several times not just once. The trick to getting a better crop is to keep covering them as they grow up.
@doesnotexist6524
4 ай бұрын
But did you mound additional mulch onto the plants as they grew? If you do it 2-3 times, every time they reach about 6-12 inches high, leaving just the top few leaves exposed each time, you'll have a much larger root zone and more spud production.
@teresathayn5170
4 ай бұрын
I've been gardening for decades tho not on this level and a lot of what I've learned is from experimenting and it's fun!!
@jackchan9529
2 ай бұрын
Didn’t know that the Gladiator doings gardening too….anyway well done! It’s not disappointing, that good research!
@JCC_1975
Ай бұрын
Put about 4 inches of mulch down on the ground and the spuds on top. Then cover with another 4 inches of mulch. When the plant gets about 6-8 inches high, cover with mulch to the top leaving about an inch exposed to the sun. Repeat, repeat repeat until the mound is 2 1/2 to 3 ft high. Then harvest when the plant turns brown. Loads of potatoes 💜
@debbiejensen8623
6 ай бұрын
We have grown potatoes the same way it came out wonderful
@a.strongwoman3156
6 ай бұрын
Aww, his wee disappointed voice at the end 🥴 "ah, look I'm not sure"
@Ordained-dudeistpriest
3 ай бұрын
Haha. "Haaaahhh?? Look I'm not sure" is my gardening montra.
@SkySky-z1k
Ай бұрын
😂 I like the honesty 👍🌸
@wildseifen
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@n00ter99
2 ай бұрын
I love the Australian accent "Whats my concloooosion? Would I do I again? Look I'm not shoooooooore"
@semperfi-b6n
6 ай бұрын
this video help a lot... process of eliminating ways of wrong way to plant potato.
@elisabethjones4917
4 ай бұрын
"Looks like a crEAture" lolol I love it. It's so freaking cute and creepy. It also almost sounds like you said hayfully, instead of hopefully. Would've been very puny
@gryphaeon
Ай бұрын
Did you use determinate or indeterminate potatoes? Building above the soil only works with indeterminate.
@shaunnasaragosa3427
4 ай бұрын
Love these videos! Thank u so much!
@nicknatuzzi2652
5 ай бұрын
Those forearms must be the result of some SERIOUS hard work!!
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