Don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON and also the BELL ICON to be notified when each new video is uploaded. I hope you enjoy the videos and let me know if you have any suggestions for future videos. Thank you for watching. Kind regards. Gary
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. Yes, Kale is one of the most durable crops I grow and can withstand a lot of conditions that other veg would struggle with. Kind regards. Gary
@@charlotterydz6343 Yes, it is a little late to start leeks from seed however you could try your local garden centre to see if the have any small seedlings. Kind regards. Gary
@@sheilathomas8528 @TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen Thanks 😊 I’ll take a look this week, or I might be lucky at my local community swap event 🤞 If not I’ll use the space for more Spinach 🥬
I bought some big heavy duty farm plastics for raspberries but they continually failed surviving the winter in them, so corn this year and its done so wonderful, and made for a great addition to the garden.
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. You are so right about corn. Such a wonderful crop, one of my favourites. Kind regards. Gary
Very helpful video, thank you. We are just harvesting our potatoes, and have already put in some leeks and French beans so they are clearly in the right place! I might try putting salad greens an spinach into big tubs as I have lots of seedlings, and I’m concerned about the slugs devastating them!
@@annedoyle9640 thank you very much for your comment and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. I know what you mean about slugs, they can be a real nuisance! Kind regards. Gary
Thanks Gary…really helpful video! New to growing veg this year - I have 3 containers of charlottes (same buckets as yours), still in the soil, stems cut off last week. Planning to follow your advice, add nutrients & rotate that soil for cabbage, kale & carrots in two raised grow tables with netting or domed lids to protect from pests/slugs. Would it then work to re-use the potato buckets for Christmas potatoes, by rotating the soil from the raised grow tables after growing salad leaves, lettuce & carrots? This way, my potatoes remain on the ground (with added farmyard manure) and the leafy greens are more protected. And would you recommend adding sand for the carrots?Sorry for long comment!
Thank you very much for your comment which is great appreciated. I’m pleased you enjoyed the video. Yes, you could reuse the soil/compost from your lettuce etc for your Christmas potatoes as these types of veg do not use lots of nutrients like other veg. You may want to add a sprinkle of fish, blood and bone to the mix but this will be fine. You could add some sand for your carrots however if your soil/compost is reasonably good and find them this will not be necessary. I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
Hello Gary, thank you for your video. I have a question please! I have just harvested my first potatoes and was wondering about the same question, so thanks. However, where I had planted my potatoes was in front of a blackberry bush. At the moment they have mini fruits which have not gone grown fully yet. Are any of those 5 can plant after potatoes vegetables still okay to plant with the blackberry bush??? Many thanks
I was particularly interested in what NOT to plant directly after potatoes - but would this equally apply to the following season? Or would the break of a number of months nullify and potential problems? Many thanks.
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m pleased that you enjoyed the video. A few months break for the soil/compost should give it sufficient time to recover and especially if you add manure or other nutrients it should be fine to grow those veg highlighted in the video for the following season. Having said that, it is always a good idea to rotate the growing position of potatoes each year, so that is one crop that I would not plant where potatoes have been planted the year before. Kind regards. Gary
Many thanks - that's what I thought. I obviously would not plant potatoes again in the same spot but was just wondering about ht rest. Enjoy your videos very much.@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen
Thank you so much for this video. It just popped up on my home feed, gave it a watch as I’ll be harvesting my first ever potatoes in a week or so (I think, I hope!). I was planning carrots for one and cauliflower in the other. Do you think cauliflower will do okay, are they classed as a leafy green? Great tip about beans, I had no idea they did this. Is there alternative feed to blood and bone? I have an organic seaweed plant food, but it’s liquid, do you think I could use that in its place? Many thanks in advance. I’ll be watching more of your videos in the future 😊 💚
Thank you very much for your response and I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Potatoes are often heavy feeders and can deplete certain nutrients from the soil. Planting cauliflower after potatoes can take advantage of the nutrients left behind by the potatoes and help replenish the soil with different nutrients that cauliflower requires. Additionally, cauliflower is less likely to be affected by some potato-specific pests and diseases, which can help break the cycle of potential problems'' Cauliflowers are classified as a brassica rather than a leafy green so make sure you provide some netting over your plants. The seaweed plant food will be fantastic! Kind regards. Gary
Gary ,I've just brought some christmas pototoes ( Maris Peer ) ,can I reuse to pots I've just emptied ,what do you think blood fish and bone and a mix of the old compost and half of fresh compost ?
