Seed Potatoes

[marinewife50]

Good information but seriously...I hate when videos waste my time. this 10 min video could have passed the info in about half the time. We do not need to hear you count out your seed potatoes 2+ times

[BrandonShayMusic]

thank you so much for teaching me because school doesnt teach me this

[TheMidwestsk8ter]

But will it blend?

[thatguywiththeegg]

Great video. A quick question, long term how much farming space would you say would be required to sustain one person per year? I don't really have access to farm land but this stuff is of concern to me and I would like to start becoming self sufficient before something goes wrong.

[wheelori814]

@thatguywiththeegg check out vids on trash can potatoes, there are many, but watch many of them. there is one with a woman that has a small greenhouse and uses like 5 garbage cans and she gets a couple hundred pounds worth.

[ShoeManShoe68]

I saw another video of yours about planting the potato and I wanted to know how to make the seed. I searched for another video and found another from you.

Thank you for posting so many videos!

I learn a lot from you!

[TheSaltyAdmiral]

Great video! Gonna try it myself:)

But I have a question: My space is limited, how much space do I need between the seed potatoes? If I plant them in 5gallon buckets for instance, how many can be planted in the same bucked do you think?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings from Norway^^

[cowboysaver1971]

great vid kev, how are your melons doing out at the camp ?

[genmama1955]

Do you mulch them once in a while so the tubers don't get near the son, or do you just cover them with more dirt as the leaves grow. I want to do this in a garbage can. Thanks!

[RummelsdorfLabs]

Love your experiments! Greetings from a fellow garden experimenter out of Hamburg, Germany. Keep on growing!

[MrBoburell]

This was very helpful. I needed step by step. Thanks!

[powerspade]

When cutting potatoes you can leave them to dry for 48 hours before planting. Plant at least 4 to 8 inches deep just incase of frosts. I have been growing potatoes for 53 years and it works for me Remember to earth up when plant are about 4 inches high. I plant about 300 tubers per season which gives me about 6 cwt of potatoes That lasts me all Winter. Nothing beats the taste of home grown spuds ( that what we call them in the UK )

[powerspade]

Plant at least 4 inches deep just incase of frosts

[stonethemason]

Thanks for this video. It really helpedme out last year!!!

[stonethemason]

I planted some Yukon Golds last year and man...they made the creamiest mashed potatoes

[JadeDragon814]

Wow thanks! I'm growing potatoes for the first time next month. I hope it works! :)

[RaptorQueen]

It Worked! :)

[ThereAreNoSides]

Very informative :-)

But knife safety 101 - Cut away from yourself, dude! lol

[1Rowdy1derful]

@ThereAreNoSides You know what dude. I have been raising potato's for about 60 years and I cut the seed every spring, and I always cut them towards my thumb and have yet to cut myself. I guess if you are a dumb ass you might have a problem. I soak them for about 5 min in a dilute solution of bleach water. That kills bacteria and keeps them from rotting and also keeps blithe and scale from growing on them. All around good video though. You can cut your seed as long as you leave an eye on.

[gemmy207]

Really expanatory!

I'm gonna be growing my own veg next year and found this site which is really helpful:

the-goodlife.info

[hillbillydulex24]

omg what state do u live in in feburary potatos wont think about growing

[johnpeelslovechild]

Really handy video. Thank you.

[marieatthelake]

Very informative. Thank you.

[romeoneverdies]

you can plant any plants any ways upside down on the side what ever

plants will always grow roots and leafs towards top or bottom

plant a seed upside down and it will always grow towards the upside producing leaves and roots towards bottom .

[gunnuttcx4storm]

have you ever planted them in a bucket or trash can?

[wanditawandita37]

can i use store bough potatoes , well i have some that have eyes , please reply thanks

[molemanlivesagain]

ill shoot you a personal message

[molemanlivesagain]

you should be fine but i would take some in just incase. im in a condo so i got a deck, good for carrots and tomatoes. so im more of a beans and rice guy.

[molemanlivesagain]

depends on your weather and what animals you have around. if you live off these potatoes or ever plan to then just dig up a few for seeds. a few is like atleast 10-20 depending on garden size.

