Homestead Series Potato Planting

We are planting our potato crop. Sharing some tips, gardening with kids.

We plant 8 inches apart about 4 inches deep. When the plants grow about 6 to 8 inches tall we start to hill up the sides.

See a more about our row maker and spacers in this vid.
Homestead Series Making Row Spacers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em0lhFGbXbM

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[MomOfTwoInTexas]

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!

[HomesteadAcres]

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

[ForexStrategySecrets]

Thanks for the information on planting potatoes.

[pauluminous]

Get some organic grown potatoes from a nearby farm or homestead.

[yesiamanalien]

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.

[berean73]

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.

[Michigansnowpony]

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.

[EbolaV1rus]

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!

[JOSYMOL]

Thanks for the valuable info. I appreciate it. ;)

[EbolaV1rus]

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!