potatoes part 1

[davidringosr]

hi there! just wanted to thank you for all the info.I have learned so much from your videos.You do a wonderful job . also where ,are you located.I,m in north ga ,usa . thanks again david ringo

[mrfunderful]

i love your videos man; very well done... keep up the good work!

[tonybminor]

I love the Welsh well done mate

[homertalk]

How many potatoes do you get? Your giving up good potatoes to make more.

[dkim68]

Is there any danger of killing the plants when earthing up the soil on top of them?

[jerrydff7]

can i use dog poop?

[masm60]

@jerrydff7 I've heard that you don't want to use manure from meat eating animals. Cows and horses are fine.

[jerrydff7]

can all Potato be seeds?

[laidbackguy1972]

@jerrydff7 yes you can actually buy a bag from the store and i usually let them go for a month or so and the eyes begin sprouting in the bag cut them into pieces so that each has a couple eyes and plant away.

[wxpm]

i going to grow some container spuds this year for the first time , your vid was very helpful , thanks

[jihadacadien]

LOL I used to have the same army shirt!.....I'm gonna try growing potatoes in tires, stacked up.

[scrfambledegs]

snappy dresser.. but he is so sexxxxxxxxxxxxy in the garden with soil under his nose! sigh!

[MetaKittie]

It seems like a lot of fun to grow your own food. The only thing I'll never grow are tomatoes. Last time I had them there were huge yellow spiders. I'm arachnophobic.

[EraQuisnamVigila]

My plants were planted about 2 months back and are over 1m tall with LOTS of green leaves. I have hilled them up about 12" so far. They havent flowered yet so what i need to know is.. when can i dig them up? Also, someone told me you can bring the potatoes up but leave the plant to regrow more on the same plant. Is this true?

[HomeworkHelper1]

I don't know about reusing the plant, but you can harvest potatoes early whenever you want, they would just be small. For mature potatoes you want to harvest after the vines turn brown and are dead and dry.

[badraLou]

It'd be nice to do a follow up video after they've grown up or when you're getting ready to harvest them! Thanks

[RezStudio]

Spuds are ace :) I am growing a few tubs worth. Nice

[BOSSJJOS]

i love spuds

[WoundedEgo]

Potatoes should be planted 5 or 6 inches in the ground. You planted kind of shallow. If a potato emerges from the ground, the sun causes it to produce a toxin (and it turns green). Potatoes are in the Nightshade family (along with Poinsettas, tomatoes and peppers.

[itisoktobeme]

Thank you. Now, how long do they have to stay in the containers?

[WoundedEgo]

Until the plant dies. Leave one or two for next batch.

[steph5504]

awesome!

[sheeplesz]

Thanks! Can you plant sweet potatoes this way?

[WoundedEgo]

Yes.

[crispyz19]

plant sweet potatoe in shallow dirt , so 20-  30 cm below surface is hard .then they wont grow long and skinny.they.will be short and fat.

[Bushdoctor68]

Awesome. Thanks for that.

Now I have to plant some, even though it's the end of summer in Holland.

I heard that when you keep adding soil while the plant grows, a single plant can produce huge amounts of spuds.

[crispyz19]

yep plant them potatoes down towards the bottom. then heap them up.potatoes grow above the seed. up the stem

[guinessboyz]

Great ideas!!! Keep them coming!!!

[theproducegarden]

yes its real cold,the rest of the garden is really average, its just a recycled army jacket and i'll harvest these spuds in autumn.

[flashback1234]

why do you wear a jacket with a German flag on it??

[scrumptiousvittles]

Weil es super hammer geil ist!

[flashback1234]

sorry but I`m not german. But I think you said something like : because it`s cool. I`m from Holland so I understand some=P

[scrumptiousvittles]

Because it's super hammer cool, indeed! :)

German must be one of the most ridiculous languages on earth.

[OldSmellyCrotch]

It sounds like a type-writer, with tin-foil paper, falling down a flight of stairs.

Ick Iena shctack vas zinc.

As you can tell my German is steeped in ignorance, but the analogy works.

[greentxmama]

Stupid question, I guess...but are potatoes a fall/winter crop? Will they be ready to harvest in winter or spring?

[beutifullady]

Is it cold out? I noticed the winter hat and the jacket. How is the rest of your garden doing?