Planting POTATOES In FREE Containers SIMPLE and EASY

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  • Planting POTATOES In FREE Containers SIMPLE and EASY. See HOW To plant and grow potatoes. Simple and Easy way to get huge Harvests.
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  • @tammylainen4295
    @tammylainen4295 2 месяца назад +52

    My favorite thing about spring is getting out in the garden and planting food and flowers

  • @lb476
    @lb476 Год назад +75

    The Pandemic gave me a collection of boxes. I wanted to plant potatoes in the front corner of my yard because my backyard is full, but the homeless people love to steal everything not nailed down. When I saw this video I realized it was a great idea because no one would want a cardboard box full if dirt with a weed looking plant growing in it...I'm hoping.
    I'm going to try just one box to see how long it will survive. And no...I don't have a front yard fence. Yes, I live in a high variety of foot traffic because I'm on a corner lot across from the city's main downtown park. This is only a test, but if it works I hope to start planting cherry tomatoes in a box for the school kids to pick. PLUS, I have the school bus stop on the side of my house which runs twice a day. Wish me luck everyone because I'm a granny who loves to grow vegetables to share.

    • @jeanninehammond3775
      @jeanninehammond3775 2 месяца назад +4

      Then why try to hide them from the homeless if you "love to share"? They are the most in need.

    • @shelleyrenee4889
      @shelleyrenee4889 2 месяца назад +7

      ​​@@jeanninehammond3775 Where did she say she "Loves to share"! DUH !! And sometimes they're not the most in need, they're just the laziest or most criminal

    • @ooohlaa13
      @ooohlaa13 2 месяца назад

      yes too much virtue signalling going on which is pure ego, look how helpful kind and compassionate I am is often an ego trip!@@shelleyrenee4889

    • @RobinMoreOrLess
      @RobinMoreOrLess Месяц назад +5

      ​@@jeanninehammond3775would you want to work on a bunch of food bearing plants, because you love to share what you grow, only to have one or two a-holes take every last one of 'em? Doesn't matter if they're homeless or just greedy strangers with sticky fingers. They take "everything that isn't nailed down."
      Unless she's living in a city like Orlando (where they make living homeless impossible because Disney) there are plenty of places for the unhoused to go for food. I've volunteered at the local food pantry. Nobody should be swiping whole boxes of potatoes or anything else.

    • @beatcat1265
      @beatcat1265 Месяц назад +5

      ​@@shelleyrenee4889her very last line said she loves to share 😂

  • @4RTigers
    @4RTigers 2 года назад +933

    I used to think that growing potatoes was a waste of time and money compared to just buying them. The first year I planted a few for fun and was amazed by the yield compared to the cost of planting. Plus, storing for the winter is awesome!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +61

      So Great to hear. THANK YOU for sharing your garden quest.

    • @paularobinson9354
      @paularobinson9354 2 года назад +85

      & home grown ones taste better!

    • @rosezingleman5007
      @rosezingleman5007 2 года назад +83

      @@paularobinson9354 My 70 yo sister asked, “what vegetable is this?”
      I was flummoxed. “Something very exotic. They call it potato.” It was so fresh, that she didn’t even recognize it! Yummy!

    • @catloverkitten10
      @catloverkitten10 2 года назад +51

      The flavor of homegrown ones is amazing!

    • @cheezheadz3928
      @cheezheadz3928 2 года назад +36

      @@Seashell832 Yes, you can use a number of things, but the box here is free.

  • @kathyd9324
    @kathyd9324 Год назад +158

    Nothing is better than a potato just harvested. I won't even eat grocery store potatoes anymore. The difference is amazing. I only buy them from the store to plant. What amazes me most is what they produce. A totally different flavorful sweet moist delicious potato that I use way less butter on. I encourage everyone to grow potatoes. You'll never regret it.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +8

      I totally agree! YUMM. Thank You for sharing.

    • @TheTrock121
      @TheTrock121 3 месяца назад +7

      I suspect this is because of better soil. I like to make fresh compost to use for potatoes the following year. I'm about to plant red and purple potatoes.

    • @kellykersten8828
      @kellykersten8828 3 месяца назад +3

      You're right the grocery store potatoes are awful, even the organic ones. None of them have any flavor whatsoever.

    • @Soul_Contract
      @Soul_Contract 3 месяца назад +5

      This was a sign for me. All i think about is having a bunch of potatoes.