Hi Barry, yes, that is what I do. I demonstrate this in the video as it is much more economical that buying and using new compost each time. Kind regards. Gary
Hey thanks so much for the great info! Just what I was looking for. I grew potatoes in large fabric bags last year and the dirt has overwintered in them. So I’ll amend the soil as you describe and grow spinach, kale, etc. I’ve not seen the fish/blood/bone product around here (Sequim, WA, USA). Could I mix it from the components?
I’ve just sowed some beetroot in what was the potato patch so we’ll see what happens. Great helpful video by the way. I’ll rake in some fish blood and bone as well now to help the soil.
Thank you very much for your comment which is really appreciated. I'm pleased you found the video helpful and good luck with your beetroot. Kind regards. Gary
Thank you very much for your comment. I would add a little fish, blood and bone to give a little boost of nutrients, but probably nothing else. Kind regards. Gary
Hi Gary my potatoes got Blight and i made the mistake of growing them again and my new ones got it again. Can u recommend me anything to do to clear my compost from them and if i can use the space again.
Hi Rachel and thank you for your comment. That is very frustrating and it shows how easily blight can transmit and spread. If you grew in containers I would discard the compost completely and thoroughly clean the containers and then use new fresh compost for your next crop. If you have grown your potatoes using the traditional method then dealing with blight is a little more complicated. The information below may help: Rotate your crops so that potatoes are not planted in the same area for at least three to four years. This helps break the disease cycle by depriving the pathogen of its preferred host plant. Consider planting crops from different botanical families in the affected area. Remove any remaining potato plant debris from the affected area to prevent overwintering of the pathogen. Dispose of the debris far away from your garden. This reduces the potential source of infection for the next growing season. If you are planning to replant potatoes in the same area sooner than the recommended rotation period, you can use fungicides preventatively. Copper-based fungicides are often recommended for controlling late blight. Apply them according to the manufacturer's instructions and follow a regular spray schedule to protect new growth. Choose potato varieties that have some level of resistance to late blight. While no potato variety is completely immune, resistant varieties are less susceptible to the disease and can help reduce its impact. Start with certified disease-free seed potatoes. Planting healthy stock reduces the risk of introducing the pathogen to your garden. Plant your potatoes with adequate spacing to allow for good air circulation. This helps reduce humidity around the plants, which can contribute to the spread of the disease. Apply organic mulch around the potato plants to help prevent soil splash, which can spread the disease. Make sure the mulch is disease-free and well-composted. Regularly inspect your potato plants for signs of disease, such as brown lesions on leaves or stems. If you detect any signs, remove and destroy the affected plant parts immediately to prevent further spread. : Avoid overhead watering, which can promote disease spread. Instead, use soaker hoses or drip irrigation to deliver water directly to the soil and avoid wetting the foliage. Plant potatoes when the weather conditions are less conducive to disease development. Early planting can help establish plants before the disease becomes a major problem. I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen thanks so much. This I'd great advise. I have them in a bath. I was thinking of leaving them next year and growing some peas in it instead. I have read you can cleanse your soil using hydogen Peroxide but I heard it can kill the nutrients in your soil.
@@rachelclarke8916 hydrogen peroxide in the correct dilution is good for veg as it has an additional oxygen molecule. I use it when watering if any of my crops are struggling. I remember it rescuing my tomatoes last year. I’m not sure if using it as a treatment for blight however perhaps other viewers of the channel may have some opinions. Kind regards. Gary
@@howardchambers9679 absolutely, growing as much as you can in the space you have available helps to make your veg growing as productive as possible. Kind regards. Gary
Strawberries and Raspberries (OK, they're fruit not veg), aren't supposed to be planted in ground used for growing potatoes. You mentioned leeks, but I always planted another allium, overwintering onion sets after harvesting my maincrop spuds, adding bfb before planting and top dressing with chicken manure pellets following year to avoid too much sappy growth in winter that would result in them knocked down by storms.