[molemanlivesagain]

not a good idea. might all die.

[thedarside92]

Thank so much. When I try to grow potatoes i was planting them upside down. Thankyou and god bless.

[DreamPharaoh]

This is great! Thank you for teaching us how to do this; great work.

[cisum1111]

Do you bury the sprout?

[futuremillions]

Bury the entire thing.

[cisum1111]

How much water do they need?

[StormRider308]

So you plant it sprout part up, do you bury it comepletely or leave the sprot sticking out of the ground?

[survivalistboards]

StormRider308 - bury them about 3 inches down - and be sure to visit the forums.

[paintball227]

I dont seem to have problems with rotting becasue i just cut them 10 sec before placing them in the ground. They always come up.

[Trebor508]

would west texas soil be good?

[Trebor508]

wat?

[tannertgf]

its jim dangle

[C0mmanderEddingt0n]

very good video. Thanks so much for posting this.

I have just started to grow potatoes in the yard. I cut the larger potatoes I had into smaller chunks like you did but I did not leave them to form another skin for a week, I just put them staight in the ground. I hope they dont rot and die.

thanks again

[robdmhaze]

got a question. he says to plant with the sprout up, is that with the sprout and potato under the dirt or sprout above dirt and the potato part under? please help..

[DixieBassMaster]

put the whole thing under dirt with eye up but still under ground...

[DixieBassMaster]

the whole thing under ground with eye up..

[dissent4freedom]

i hope youre talking about lime/lemon juice...?

[sallyos06460]

Mine organic tates have sprouted but they are soft and wrinkly. Will they still be good for planting, the roots look great

[bookhound63]

They are only wrinkly because the sprouts are soaking up the water in them. They are fine to plant.

[sallyos06460]

Thank you. I planted them.

[bookhound63]

Cool. I hope it goes well. I just uploaded a new video showing my container and upside-down garden. I just planted my potatoes yesterday.

[markcumbriauk]

I just planted my spuds today ;-)

[blamshiza]

good stuff, thanks for sharing

[Decebal825]

is a requirement of survivalists to ware military looking hats?

[TheDrfoxx]

Thanks for sharing:) This was very helpful. Totally answered my how to make these things sprout faster. Soaking in water? I`ll try it right now`)

[centervilletn]

great video!...gardening is so important this year folks...the banks arent loaning farmers money for fertilizer this spring..imagine the cost of food by fall!

[Beef999]

I really enjoyed it --but do you HAVE to wear the hat?? ;-)

[okfarmgal]

how many potatoes should i allow for each person in my family?

how do i know which potatoes will the best to transplant?

where can i get bonemeal?

these may be common knowledge questions, but my family is just beginning the process of simplifying and surviving. thanks, E

[centervilletn]

ive planted 30lbs of potatoes for my family of 4....i expect to get about 300 lbs....or so...ive planted in the ground but i have also planted in old tires...i expect to get 60 lbs from 5 cuts of potatoe in the tires...

Instead of lime you can use ashes from your wood stove/fireplace...

bonemeal is available at any garden store that sells rose food....even wallmart carries bonemeal in most locations.

I live in tennessee and my potatoes have been planted for a month...second crop in june

[justmom66]

good stuff ty for sharring. potatoes are yum and good for you and so versatile. and means potato dumplings yum =] how about sweet potatoes? are they seeded the same?

[darkmaster388]

Fun!

[tati667]

Thank you so much! Out of the dozens of videos about planting potatoes his has been the best, most informative one. Way better than the gardening websites even

[Signzit]

thank you!

[Harajuku3000]

awesome great information

[uturniaphobic]

a great help thank you!

are there genetically modified potato seeds to avoid? I want to seed my own next year.

also, do we bury the whole sprout or leave the top exposed?

[icannotthinkofone]

bury the whole thing, deep, under loose soil

[tallswede68]

How deep?

[survivalistboards]

3 - 4 inches, maybe more.

[mywootgarden]

republican or demicrat?

[NBaimf]

mywootgarden, neither I've you have any clue as to what's going on these days.

How a bout americans for freedom and the Constitution.

