Great stuff. Ok, maybe a newbie question, but can I just buy a potatoe from my local grocery store at plant it? Do I need a special type of seed potatoe? Thanks for any help.
Potatoes you buy from the store usually is treated with chemicals aimed to keep it from growing or to slow down its growth. I experimented with potatoes from stores and seed potatoes and the seed potatoes performed far better. The store potatoes did sprout but the plants were small and weak and didn't do well at all.
I backtracked your vid's trying to find out how much you planted to get the yield shown in the root cellar video. I see you have a large area, but can you let me know about how many lbs you planted to get the harvest you did? We go through about 20 lbs of potato's a week, so your numbers seem to be right in line with what I should be planting, lol. Your getting great results, mind me asking what varieties? Like you, we use a lot more whites than reds. I prefer my reds as new potatoes. Thx!
ok its hard to say but about 1lbs planted seems to give about 5lbs back the big garden your seeing is the whites and i expect to get about 1200 -1500lbs from that hope this helps
Excellent and informative video about growing potatoes. One thing I would like to add for those who have very little space...you too can grow your own spuds!! Pick and area that gets full sun or at least 6 hours of sun a day. Start with one tire, fill with soil (not too much organic matter as this may cause your spuds to form "scab") plant your spuds, 3 pieces per tire. As the vines grow, add another tire on top and fill with soil. Can go 3 to 4 tires high. To harvest, kick the tires over!
I'm doing the same thing in collapsible lawn and leaf bags. Have four planted and coming up and have two more to do.
I read an article on using straw mixed with compost to cover them as they come up (From the Backwoodshome magazine site) and I'm going to do that with them. I hope to do a video on it as it's a potato experiment this year. I am lean on growing ground around our house, so any way I can save on space, I'll try.
Great idea with the spacer for the kids! I need to involve my girls (about the same age as yours ) in the garden more. They're game, but Momma needs to be less of a perfectionist (okay, okay, ANAL) about her garden. : )
I planted about a dozen potatoes this year. I hope they produce potatoes. What is the best way to remove them when they are ready to pick, when they are in a plane ground area like that? How you get them out without damaging them?
Wait until the vines have yellowed and are dying...then CAREFULLY dig up your spuds, being careful not to cut them, any that get cut by your shovel need to be eaten asap. Lay your harvested potatoes UNWASHED on a layer of newspapers in the shade for a day, do not wash them! Just gently brush the soil off the spuds. After 24 hour shade curing, they can be stored in a cool dark place. Do NOT wash your potatoes until right before you are going to cook them. Washing them makes them rot.
2-4 months...depending on variety and climate. However, the dying of the vines is your best indicator. Don't forget to "hill up" your spuds as the vines are growing! The spuds form along those vines under the earth.
You can harvest some before the vines die, for some yummy small "pot roast" spuds as I call them, they will be small and tender, perfect for cooking with a pot roast!
Thanks for the information on planting potatoes.
ForexStrategySecrets 11 months ago
Great stuff. Ok, maybe a newbie question, but can I just buy a potatoe from my local grocery store at plant it? Do I need a special type of seed potatoe? Thanks for any help.
berean73 2 years ago
Potatoes you buy from the store usually is treated with chemicals aimed to keep it from growing or to slow down its growth. I experimented with potatoes from stores and seed potatoes and the seed potatoes performed far better. The store potatoes did sprout but the plants were small and weak and didn't do well at all.
yesiamanalien 2 years ago
Get some organic grown potatoes from a nearby farm or homestead.
pauluminous 2 years ago
I backtracked your vid's trying to find out how much you planted to get the yield shown in the root cellar video. I see you have a large area, but can you let me know about how many lbs you planted to get the harvest you did? We go through about 20 lbs of potato's a week, so your numbers seem to be right in line with what I should be planting, lol. Your getting great results, mind me asking what varieties? Like you, we use a lot more whites than reds. I prefer my reds as new potatoes. Thx!
MomOfTwoInTexas 2 years ago
ok its hard to say but about 1lbs planted seems to give about 5lbs back the big garden your seeing is the whites and i expect to get about 1200 -1500lbs from that hope this helps
HomesteadAcres 2 years ago
Excellent and informative video about growing potatoes. One thing I would like to add for those who have very little space...you too can grow your own spuds!! Pick and area that gets full sun or at least 6 hours of sun a day. Start with one tire, fill with soil (not too much organic matter as this may cause your spuds to form "scab") plant your spuds, 3 pieces per tire. As the vines grow, add another tire on top and fill with soil. Can go 3 to 4 tires high. To harvest, kick the tires over!
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
I'm doing the same thing in collapsible lawn and leaf bags. Have four planted and coming up and have two more to do.
I read an article on using straw mixed with compost to cover them as they come up (From the Backwoodshome magazine site) and I'm going to do that with them. I hope to do a video on it as it's a potato experiment this year. I am lean on growing ground around our house, so any way I can save on space, I'll try.
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
Great idea with the spacer for the kids! I need to involve my girls (about the same age as yours ) in the garden more. They're game, but Momma needs to be less of a perfectionist (okay, okay, ANAL) about her garden. : )
Michigansnowpony 2 years ago
I planted about a dozen potatoes this year. I hope they produce potatoes. What is the best way to remove them when they are ready to pick, when they are in a plane ground area like that? How you get them out without damaging them?
JOSYMOL 2 years ago
Wait until the vines have yellowed and are dying...then CAREFULLY dig up your spuds, being careful not to cut them, any that get cut by your shovel need to be eaten asap. Lay your harvested potatoes UNWASHED on a layer of newspapers in the shade for a day, do not wash them! Just gently brush the soil off the spuds. After 24 hour shade curing, they can be stored in a cool dark place. Do NOT wash your potatoes until right before you are going to cook them. Washing them makes them rot.
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago 2
Great information for a potato-planting rookie like me, hehe. Thanks Ebola... ;)
If is not too much to ask, how long approximately takes to harvest the potatoes? How many months or weeks? Thanks. ;}
JOSYMOL 2 years ago
2-4 months...depending on variety and climate. However, the dying of the vines is your best indicator. Don't forget to "hill up" your spuds as the vines are growing! The spuds form along those vines under the earth.
You can harvest some before the vines die, for some yummy small "pot roast" spuds as I call them, they will be small and tender, perfect for cooking with a pot roast!
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
Thanks for the valuable info. I appreciate it. ;)
JOSYMOL 2 years ago
thats good to know much appreciated
DealerDirekt 2 years ago
last year i used potatoes that started growing the composter
alldrunkedup 2 years ago