Planting potatoes

[PuppetierMaster]

This doesn't help me get Portal 2.... VALVE!!!!

[dublinpeter1]

When he turned the soil over each spud fell over. NOT the way to do it.

[traxcorp]

Excellent.... well done

[woodman233]

Thank you very helpful video

[jerrydff7]

can i use dog poop?

[emunewz]

@jerrydff7 You can't use the poo of animals who are meat-eaters - only vegetarians' poo

[donaldsharpe]

Great video. My daughters and I are gonna plant some potatoes today in Tennessee!!!

[jmackman]

that compost looks like leaves lol shouldnt they be decomposed?

[newheys]

It was straw based horse manure that was about 4 months old. Not fully rotted, but enough.

[wiseguygabriel]

You should not really blame dad for being spaced out.When you do something you really like we all become spaced out.: )

[wiseguygabriel]

A useful documentary.Thank you for posting it.I assume the potatoes grow in larger numbers in the "loose"soil then hard one yes?

[petanimelayu]

org mude xde ke??syian org tua tu...hehehe

[dawidziwsko]

looks like dad is the one who is "spaced-out"

[searchlight22]

Father and Child; growing spuds. Magical

[MRSketch09]

Thanks for documenting this.... It was an interesting video to those interested in planting potatoes.

I am curious though about the raised soil in the boxes... what purpose did this serve?

[KARStarla]

What kind of compost was that? It looked like a tub of leaves, was it just leaves?

[hbanana7]

i love the accent, and the straight-forward simplicity of the video. I am trying to plant some potatoes, and this video was a great help! Thank you. How often should I water??

[newheys]

I have never watered potatoes in my life.

If it is dry, mulch will help, but if you have plenty of organic material dug in, then you do not need to water, unless in a desert!

[paddyoak]

I just planted a potato in the ground about

6" deep (14 centimeters). Is it really important to let the eyes sprout? The eyes of the one I planted were just starting to sprout, and I'm thinking I should've waited a bit to let them sprout more.

[wintercat2]

No, eyes do not have to be sprout first. As long as there are eyes that's all that matters.

[primal111]

orgonite will make your plants grow 300% faster and tast better all natrual,non toxic,but beware it also enlightens you,lololol

[mslouisa]

Thanks for this video!  I live in the USA, in California, about 1 hour north of San Francisco. Planted my potatoes today using your method. Thanks,George and daughter!

[newheys]

I hope your weather is better than ours. The tradition in England is to plant potatoes on Good Friday, which apart from Sunday when labour was not allowed, was the first opportunity the working man had to get out and work his plot. Today we had unseasonable snow,and my potatoes are still unplanted!

[mslouisa]

Oh, I can't imagine snow at Eastertime! We are having unseasonably warm weather with occasionally a bit of frost overnight...just enough to make the grass pretty in the morning.

I didn't know about the planting potatoes on Good Friday thing...I'll do it then from now on.

Hope your weather warms soon!

[KARStarla]

mslouisa, how are your potatoes coming? Its been three months since your posting, and I thought I'd ask ya :)

[cloruske]

can anyone advise me of a cheap way of creating the loops over the beds to create a mimi polytunnel please.from a 52 year old begginer . i planted my spuds today,using a 30 year old percy thrower book...not thing seems to have changed much.!your soil looks a lot lighter than mine, thanks and happy gardening from Kilkenny Ireland

[maxjonz]

Hi - for the loops buy a length of 15mm or 22mm blue poly pipe from screwfix direct and cut into lengths of 6ft for a 4 ft bed. I used 15mm. Put dowel in each end to push into the ground. Use screws to hold in the dowel and the screw heads for twine to hold down the polythene. I believe Geoff Hamilton has a video of this somewhere on the internet.

[vudumojo]

Great video.

[seanjamesc]

When was this? What was the variety? Did you do an update video of the final crop?