[nbm34]

what time of the year can you plant potatoes.

Can you grow them in the winter in your home with heat and light.???

[nbm34]

AdudefromNY much appreciate your help in this matter. Thank you. My regards

[CanKaraoke]

Would you advise me how to water the potatoes plants from start to harvest. I am a beginner.

Thanks

[sthrnynk]

MokomaSusi (7 months ago) I started to hate potatoes in the army. Potatoes what they made us to eat (every single day) were same what farmers send to pig farms...cheapest stuff in market.

Only we and pigs eated those potatoes.

My Dad(retired army), is the same way with certain beans, but I'll bet he'll eat them again if TSHTF, and there's not much else.

[paintball227]

You said peoples potatoes were rotting undergroud and they didnt grow, unless u let them dry, i cut mine like 5 min before i planted them and they grew idk if i got lucky but they are doing very well.

[Southern661]

I dont understand how potatoes grow. Now, when you plant it, does it just grow one potato per sprout, or does it grow many? Does the potato have seeds? how do you get more potatoes out of a single potato?

[Carlstens]

The spuds are "Growths" on the roots, When You plant 1 potatoe... Maybe a half dozen will grow in it's roots. You have to keep covering them with soil as summer progresses. They can't be exposed to sun. They will produce a poison if they are.

[ChangeofSpace]

Hello there, may I ask what is the purpose of bone meal is? and what is it made of?

[JeffreyRodriguez]

I picked up some plain old potatoes about a week or two ago at the grocery store. I read somewhere that potatoes are sprayed with something to inhibit their growth.

So I washed them off and left them sitting out on my counter.

I noticed they sprout faster if they have sunlight hitting them.

[londerosa]

I just subscribed to your channel. Looks like good info. The way the economy is going, I think it's important to grow as much of our own food as possible. Do you know how far south you can grow potatoes? I live in stinking hot southern Utah, and assumed that it was too hot to grow them here. But then I saw some seed potatoes for sale in a Walmart here, and thought what the heck, I'm going to try. I ought to be able to grow sweet potatoes, although I will probably have to mailorder them.

[WilkersonBricore]

I gave you 5 stars of course. It's great to see people trying to help others. Great video!

Dora Renee' Wilkerson

[hexen0]

do potatoes need alot of sun to grow? last summer i planted some beans in my woods, thats the only place my parents would let me grow em so i just wondered if it would work there in the woods

[survivalistboards]

You can dip the cut see potatoes into lime, wood ash, or sulfur.

[Radwayguy]

How deep do you plant them?

[survivalistboards]

about 3 inches down.

[bakcompat]

well done as usual kev

[desertsurvivalist]

Great information, I am going to try that this spring.

[doodle310]

Got some spuds sprouting under the sink right now ! You just probably saved someones life with this vid.Thanks brother.

[ArmyRanger10]

Nice vid. Why not just cut each potato up for more plants?

[survivalistboards]

Have you checked video section in the gardening forum, I posted some pictures and this video there. Cutting the potatoes is exactly what I did. Now I have enough to plant my garden.

[wigglesdabum]

Hes saying the ones that DONT have extra sprouts why dont you just cut the rest off and keep it till it sprouts to plant.

[survivalistboards]

When you cut the potato, you only have a couple of days/weeks before it starts to rot. Some of the potatoes I cut 2 days ago already have mold starting to grow on them. So I need to get them in the ground ASAP before the mold takes over the cutting.

[JeffreyRodriguez]

Hey Kevin, great videos. I was wondering what the climate's like where you live and how many acres you have. How much of your property have you dedicated to growing?

[survivalistboards]

Drop by the website and check out the gardening section, I have a lot of pictures and videos posted there.

[ProductionDesignrMAX]

I like the candy cane wallpaper.  =D

[MokomaSusi]

I started to hate potatoes in the army. Potatoes what they made us to eat (every single day) were same what farmers send to pig farms...cheapest stuff in market.

Only we and pigs eated those potatoes.

[sthrnynk]

My Dad(retired army), is the same way with certain beans, but I'll bet he'll eat them again if TSHTF, and there's not much else.