spray paint the outside of the your white barrels,I just resort to contractor plastic bags on a leaf bag rack system. I get about a 10 lb per bag which is about one of those 55 food grade barrels your using( we used them also for awhile) I raid them off the ground so I can just roll the wheel barrel under it cut the bottom and sort through the dirt at end of season.
Its far easier planting them straight into the ground and mounding them up a little...you get just as many...one year my crop was all self sown and they were growing higgledy piggledy all over the place and produced a good crop...growing them in straw sounds interesting... very old trick but never tried it
One thing to remember guys is that these are not potatoes you just fry up! You cannot buy new potatoes in a 5 pound bag. These are new potatoes and taste is no comparison to that from a store bought. These are great for cooking in Beans and canning and really great just boiling and putting butter on them. Yumm!
ya it probably is cheaper and a lot less time consuming, but at least you know where its coming from, if its organic, the learning experience, and you get the joy of satisfaction when completed. I'm growing four potato plants, i just started, but my containers are not as big as those ones but still pretty big . I hope that doesn't effect it very much.
so have you figured it out yet, patatoes only need about 16 inches deep to grow, so using only the bottom section of your barrel would be better and your patatoes would be more uniformed, coming from a patatoe grower.
It's probably less time and effort to just buy em, BUT there's absolutely NO price tag you can put on how much fun your son was having, or the time he got to spend w his dad.
It's less time & effort now just to buy them; but, education is invaluable; especially, when the US Dollar goes to zero value and people will starve for the lack of this education, when other countries stop giving us oil in exchange for paper, that the Fed keeps printing.
It's less time & effort now just to buy them; but, education is invaluable; especially, when the US Dollar goes to zero value and people will starve for the lack of this education, when other countries stop giving us oil in exchange for paper, that the Fed keeps printing.
@Blackrain4xmas Those at the market does not taste the same.. Unless they are grown the same.. So NEVER ever compare store potatoes, with what you get growing like this.. NEVER! That is just ignorant. :p
Oh, and PS: That kid need to get more attention .. I hope he is not like that off video as well..
That's a lot of dirt and work for that amount of taters. Hard to believe you didn't get more. I live in Florida. Just as a joke, I planted three red potatoe eyes under my mail box in the front yard. Red potatoe plants are very pretty. When I havested them...I got over 8 pounds of potatoes. I can send you pics if you like.
I really love that beautiful potatoe plant in contrast with the white bucket and your beautiful emaculate yards. You should plant brocolli also . Its good for preventing both breast and prostate cancer. A real investment in your future for all of the work involved, and you can eat the whole plant, leaves and all., plus the head grows after harvest.
again you have the right method, and I love the stacked 55 gallon drum bottoms I am going to try that, make sure when you add soil, you have to bury the entire plant each time you add soil. Production will go WAY up!
@robmelnoahzane Peppers and eggplant too. Just for rotation. Not supposed to plant potatoes in the same dirt more than once in three years. Supposedly the same goes for other nightshades.
The next one is if you dont want to lift up heavy and uses trolly and make two level its like making the same system of the rain cannal where water drops or just like the terase the soil that are going to fall in the hole that has a barrel under it with trolly to move the soil with barrel that collect the soil?
I think its wise to make a net system made in pipe metal or something like that, the bench has hole so under this bench there it shall collect soil again and at the same time can plant again?
I planted two seed potatoes in each five gallon bucket. I am not sure this was the best thing to do. When I took the potatoes out they seemed to run together. This year I have started the esperiment with ten buckets of Red Norland at one seed potato per bucket. I will post results. Good luck.
I'm growing my first batch of potatoes in my backyard this year, so far they look like they are coming along.
In reading up on growing them, if they are small when you harvest them I think that's a sign you need to 'hill' them more before harvesting them. I haven't seen your other videos yet, so I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this.
I think I may have harvested them too soon. The tops were still pretty green. This year I am going to let them die off more. I think I am also going to plant four seed potatoes per barrel this year. We shall see what happens.