Thank you very much for your comment David which I’d greatly appreciated. I’m sure your tips for planting onion sets after potatoes will interest others so thank you for sharing the tip with others. Kind regards. Gary
Thank you so much for the great advice!! I usually grow peas or beans in with my potatoes, using them to fix,,,Ahhaa and thats what you are saying just now,Lol! Thank you.
Hi Barry, yes that would be perfect it’s just that I find it quite expensive using new compost every time especially at this time of year when I’ve used all of my homemade compost. Kind regards. Gary
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. I try to be as concise as I can however as a lot of new growers watch my videos I try to explain things as clearly and understandable as possible, which can add a little time to some videos. I do however take you point and I’m grateful for the feedback and I will be mindful of this for future videos. Kind regard. Gary
Don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON and also the BELL ICON to be notified when each new video is uploaded. I hope you enjoy the videos and let me know if you have any suggestions for future videos. Thank you for watching. Kind regards. Gary
I got my last potatoes out today and was wondering what to put in the space, so thanks for this Gary!
Hi Jenny and no problem at all. Sounds like perfect timing! Kind regards. Gary
Cheers for that info,very well presented👍
Thank you very much. I’m pleased you found the video interesting. Kind regards. Gary
Good tips again Gary. Cheers bach 👍
Thank you very much, I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
Quality content as always. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you very much, that is greatly appreciated. Kind regards. Gary
Very good advice. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your positive comment which is greatly appreciated. I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
I have made good experiences with growing kale after potatoes, regrown in modules.
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. Yes, Kale is one of the most durable crops I grow and can withstand a lot of conditions that other veg would struggle with. Kind regards. Gary
Superbe vidéo bravo 😊
A bientôt
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchende rien c'est avec plaisir 😊
Great video, very useful advice Gary. I'm going to try sowing Turnips after my early potatoes. Hopefully it will be a good decision!
Thanks Gary, very helpful, going to try growing leeks. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for your comment Sheila. Leeks are a great crop to follow on from potatoes. Kind regards. Gary
I love leeks, but I’m too late to start them from seed now 😔
@@charlotterydz6343 Yes, it is a little late to start leeks from seed however you could try your local garden centre to see if the have any small seedlings. Kind regards. Gary
@@charlotterydz6343 Yes it's a big late for seeds. If you got B&Q near you they may have some. Hope this helps.
@@sheilathomas8528 @TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen Thanks 😊 I’ll take a look this week, or I might be lucky at my local community swap event 🤞 If not I’ll use the space for more Spinach 🥬
I bought some big heavy duty farm plastics for raspberries but they continually failed surviving the winter in them, so corn this year and its done so wonderful, and made for a great addition to the garden.
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. You are so right about corn. Such a wonderful crop, one of my favourites. Kind regards. Gary
Very helpful video, thank you. We are just harvesting our potatoes, and have already put in some leeks and French beans so they are clearly in the right place! I might try putting salad greens an spinach into big tubs as I have lots of seedlings, and I’m concerned about the slugs devastating them!
@@annedoyle9640 thank you very much for your comment and I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. I know what you mean about slugs, they can be a real nuisance! Kind regards. Gary
Thanks Gary…really helpful video! New to growing veg this year - I have 3 containers of charlottes (same buckets as yours), still in the soil, stems cut off last week. Planning to follow your advice, add nutrients & rotate that soil for cabbage, kale & carrots in two raised grow tables with netting or domed lids to protect from pests/slugs. Would it then work to re-use the potato buckets for Christmas potatoes, by rotating the soil from the raised grow tables after growing salad leaves, lettuce & carrots? This way, my potatoes remain on the ground (with added farmyard manure) and the leafy greens are more protected. And would you recommend adding sand for the carrots?Sorry for long comment!
Thank you very much for your comment which is great appreciated. I’m pleased you enjoyed the video.
Yes, you could reuse the soil/compost from your lettuce etc for your Christmas potatoes as these types of veg do not use lots of nutrients like other veg. You may want to add a sprinkle of fish, blood and bone to the mix but this will be fine.
You could add some sand for your carrots however if your soil/compost is reasonably good and find them this will not be necessary. I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
Just seen the end of your video and you have answered my question
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m pleased the video has answered your question. Kind regards. Gary
Great video!! Thank you so much!! 🤗🦋🇺🇸
Thank you very much for your comment. I’m so pleased you enjoyed the video. Kind regards. Gary
What were the plastic bottles in the cumber pots for?