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 3 месяца назад +8

      @@Soul_Contract You can grow them in the ground or in pots, even in 5 gallon buckets. I harvest more from my planter pots than the ground which I attribute to better soil in the pots. Between seasons I add banana peels to the soil for the potassium which potatoes use a lot of to grow. The banana peels break down quickly and nourish the soil.

  • @itsjuustmedontchaknow4163
    @itsjuustmedontchaknow4163 Год назад +163

    I found the benefit of planting my garden under my bird feeders, I have several. Not only does my garden do well, so do the birds. They keep the pests off my plants ❤️🇺🇸

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +16

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @tonyanorris6574
      @tonyanorris6574 Год назад +9

      Thats a wonderful idea, will have to borrow that idea from you..thank you!

    • @noeldeal8087
      @noeldeal8087 Год назад +7

      Cool!!! 🐦🥔🙋🏻‍♀️💖

    • @wendycakes9906
      @wendycakes9906 Год назад +5

      I was literally watching this while wandering around my property searching for a good spot and read your comment! Thanks for sharing your wisdom 🥔 🐛 🐦 🏠

    • @brandyD33
      @brandyD33 Год назад +6

      Brilliant!!

  • @kpratt5960
    @kpratt5960 Год назад +47

    If I can suggest, I place a trimmed galvanized metal screen under the box. In the south we have problems with moles/voles that will eat your potato plant root balls. This doesn’t bother the plants roots, but will keep those lil buggers out.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +8

      THANK YOU for this great advice.

    • @handlethehandle7
      @handlethehandle7 3 месяца назад +4

      Ahhhhhh so THIS is why my harvest was sooooo disappointing. Loads of voles in my allotment.

    • @lynnmartinson3460
      @lynnmartinson3460 13 дней назад

      Thanks for the tip! I always have a problem with keeping the cursed moles voles outta my garden. I'm in E Tn.

  • @richardcooney7021
    @richardcooney7021 2 года назад +66

    I go to appliance stores that take back old refrigerators when they deliver the new ones.There going to the scrap dealer and they dont want the hard plastic containers so I get all I can handle also the glass shelves that are tempered I make cold frames .

    • @shirleyhelms1105
      @shirleyhelms1105 2 года назад +7

      Richard,That is So Smart to do.Good Luck.

    • @WildWestGal
      @WildWestGal 2 года назад +8

      richard cooney .... What is a "cold frame", please?

    • @richardcooney7021
      @richardcooney7021 2 года назад +9

      @@WildWestGal Its a small greenhouse to put plants in and keep there until the chance of frost is gone.mine are about 3x8 .

    • @WildWestGal
      @WildWestGal 2 года назад +3

      @@richardcooney7021 Thank you! That's wonderful that you can make those!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +6

      GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU for sharing with us all.

  • @kimtorres8713
    @kimtorres8713 2 года назад +167

    I followed Mark’s instructions for planting potatoes in boxes a few years ago and it was great. Quick and easy at planting and at harvest. The boxes held up fine for one growing season. I did a different experiment last year and this year I’ve returned to the cardboard boxes again

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +19

      THANK YOU so very much for sharing your garden planting with everyone else. Happy gardening

  • @robb5984
    @robb5984 2 года назад +374

    Thanks for the update Mark!
    I use this method, too. One of the bonus features is that you need no tools to harvest - so you don't accidentally hits the taters with a fork or shovel, damaging them for storage. Flip the container over (or tear the cardboard off) and there the spuds are!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +30

      Very true! GREAT POINT. Thank you.

    • @sheilaa7401
      @sheilaa7401 2 года назад +30

      Thank you for a more simple method with hardly any soil, and leaves also wow! I will probably try this. God bless for sharing this.

    • @Susileedean
      @Susileedean 2 года назад +10

      Wow, awesome.👍🏼👍🏼

    • @I.Am.Nobody
      @I.Am.Nobody Год назад +9

      Won't heavy rain make the cardboard go soggy and fall apart?

    • @ellbow7287
      @ellbow7287 Год назад +11

      @@I.Am.Nobody They don't if the box isn't to big . The large boxes need a stake or two on the outsides. I did boxes the size he showed also a large box my lawn mower came in and it needed staked on the sides, I planted 8 potatoes in it. 😄 I used sugar cane straw in my boxes. It's so easy to harvest the potatoes, as I harvest I put the used sugar cane mulch from on top of the potatoes around my fruit trees and shrubs so no waste.😀 I'll be doing the same this next season as well.

  • @aldralee
    @aldralee 2 года назад +187

    I just bought my first house in the burbs after living in high density inner city apartments for 20 years. I’m shocked at the price of raised beds, etc. But I have lots of boxes from the move and am going to try this! Thank you so much for making this video. The algorithm knows just what I needed. 😂

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +17

      Glad to keep the cost low for you. And Enjoy every day in your new home and the New garden, you will love it. THANK YOIU.

    • @sandrae.gardner4529
      @sandrae.gardner4529 2 года назад +4

      Congrats, Happy gardening

    • @aldralee
      @aldralee 2 года назад +2

      @@sandrae.gardner4529 Thank you!

    • @honeybadgerdgf8876
      @honeybadgerdgf8876 2 года назад +2

      Containers are great too.

    • @tic857
      @tic857 Год назад +3

      What's the update

  • @swannoir7949
    @swannoir7949 Год назад +48

    Saved us from having to buy grow bags for planting potatoes. Great tip, Mark, and thanks for looking out. ❤

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +3

      So nice of you to say. THANK YOU.

    • @gailoreilly1516
      @gailoreilly1516 3 месяца назад +2

      I used the cloth bags you can buy at the grocery stores for a dollar or two. Much cheaper than grow bags. I will use cardboard this year. Once I had a broken down plastic laundry basket. I lined it with cardboard. Not a problem.

  • @hans-jurgenmuller3686
    @hans-jurgenmuller3686 Год назад +17

    I used to believe that growing potatos means a lot of work , digging and knowhow....but if it can be this easy , i will try it 😃 Greetings from Germany .....

  • @nikkitobin8356
    @nikkitobin8356 2 месяца назад +4

    U should have been MY science teacher ... I'd be a professor by now
    💯

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 месяца назад +1

      THANK YOU so very much. Happy Gardening

    • @gloriayearian6145
      @gloriayearian6145 Месяц назад

      What can you use to cover besides leaves? Straw?

    • @johnkelly9451
      @johnkelly9451 Месяц назад

      ​@@gloriayearian6145Yes, straw can be used tòo. It also helps to keep the moisture in just like leaves.

  • @lsieu
    @lsieu Год назад +60

    Thanks for this video. I use the cardboard containers too! This video has excellent instructions, and easy to follow with the why as well as the how! I started growing my own potatoes completely by accident after throwing a sprouting pantry spud into a flower planter. A couple months later, I was watering and noticed a big beautiful potato. I cooked it up, I was AMAZED how different and wonderful this fresh potato tasted! I've been growing my own ever since.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +4

      YUMM. Thanks

    • @Erenm
      @Erenm Год назад +2

      What a sweet story 🥰

    • @noeldeal8087
      @noeldeal8087 Год назад +1

      What a happy accident!!! 🥔

    • @onekerri1
      @onekerri1 3 месяца назад +1

      How do you "accidently throw a sprouting pantry spud into a flower planter"?

    • @lsieu
      @lsieu 3 месяца назад +1

      @@onekerri1 I missed the compost bucket

  • @reflectionofperfectionlcc7647
    @reflectionofperfectionlcc7647 Год назад +27

    I used banana boxes from costco so last year and they held up great! Rewatching this this year to do it again!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +5

      Great to hear. Potatoes love to get a 1 inch of water per week. THANK YOU.

  • @WildWestGal
    @WildWestGal 2 года назад +116

    This is the best of all the videos I've seen on growing potatoes! Clear, concise, and excellent detail info! I can't wait to do this! New subscriber here, w/bell!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +7

      Awesome! Thank You For your kind words. HAPPY GARDENING

    • @ziptie4061
      @ziptie4061 Год назад +2

      Best seem for me also. The street sweeper to away all the leaves two hours ago. All not lost I didn't set my blue trash tub out for pickup I have plenty stored in there and a few card board boxes also.

  • @tammybyrd1054
    @tammybyrd1054 2 года назад +157

    I LOVE this idea! I think it would be cool with my ocd brain to have uniform boxes lined up growing things! At end of the season it all goes in the ground and my no dig beds are ready to go for next year! How cool, going to try this on more than just potatoes! Thank you! :)

    • @ginakelley749
      @ginakelley749 2 года назад +47

      The soil that you grew your potatoes in, grows a bumper crop of green peas the following year!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +10

      So great to hear.. Go for it. Happy Gardening.

    • @dagnytaggart5216
      @dagnytaggart5216 Год назад +4

      I totally get you. And if you’re going to have side rows make sure the whole set up is symmetrical 😁

    • @kristofernewton422
      @kristofernewton422 Год назад +4

      What can be done to keep Cats from using box as a Litter box?