I was also trying to pin down the diferences between the two barrels, and the only thing I can come up with is the planting. The barels were the last two containers planted and barrel 2 was planted first. Maybe I just used better seed potatoes in barrel 2 and barrel 1 got the leftovers. That is the only guess I have so far.
lol I can just imagine how heavy that was. I have 5 apple trees in pots they are a pain to move. Great video thanks for sharing it.
SHTFSurvivalist 2 months ago
AMAZING!!! I liked your potatoes and sweet kids. God bless you all
Sbhabhi 3 months ago
spray paint the outside of the your white barrels,I just resort to contractor plastic bags on a leaf bag rack system. I get about a 10 lb per bag which is about one of those 55 food grade barrels your using( we used them also for awhile) I raid them off the ground so I can just roll the wheel barrel under it cut the bottom and sort through the dirt at end of season.
MischievousKittie 5 months ago
I also don't use dirt we use straight compost with a slow drip collected rain water irrigation system.
MischievousKittie 5 months ago
Its far easier planting them straight into the ground and mounding them up a little...you get just as many...one year my crop was all self sown and they were growing higgledy piggledy all over the place and produced a good crop...growing them in straw sounds interesting... very old trick but never tried it
OtagoMark 6 months ago
The important thing is you know how to grow your own. Good Luck
awebreeze 7 months ago
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No better lesson than teaching your son that he can take care of himself. Well done, he will not forget this experience.
jamesoaks69 8 months ago
No better lesson than teaching your son that he can take care of himself. Well done, he will not forget this experience.
jamesoaks69 8 months ago
One thing to remember guys is that these are not potatoes you just fry up! You cannot buy new potatoes in a 5 pound bag. These are new potatoes and taste is no comparison to that from a store bought. These are great for cooking in Beans and canning and really great just boiling and putting butter on them. Yumm!
dltacy 9 months ago
Not disappointing - it's all a learning curve and those spuds must have tasted great
sneakyam 9 months ago
did you hire Mexicans to do the rest of the harvesting???
Maidenfairy12 9 months ago
3.36 aaaaaawww!
bellaellaish 9 months ago
ya it probably is cheaper and a lot less time consuming, but at least you know where its coming from, if its organic, the learning experience, and you get the joy of satisfaction when completed. I'm growing four potato plants, i just started, but my containers are not as big as those ones but still pretty big . I hope that doesn't effect it very much.
Matsutton 10 months ago
i watch this video many times already one of my favorite.
alexis22r 11 months ago
@alexis22r If you give it a try, I hope you will post your results. Maybe you will have even better success and we can learn from that. Good luck.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 11 months ago
so have you figured it out yet, patatoes only need about 16 inches deep to grow, so using only the bottom section of your barrel would be better and your patatoes would be more uniformed, coming from a patatoe grower.
scicciarella65 11 months ago
you must really like potatoes :D thinking about maybe growing some myself... nice video..
s23msc 1 year ago
It's probably less time and effort to just buy em, BUT there's absolutely NO price tag you can put on how much fun your son was having, or the time he got to spend w his dad.
Way to go man. Keep it up
Blackrain4xmas 1 year ago 5
@Blackrain4xmas You're right about the money. I think I saw 10 lbs of spuds for 2.75 at the Wal Mart. Thanks.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
@Blackrain4xmas
It's less time & effort now just to buy them; but, education is invaluable; especially, when the US Dollar goes to zero value and people will starve for the lack of this education, when other countries stop giving us oil in exchange for paper, that the Fed keeps printing.
This is a GREAT lesson in sustainability.
301steady 1 year ago 5
@Blackrain4xmas
It's less time & effort now just to buy them; but, education is invaluable; especially, when the US Dollar goes to zero value and people will starve for the lack of this education, when other countries stop giving us oil in exchange for paper, that the Fed keeps printing.
This is a GREAT lesson in sustainability.