Hello Gary, thank you for your video. I have a question please! I have just harvested my first potatoes and was wondering about the same question, so thanks. However, where I had planted my potatoes was in front of a blackberry bush. At the moment they have mini fruits which have not gone grown fully yet. Are any of those 5 can plant after potatoes vegetables still okay to plant with the blackberry bush???
Many thanks
I was particularly interested in what NOT to plant directly after potatoes - but would this equally apply to the following season? Or would the break of a number of months nullify and potential problems? Many thanks.
Thank you very much for your comment and I’m pleased that you enjoyed the video. A few months break for the soil/compost should give it sufficient time to recover and especially if you add manure or other nutrients it should be fine to grow those veg highlighted in the video for the following season. Having said that, it is always a good idea to rotate the growing position of potatoes each year, so that is one crop that I would not plant where potatoes have been planted the year before. Kind regards. Gary
Many thanks - that's what I thought. I obviously would not plant potatoes again in the same spot but was just wondering about ht rest. Enjoy your videos very much.@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen
@@PeterMcKenzie-k5i thank you very much and kind regards. Gary
Thank you so much for this video. It just popped up on my home feed, gave it a watch as I’ll be harvesting my first ever potatoes in a week or so (I think, I hope!).
I was planning carrots for one and cauliflower in the other. Do you think cauliflower will do okay, are they classed as a leafy green?
Great tip about beans, I had no idea they did this.
Is there alternative feed to blood and bone? I have an organic seaweed plant food, but it’s liquid, do you think I could use that in its place?
Many thanks in advance. I’ll be watching more of your videos in the future 😊 💚
Thank you very much for your response and I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Potatoes are often heavy feeders and can deplete certain nutrients from the soil. Planting cauliflower after potatoes can take advantage of the nutrients left behind by the potatoes and help replenish the soil with different nutrients that cauliflower requires. Additionally, cauliflower is less likely to be affected by some potato-specific pests and diseases, which can help break the cycle of potential problems'' Cauliflowers are classified as a brassica rather than a leafy green so make sure you provide some netting over your plants.
The seaweed plant food will be fantastic! Kind regards. Gary
Brilliant, then I’ll be giving Cauliflowers a go and get hold of some netting. Thank so much for all your advice 😊
@@charlotterydz6343 no problem at all Charlotte and good luck with those cauliflowers. Kind regards. Gary
great video....im going to experiment in growing leeks in my greenhouse....
Thank you very much for your comment. I’m really pleased you found the video interesting. Kind regards. Gary
Gary ,I've just brought some christmas pototoes ( Maris Peer ) ,can I reuse to pots I've just emptied ,what do you think blood fish and bone and a mix of the old compost and half of fresh compost ?
Hi Barry, yes, that is what I do. I demonstrate this in the video as it is much more economical that buying and using new compost each time. Kind regards. Gary
Hey thanks so much for the great info! Just what I was looking for. I grew potatoes in large fabric bags last year and the dirt has overwintered in them. So I’ll amend the soil as you describe and grow spinach, kale, etc. I’ve not seen the fish/blood/bone product around here (Sequim, WA, USA). Could I mix it from the components?
I’ve just sowed some beetroot in what was the potato patch so we’ll see what happens. Great helpful video by the way. I’ll rake in some fish blood and bone as well now to help the soil.
Thank you very much for your comment which is really appreciated. I'm pleased you found the video helpful and good luck with your beetroot. Kind regards. Gary
Great video thank you 🙏 from a new subscriber
Would you add anything for carrots ,they don't like it too rich or they fork & get whiska's
Thank you very much for your comment. I would add a little fish, blood and bone to give a little boost of nutrients, but probably nothing else. Kind regards. Gary
Hello. Is there a non animal alternative to FBB that you would recommend? Cheers
Hi Gary my potatoes got Blight and i made the mistake of growing them again and my new ones got it again. Can u recommend me anything to do to clear my compost from them and if i can use the space again.
Hi Rachel and thank you for your comment. That is very frustrating and it shows how easily blight can transmit and spread.
If you grew in containers I would discard the compost completely and thoroughly clean the containers and then use new fresh compost for your next crop.