    • @tehapu7358
      @tehapu7358 Год назад

      @@dagnytaggart5216 Yes, a gardening mandella.

  • @MichaelIreland
    @MichaelIreland 2 года назад +104

    A similar method I've used for fun (especially useful if you only have a balcony or no yard): A 5-Gal pail! Throw a few inches of leaves/compost/whatever in the bottom, stab in your 'tater chunks, and as they grow just keep throwing soil/sand/leaves/compost on top. At the end of the season, you can just dump the pail and boom!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +8

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @SimpleCleanAndGreen
      @SimpleCleanAndGreen 2 года назад +4

      No drainage holes?

    • @MichaelIreland
      @MichaelIreland 2 года назад +6

      @@SimpleCleanAndGreen in my case, I live in a dry climate, so it wasn't a concern and worked out fine. However you may be on to something for most other folks trying that trick.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +18

      @@SimpleCleanAndGreen There should be a min of 8 drainage holes in a circle at least 1/2 wide on the bottom of 5 gal

    • @sandrae.gardner4529
      @sandrae.gardner4529 2 года назад +5

      I'm going to try that. Last year I got a few golden potatoes, but quite a bit of red ones

  • @SgtSnausages
    @SgtSnausages 2 года назад +182

    The size of the potato piece is absolutely irrelevant.
    We pull off the long sprouts from storage and plant those directly with no potato attached... and then chit the potatoes to cut and plant the traditional way.
    The planted raw sprouts do just fine with no yield/vigor/health difference from the second, still on the tuber succession.
    My Grandad used to tell me about how his dad would just cut the sprout off with no noticeable potato attached, plant the sprouts and turn the remaining spuds into potato soup for dinner for the family that whole week.
    Depression era food-hacks FTW.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +18

      I will look into this. THANK YOU kindly

    • @juneshannon8074
      @juneshannon8074 2 года назад +10

      VERY interesting, thanks for posting

    • @dianeladico1769
      @dianeladico1769 2 года назад +9

      Thank you. It's my understanding the sprout needs nourishment from the potato only until it's able to generate its own from roots in the soil and photosynthesis from the leaves. I had a lot of marble-sized leftover ones from last year and they all chitted so I planted them in cell trays and they're a foot tall and looking great. I've also planted a few chits that broke off and while they are not as big, they look good.
      Were your chits planted close to the surface? Since mine were small ~1" I put them just below the surface, the same with the marble-sized potatoes so they wouldn't have far to go to get light.

    • @denniskemnitz1381
      @denniskemnitz1381 2 года назад +5

      That's news for me ..thank you for that tip.

    • @darrenlewis7001
      @darrenlewis7001 2 года назад +6

      I'm gonna try planting just the sprouts too.

  • @ambrosemclaren145
    @ambrosemclaren145 2 года назад +112

    You never disappoint, Mark. This is a great project for the grandkiddos. Thanks for the tip about the size of the chits. I never heard that before. I did hear to use double corrugated cardboard for garden projects. Surely they are stronger.
    Will be fun to watch the progress. Many blessings to you and yours.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +11

      Have fun! Happy Planting. Thanks

    • @billporter846
      @billporter846 2 года назад +11

      It appears that with the tops and bottoms folded in there is double cardboard.

  • @WisconsinPrepper_H2O
    @WisconsinPrepper_H2O 2 месяца назад +3

    We accidentally left a seed potato or two in a box of wood chips that we were storing them in. Threw it under a tree and never tended it when we noticed the leaves come up.
    We just shrugged and left it alone didn't even water it.
    ... It grew and out-produced the potatoes in the garden! and the harvesting couldn't have been easier, just picked it up and shook it off. We were amazed.

  • @marymihalik1514
    @marymihalik1514 Год назад +20

    Hello Mark! This is my first time viewing your RUclips videos and I wish I had found you sooner!!! I've wasted lots of money on contraptions, vertical gardening, special containers, gardening books, fertilizers, etc, which produced small yields and much disappointment for all the work. Your methods are simply and cost effective and I look forward to a bumper crop for everything I plant. Thanks and God bless!

  • @maxinewebber881
    @maxinewebber881 Год назад +19

    Great way to easily start a garden bed. I line up two rows of boxes. Put in soil and plants. Then put a garden edging around the boxes eg bricks or cement pieces. To suppress weeds I leave the bottom shut (taking off the tape) if I need too.

