OUTDOOR PLANTS #11-GROWING POTATOES IN POTS

I LEARNED THIS TECHNIQUE FROM ALOHA CARAMIA, A YOU TUBE VIDEO MASTER, AND I WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW EASY THIS IS. WE TAKE YUKON GOLD POTATOES AND CUT THEM IN HALF, PUTTING THEM IN WATER AND WATCHING FOR THE GROWTH FROM THE POTATO EYES. THEN WE PLANT THEM ANS WAIT.

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[kokonutbaby1]

Also i heard u do not put potatoes in the same dirt u used the time before as it can spread blight to the new crop...u need to rotate ur crops.

[bonsai9723]

Thanks for the info! Jerry

[bonsai9723]

Hi, This is the method that I used previously, and it worked well for me. May be other ways to do this. We all keep learning. Thanks for writing, Jerry

[mukwah1111]

Nice video. I once discovered very small potatoes growing inside my compost bin when I was digging it out in the spring. I was so excited. Gathered them up & took them to show my 94 yr old mother our "Irish pataters". Left them at her doorstep & went back to shovelling & distr. the compost. When I came back - the potatoes were gone...my mother had steamed them up & ate them !!! Thks for sharing your technique !

[bonsai9723]

Hi, Funny story. Thanks for writing. Jerry

[tiroler537]

Small pot for the 2 potatoes,even for just one,but better that nothing,nice idea but have a beeter one.Just let the chosen potato sit in a open paper bag and they will start the bud and once they start to schrivel just divide up the potato with one or 2 buds Let the cuts dry for a few days and they will be ready for planting.

[bonsai9723]

Hi, I tried the bag procedure, but have had faster and better luck doing it this way. Whatever works for you. Thanks for sharing! Jerry

[PCO636]

The potatoes grow from the sides of the shoots that grow from the seeds, so as the plant growth grows upward lots of potatoes grow from the sides of this plant growth causing lots more to grow as you add more compost to the sack. Placing potatoes only 4 inches from the top of the bucket leaves no room for potatoes to grow because they cannot grow below the seed potatoes, it works great for me, I expect 30 to 40 good sized baking potatoes from a 100ltr sack. Use only fresh good quality compost.

[thelittlesyou]

Ok, what you did wrong. Potatoes only grow between the seed potato and the top of the plant. So you plant you seed potatoes 4" deep. rather you should plant them at the bottom and as they grow continue to cover the stem until the pot is full. That way you get 8" of grow space for your pototatoes.

[TheDaniel13761]

@kokonutbaby1 yeah you over-watered,potatoes are durable and dont need much of anything

[FlintknapperJimmy]

I had a bag of potatoes that sat in a bag for a couple of moths. They have growth everywhere. I just planted them. Thanks for the tips!

[MrTJHS]

Please watch my video and offer as much advise or tips that you can. I really love your videos and I think you are a Fantastic gardener!! Please leave me a comment.. Thanks

[kaw765]

dont use the same dirt. this guy is a noob

[SPCkeith]

that pot looks quite small. I thought spuds needed a lot of room? I take it they'll grow fine in say a 5 gallon bucket?

[gromacs1]

pco636 you are right about green potatoes, only if eaten , this gentleman is not eating them , he is using them has seed potatoes

[BMIfanatic]

why are you putting them in water? Just put them in a paper bag and keep them in the dark...they will sprout...also plant them in the bottom of the container covered by the dirt and as they emerge and grow 2-4 inches...add more dirt and that way you will get more potatoes by the time the leaves are above the container. Its called hilling...this is kids stuff.

[kokonutbaby1]

so does it take 3 months or longer to grow a mature potatoe? I got a late start in spring, around end of May so this is mid July and i checked on some in container where plants looked like dying and the spuds were small and some very tiny and i think one had rotted cuz it was gooey and smelled bad...am wondering if i am watering too much also..i do it once a day but its been hot here in arkansas so far this summer 90s F.