If you have grown your potatoes using the traditional method then dealing with blight is a little more complicated. The information below may help:
Rotate your crops so that potatoes are not planted in the same area for at least three to four years. This helps break the disease cycle by depriving the pathogen of its preferred host plant. Consider planting crops from different botanical families in the affected area.
Remove any remaining potato plant debris from the affected area to prevent overwintering of the pathogen. Dispose of the debris far away from your garden. This reduces the potential source of infection for the next growing season.
If you are planning to replant potatoes in the same area sooner than the recommended rotation period, you can use fungicides preventatively. Copper-based fungicides are often recommended for controlling late blight. Apply them according to the manufacturer's instructions and follow a regular spray schedule to protect new growth.
Choose potato varieties that have some level of resistance to late blight. While no potato variety is completely immune, resistant varieties are less susceptible to the disease and can help reduce its impact.
Start with certified disease-free seed potatoes. Planting healthy stock reduces the risk of introducing the pathogen to your garden.
Plant your potatoes with adequate spacing to allow for good air circulation. This helps reduce humidity around the plants, which can contribute to the spread of the disease.
Apply organic mulch around the potato plants to help prevent soil splash, which can spread the disease. Make sure the mulch is disease-free and well-composted.
Regularly inspect your potato plants for signs of disease, such as brown lesions on leaves or stems. If you detect any signs, remove and destroy the affected plant parts immediately to prevent further spread.
: Avoid overhead watering, which can promote disease spread. Instead, use soaker hoses or drip irrigation to deliver water directly to the soil and avoid wetting the foliage.
Plant potatoes when the weather conditions are less conducive to disease development. Early planting can help establish plants before the disease becomes a major problem.
I hope this helps and kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen thanks so much. This I'd great advise. I have them in a bath. I was thinking of leaving them next year and growing some peas in it instead. I have read you can cleanse your soil using hydogen Peroxide but I heard it can kill the nutrients in your soil.
@@rachelclarke8916 hydrogen peroxide in the correct dilution is good for veg as it has an additional oxygen molecule. I use it when watering if any of my crops are struggling. I remember it rescuing my tomatoes last year.
I’m not sure if using it as a treatment for blight however perhaps other viewers of the channel may have some opinions. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen Thanks so much again for your advise. Hopefully the peas may get a better go next year
@@rachelclarke8916 every year is a brand new opportunity! That’s the joy of veg growing. Kind regards. Gary
Can you grow sweet potatoes after potatoes due to them not being part of a different veg family?
I grow parsnips between my broad beans and peas between my potato rows.
Thank you very much for your comment and suggestions which I’m sure will also interest other veg growers. Kind regards. Gary
@@TheAllotmentGardenandKitchen thank you Gary. It's just about maximising space using beneficial plants.
@@howardchambers9679 absolutely, growing as much as you can in the space you have available helps to make your veg growing as productive as possible. Kind regards. Gary
Strawberries and Raspberries (OK, they're fruit not veg), aren't supposed to be planted in ground used for growing potatoes.
You mentioned leeks, but I always planted another allium, overwintering onion sets after harvesting my maincrop spuds, adding bfb before planting and top dressing with chicken manure pellets following year to avoid too much sappy growth in winter that would result in them knocked down by storms.
Thank you very much for your comment David which I’d greatly appreciated. I’m sure your tips for planting onion sets after potatoes will interest others so thank you for sharing the tip with others. Kind regards. Gary
Pregrown of course...
Pregrown is always the best!
Thank you so much for the great advice!!
I usually grow peas or beans in with my potatoes, using them to fix,,,Ahhaa and thats what you are saying just now,Lol!
Thank you.
Thank you very much Andrea. I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Very true about the peas and beans, they are great fixers! Kind regards. Gary
What I'll do Gary is use fresh compost in the buckets
Hi Barry, yes that would be perfect it’s just that I find it quite expensive using new compost every time especially at this time of year when I’ve used all of my homemade compost. Kind regards. Gary
Sorry love your videos normally but took way too long to get to the point
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. I try to be as concise as I can however as a lot of new growers watch my videos I try to explain things as clearly and understandable as possible, which can add a little time to some videos. I do however take you point and I’m grateful for the feedback and I will be mindful of this for future videos. Kind regard. Gary
I don’t agree, love the longer videos 😊
I agree with you; I loved the video too. @@takethatshushu