Container Pot Grown New Potatoes 1st Harvest Results What a yield

[goldenwolfcat]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[BalconyGrow]

Nice. Did you grow them in pure compost or did you add something else to them? ~Jeri :0)

[allotmentdiary]

@BalconyGrow Hi,I added 4oz of blood,fish and bone to the bottom half of the compost as spuds are hungry plants they benefit from the fertilizer.

Cheers,Dan

[rozeraseel1]

very nice video i love your videos

[gjmcart]

Love It! At 1:44 you sound like a man who has found a pot of gold.

If you are careful, would it be worth it to put that plant back in the pot to try to grow the rest?

[allotmentdiary]

@gjmcart I don't think there will be enough roots intact to support the foliage but next time I'll give it a go and see.

If they grow to the size of marbles it's worth it I suppose.

Cheers,Dan.

[gjmcart]

Love It! At 1:44 you sound like a man who has found a pot of gold.

[mhpgardener]

Nice haul Dan ! What variety was that ? A couple more weeks and the other tubs will be splitting at the seams !

[allotmentdiary]

@mhpgardener Hi,the variety was Casablanca.

First time I've grown them.

They're actually an exhibition show potato variety but they taste really good and seem to be pretty high yielding.

If you want an unbelievable high yielding crop that are also drought resistant then try "Picasso" I used to grow these and got about 10-15 lbs per plant...I'm not kidding !..I think they eat the soil..LOL.

Cheers,Dan.

[bnbob01]

Woo Hoo..

Great haul & hope the rest are that productive...

Now have hopes for my small bags...

Have a great one....

[911no]

I think you have converted me.... Come next spring that is the way I will grow spuds :) Hope the rest come out as well.

[KayakFisher01]

Dan have you ever re-potted the plant you just harvested potatoes from? Just bury it again and see what happens? To me it seems the plant would still grow and produce some more potatoes as long as it doesn't freeze.

[baconsoda]

Lovely! Now I'm going to be scared to open mine, LOL.

Best Wishes, Brendan.

[allotmentdiary]

@baconsoda I was surprised at the amount I managed so hopefully you'll have the same reaction at yours.

Cheers,Dan.

[EMOTTYVILLE]

top tuberage old chap! splendid show!

[allotmentdiary]

@EMOTTYVILLE Well thank you, fellow spudmeister.

All we need to do now is to get our Council to let us have the Compost that they produce from OUR green waste for free and we could all be pretty much self sufficient.

I feel a petition coming on !

[bilstonjay]

I've got 5 tubs filled with spuds like that and they are starting to flower. I might dig one of them out and see what I could be scoffing.

[tigratigratigra]

Hi Dan did you put the seed potatoes in a little compost first in the bottom of the pot then waited while the leaves came through then cover with compost again and again until it reached the top of the pot, or did you just put them in the bottom of the pot and fill upto the top with compost?? very interested in knowing because you got a really good yield for 1 pot :o)

[allotmentdiary]

@tigratigratigra Hi,I just filled the pot 1/4 full with multipurpose compost then mixed in 4oz of fertilizer,then put the seed potato on the top and filled the pot half full.

Then as you say I just kept topping up so that just the odd leaf was poking out and actually covered them totally when frost was forecast twice.

These were Casablanca which seem to be a good yielder and pretty decent to eat too.

Cheers,Dan.

[tigratigratigra]

@allotmentdiary Thanks for getting back so quick Dan, going to have to get some Casablanca and do a few pots before it's to late this season.

Regards Tracey

[hobbypotter]

Okay...I started giggling when you kept pulling those things out of the dirt! I just love how lush everything looks! This is my 1st time of attempting to thrive a garden ;) ! Your dirt looks healthy...just wanting to run my hands through your dirt (purely horticultural!)

[allotmentdiary]

@hobbypotter I still get a real buzz out of digging up spuds.

The "dirt" or soil I use in the pots is just plain and simple shop bought multipurpose compost with a bit of extra fertilizer added.

So there's no secret to it at all,just get the watering right and you're laughing.

Cheers,Dan.

[iowanne]

I can't wait to see the rest of the containers when you harvest them too.  It's like a treasure hunt and I love it! : ) Thanks Dan, you've given me hope.

[iowanne]

You certainly have a green thumb. There must be a secret to this technique. I've tried this before and have had poor results. Please expose the secret soil you're using for such amazing results! Watering how often ect. Enquiring minds need to know. :)

[allotmentdiary]

@iowanne No secret to it at all,that's the beauty of it.

You need to add about 4oz of fertilizer to the bottom half of the compost though as spuds are hungry plants.

Then get a high yielding variety,these are Casablanca which seem pretty productive.

As for watering just keep moist but not too wet as much as possible.

When they have loads of leaves on like this you can be giving them almost a watering can full a day in sunny weather and they still dry out.

So no secret whatsoever

Cheers,Dan

[ShannyCleaner]

What's the dirt made of?

[redcrystal69]

@ShannyCleaner lol.. dirt? :D

Seriously I'd say a good compost!