301steady 1 year ago
@Blackrain4xmas Those at the market does not taste the same.. Unless they are grown the same.. So NEVER ever compare store potatoes, with what you get growing like this.. NEVER! That is just ignorant. :p
Oh, and PS: That kid need to get more attention .. I hope he is not like that off video as well..
G0MPgomp 7 months ago
That's a lot of dirt and work for that amount of taters. Hard to believe you didn't get more. I live in Florida. Just as a joke, I planted three red potatoe eyes under my mail box in the front yard. Red potatoe plants are very pretty. When I havested them...I got over 8 pounds of potatoes. I can send you pics if you like.
GradyWhite2007 1 year ago
I really love that beautiful potatoe plant in contrast with the white bucket and your beautiful emaculate yards. You should plant brocolli also . Its good for preventing both breast and prostate cancer. A real investment in your future for all of the work involved, and you can eat the whole plant, leaves and all., plus the head grows after harvest.
alz123alz 1 year ago
again you have the right method, and I love the stacked 55 gallon drum bottoms I am going to try that, make sure when you add soil, you have to bury the entire plant each time you add soil. Production will go WAY up!
chevydmax04 1 year ago
what do you do with all that dirt?
marito001 1 year ago
@marito001 Flower beds, potted plants. Just not potatoes, tomatoes etc.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
@robmelnoahzane why not potatoes and tomatoes? is it just them not to or is it any other?
shellyshell26 1 year ago
@robmelnoahzane Peppers and eggplant too. Just for rotation. Not supposed to plant potatoes in the same dirt more than once in three years. Supposedly the same goes for other nightshades.
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
how long will it take you to harvest the potato from the time of planting? thanks
beverly1910 1 year ago
@beverly1910 Planted 5/1/2009 -- Harvested 8/7/2009. See Recap video for a more complete description.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
The next one is if you dont want to lift up heavy and uses trolly and make two level its like making the same system of the rain cannal where water drops or just like the terase the soil that are going to fall in the hole that has a barrel under it with trolly to move the soil with barrel that collect the soil?
Sonyoooo3 1 year ago
I think its wise to make a net system made in pipe metal or something like that, the bench has hole so under this bench there it shall collect soil again and at the same time can plant again?
Sonyoooo3 1 year ago
lol i wish you'd just go ahead and take your shoes off and dig in..
Plum369 1 year ago
@Plum369 Maybe this year!!
Rob
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
In your other videos you also used 5 gallon buckets. How many seed potatoes did you plant in those? By the way, your little boy...adorable!
sassyscraps31 1 year ago
I planted two seed potatoes in each five gallon bucket. I am not sure this was the best thing to do. When I took the potatoes out they seemed to run together. This year I have started the esperiment with ten buckets of Red Norland at one seed potato per bucket. I will post results. Good luck.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 1 year ago
I'm growing my first batch of potatoes in my backyard this year, so far they look like they are coming along.
In reading up on growing them, if they are small when you harvest them I think that's a sign you need to 'hill' them more before harvesting them. I haven't seen your other videos yet, so I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this.
flibber123 2 years ago
@flibber123
I think I may have harvested them too soon. The tops were still pretty green. This year I am going to let them die off more. I think I am also going to plant four seed potatoes per barrel this year. We shall see what happens.
Thanks, Rob
robmelnoahzane 2 years ago
awsome! I'm gonna try this with tires this year
jihadacadien 2 years ago
Are you using any fertilizers with your potatoes?
MrSirPhase3 2 years ago
I used a starter fertilizer when I planted the seed potatoes, but nothing after that.
robmelnoahzane 2 years ago
build seive, and shake the dirt off the taters!
Axbent 2 years ago
I was also trying to pin down the diferences between the two barrels, and the only thing I can come up with is the planting. The barels were the last two containers planted and barrel 2 was planted first. Maybe I just used better seed potatoes in barrel 2 and barrel 1 got the leftovers. That is the only guess I have so far.
Rob
robmelnoahzane 2 years ago
Man!!! You get to harvest in the shade. What was the difference between 1 and 2 to cause an almost 2# weight difference?
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago