Potato Bag Harvest

[shannan2000]

YOU CANT EVEN FRY CHIPS WITH YOUR HARVEST GO TO WALMART AND BUY A BAG OF GOOD COMPOST FOR FLOWERS OR PLANTS AND GROW YOUR POTATOES IN THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! WORKS FOR ME ALL THE TIME!!!!

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@shannan2000 - That was compost from walmart. The problem was the potatoes, not the soil. This was an experiment to see if the store bought potatoes would grow. It was a fail. I would argue though; that you do not want to grow your potatoes in store bought compost because that defeats any cost savings of growing them yourself. thanks for the comments.

[shannan2000]

@tnjeffofalltrades I DISAGREE THAT YOUR COMPOST DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FROM WALMART, COMPOST DOES NOT LOOKS LIKE THAT! YOUR JUST RUBBLE AND VERY DRY SOIL!

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@shannan2000 - I'm not sure that I'm understanding your tone (you are using all caps to indicate yelling). If you are accusing me of lying, i would have to claim that I have no reason to lie. It was a failure and I admit that. I did use compost from walmart, i followed a good water schedule. Perhaps these points didn't come off well in the video. I'm not sure if you're trying to give me pointers or trolling me. Either way, i welcome your comments. thanks!

[shannan2000]

Respond to this video... YOU NEED HORSE MANURE AND PLENTY OF WATER AND SUNLIGHT AND GOOD COMPOST, 

[shannan2000]

YOU USING THE WRONG SOIL, YOU SHOULD GROW NICE POTATOES IN COMPOST YOU BUY IN A HARDWARE STORE! THE SOIL YOU USED FROM THE GROUND LOOKS LIKE DIRTY DRY FULL OFF STONES. NOT GOOD FOR THE PLANTS AND IT NEEDS PLENTY OF WATER!

[nerdmom920]

I have had terrible luck growing potatoes in bags. Bought seed potatoes, put them in old pet food bags, poked holes in the bottom. Nothing happened. I dumped them out onto a compost pile, and they started growing within 2 weeks. It may be the bag the method.

[XaViEr3520]

haha its all good its the experience that is worth it!!! you learn and you improve :)

[lmkeilwitz]

There are growth inhibitors on the store bought potatoes. Always use seed potatoes. The potatoes you harvested would be a good seed, however i'd be cautious only because you don't know the effects of the chemical used to stop the growing process. We bought seed once and now collect from our own year after year. Same with our corn. We've done that 4 or 5 years now, it works very well. Good luck.

[nomercadies]

We are conducting "The Great Potato Experiment of 2011" with different seed varieties. Perhaps you want to follow along? Just search on the name "The Great Potato Experiment of 2011" and see what we are up to. Thanks.

[butchdiesel]

Cool vid thanks :-)

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@butchdiesel - thanks, I'm trying again with actual seed potatoes. fingers crossed.

[butchdiesel]

@tnjeffofalltrades

Cool. Seeds you got over the 'net?

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@butchdiesel - no, last year i bought some blue potatoes (seed) from the local farmer's co-op. These are some of the potatoes i grew from that (in the ground).

[TheLarry23]

hahahaha no potatos so funny

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@TheLarry23 - comedic value always wins out over feeding the family. LOL

Thanks, -j

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@hootncrow - I see, well, it's definitely good to have confirmation. I'm growing more this year with seed stock; so, we shall see.

thanks again.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@hootncrow - If you read some of the comments further down I mention that as the possible reason.

thanks -j



[aityadeen123]

that's exactly why i hate growing potatoes, some veg are just better left to farmers to grow, potatoes are waist of space if you have a small garden, i learned my lesson

[gasdorf]

a bounty of potatos

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@gasdorf - Boy Howdy! I'm still eating these LOL

[alexis22r]

i can't see the potatoes..hahaha! 

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@alexis22r - don't adjust your monitor....I couldn't taste them either.

[ytmalveo]

Funny



[ytmalveo]

Funny

[stymye]

did you try to grow determinate potatoes from a store or indeterminate from a garden supply ? I'm guessing you tried to use store bought potatoes that are sprayed with an anti sprouting hormone and are determinate.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@stymye - these are store bought "food" potatoes. I am growing "seed" potatoes this year. stay posted and hopefully we'll do better this year.

thanks -j

[Blackoutx86]

You know after watching bucket/bag/barrel grows I am pretty well convinced that it's a terrible method to grow potatoes.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@Blackoutx86 - LOL, you might be right. Don't use me as an example. Check out user BACONSODA. He did very well.

[mukwah1111]

Hi It looks like you used regular soil in your bags? Compost would have been better for them to get the max nutrients.. and your soil looked very dry ? Compost would have held the moisture in better & you need drainage slits in the bottoms of the bags to drain away any excess moisture... also you needed actual seed potatoes that are meant to sprout & grow... look into mail order seed potatoes you will be surprised at the many different kinds that are out there - they are a good source

[SuperNaggy]

Potatoes from the shop/store have been treated so they dont grow. Its so they last longer in the shop and they dont get "eyes"

[ingesumadre]

hi same thing happened to me whit 3 large bags whit potato seed, any idea why?

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@ingesumadre - I just watched a video by user "webcajun". He seems to think it was the heat. If you live in the hot region of Mexico that might be your problem. I honestly think my problem is from using store bought potatoes. If you figure it out, let me know.

Thanks, Jeff

[TnWormsCastings]

you have to use seed ones, i tried to use store ones and nothing happens but with the seeds i got 100 pounds

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@TnWormsCastings - Yeah, lesson learned. Thanks -j

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@allotmentrhys - cool, thanks for the info.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@allotmentrhys - OH, you mean the actual rabbit food. LOL, I thought you meant the poop. I would be very scared to use rabbit food in my garden as it might attract other animals that might do harm. I would hate to be fighting with squirrels, rabbits, opossums and skunks. do you have any problems with it bringing pests? Why would you add good rabbit food to a compost bin..? Seems like a waste of good rabbit feed.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

@allotmentrhys - I don't have rabbits :) i use bone meal which is high in potassium like rabbit poo. Everything i read says don't use high nitrogen fertilizer which rabbit poo is high in also. It works well for you though?

[anthonyhondasi]

you have to wait until the top(greens ) turn brown and die. you pickcked then to soon

[FightUni09]

Same thing happened to me too. Looked like the green parts were doing so well and what a disappointment. I will try again. . .

[tnjeffofalltrades]

I bought actual seed potatoes this year....I can't wait.

Good luck

[astrialkil]

Don't use nitrogen fertilizer on spud . For root crops u want potassium and phosphorus. So try wood ashes or a root crop fertilizer.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

Thanks, that's why I use bone meal. it's perfect for 'taters

[rosuabsc]

I tried this in bags, buckets, even a wiremesh round and nothing.. nothing but vines...best grow them in the ground

[tnjeffofalltrades]

I agree, I'm going to try it again though with actual seed potatoes. I'm convinced that they shoudl have done better than they did. Thanks for the comment.

[omegahpla]

You can also grow them in tires and keep piling on as the plants grow and adding tires as it goes up. That is a super producer. Great cheap lazy bastard method : )

[omegahpla]

I took a bag of taders that started going bad and just dumped them beside the garden and tossed the old leaves that had not quite composted from my walnut over them. As they grow keep on piling stuff on the stem, careful to not make it to loose because air pockets cause rot. The stem of the potatoes produce nicely when you cover them up. Keep on going until it gets cold, then dig them up and you will have a years worth.

I have connections though got huge 9" x 4" russets this year for 10c lb.

[VivianRinSC]

Grocery store varieties are sprayed with growth inhibitors, usually. I would wait to see if my store bought potatoes would grow then make them my seed potatoes. I have some now just begging to be planted. Wrong time of year though.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

You are correct. Thanks for watching

[xcaluber]

I tend to harvest them only when the leaves had died completely. It seems they grow quite a bit in the end.

[futuremillions]

You might need some fertilizer in your soil. Potatoes need lots of nutrients.

[releaselog]

i really dont undestand why u people harvest potato so soon

[tnjeffofalltrades]

I don't know who you're referring to when you say "u people", but I didn't think I was harvesting too soon. 12 weeks is a good amount of time even for late potatoes.

Thanks for the comment

[robmelnoahzane]

Sorry to see it didn't work. Ironhead41 says the same thing. Stay tuned for my harvest. It should still be a few weeks,

Rob

[steen1973]

Same thing happened to my 3 container potatoes this year. Harvested and had just tiny thumbnail sized potatoes. Waited 2 weeks and harvested the next batch, same thing. Did the last one tonight and 1 tiny potato that started to sprout on its own. Kind of scared to see what the cage in the back yard is going to do. I had real seed potatoes for all this, too.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

I can't find anywhere that has seed potatoes right now. i guess i'm still a little early for fall planting.

[Tuuktalus]

What do you suppose happened? I planted store bought potatoes myself this year but Ive yet to harvest them.

[tnjeffofalltrades]

Hey Tuuktalus...

I've heard they treat potatoes so they won't sprout on the grocery store shelf. I wonder if that also affects the yield after they finally do sprout. I can't find any reliable info.

[releaselog]

i plant store bought potatoes also and last year i got one from my garden that is a least 20cm long

[tnjeffofalltrades]

was that the only one you got or that was the largest? Maybe all "brands" of potatoes aren't treated (if they are at all). It may also have something to do with hybrids varieties; i don't know....

Thanks

[sadia102]

I was just about to email and ask you how the potatoes were going and if they were successful. It is nearly time to put mine in. Thats too bad you didn't have any luck. They spray the store potatoes here in Oz to stop them from sprouting,

[tnjeffofalltrades]

i thought that. I'll probably give it another try. they grew awesome; just no potatoes.

good luck on yours

[mywootgarden]

aww hope you left a bad to grow longer :)

[tnjeffofalltrades]

No, I didn't save any. this was a fear I had all along. The had plenty of time to grow, they just didn't. Oh well, live and learn.

Thanks!!!