  • @1SaltyGirl
    @1SaltyGirl 2 года назад +52

    Remember to plant the potatoes right after the full moon. They have a tendency to come up out of the soil if done when full moon is coming on

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +5

      Good advice.Thanks

    • @1SaltyGirl
      @1SaltyGirl 2 года назад +10

      @@iamorganicgardening I made that mistake often. Sometimes they'd do fine and others I'd have to go back and push in ground. Then an old timer told me my mistake. And I live in potato planting country

    • @ainesionann2354
      @ainesionann2354 Год назад +1

      @Do you know if that applies to sweet potatoes?

    • @1SaltyGirl
      @1SaltyGirl Год назад

      @@ainesionann2354 - Sorry. I don't know. Never planted them.

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash 10 месяцев назад

      So now i have to wait for a full moon???

  • @flora8378
    @flora8378 Год назад +4

    I'm definitely trying this in 2023, thanks for the clear instructions!

  • @heygetoffmylawn1572
    @heygetoffmylawn1572 2 года назад +27

    Excellent idea. I didn’t plant all my potatoes yet and happen to have some spare brown cardboard boxes and some extra space in the garden. Well worth giving it a try. 👍

  • @formation1now517
    @formation1now517 2 года назад +46

    Great video! I have some just sprouting organic potatoes and lots of boxes on hand! I’m eager to get to it! Thanks for such timely content!

  • @Happyheart146
    @Happyheart146 2 месяца назад +3

    My mother always said, potatoes clean the soil.

  • @SKM-Bavaria
    @SKM-Bavaria Год назад +14

    Great idea! I‘ve already crop rotated potatoes through vegetable and flower beds in my small yard. This method gives me sooo many more places to practice crop rotation! Thank you!

  • @GinaSiska
    @GinaSiska 2 года назад +33

    What a cool idea!! Especially on a budget!! Thanks Mark 😊

  • @MadgeGreen
    @MadgeGreen 10 месяцев назад +8

    I have grown tomato plants in cardboard boxes. I took some rope and wrapped it around the box two or three times to keep it sturdy since tomato plants need to be watered often, and it worked very well. Now, I will try potatoes. Thank you for this video and info!

  • @ddsmiles6382
    @ddsmiles6382 Год назад +9

    I’m so trying this! The box will turn into compost. We take our plain boxes shred them and use them as compost in the gardens. Thank you for sharing your videos tips and info with us. So appreciated.

  • @katinss9983
    @katinss9983 2 года назад +31

    great idea, I was thinking of using round containers but this is so much more practical and its easy to find boxes. I never heard of anyone growing potatos in a cardboard box,

  • @hitachicm721f
    @hitachicm721f Год назад +6

    Mark, great job and the only thing I would add is that I've been in a victory garden in DC for 25 years and nobody has ever used any kind of netting against potato beatles and nobody has ever encountered them. If I was a first-time potato gardener, I would try it without the netting and only use netting if it became a problem in your area.

  • @PolarB36
    @PolarB36 Месяц назад +1

    I did this last year and had such great success and good yield of potatoes that this is the only way I will grow them! I just got my new boxes in place for this growing season! So happy I found this video last year. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @hexzerone7034
    @hexzerone7034 2 года назад +4

    You’re the best!! I have a box already lol I’m super excited! Thank you 💜

  • @gregnance5412
    @gregnance5412 Год назад +5

    Great information! I'm not an experienced gardener and you made this encouraging and easy, thanks!

  • @pewlady
    @pewlady 2 года назад

    Wow! I can’t wait to try this.

  • @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519
    @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519 2 года назад +1

    Nice job. God bless y’all.

  • @FidoHouse
    @FidoHouse 2 года назад +4

    So simple. So cool. So doable. Thank you!

  • @bsweat9230
    @bsweat9230 2 года назад +4

    Thank you! This was fun and I'm doing this on the weekend!!

  • @Susileedean
    @Susileedean 2 года назад

    Thank you for the advice. I’m going to try this.

  • @nikkiwaltenburg4135
    @nikkiwaltenburg4135 Год назад

    I just learned so much! I'm excited to do this! Thank you for this video.

  • @dmu9736
    @dmu9736 2 года назад +6

    Best CB box potato vid ever. Fungi, cutting size, beetles...excellent tips. Two thumbs up.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад

      WOW, THANK YOU. And you are one the the BEST people in the world.

  • @karenfrashier7604
    @karenfrashier7604 Год назад +5

    Great video! Always looking for new ideas! Thank you SO much! 🙂

  • @thegeneralist7527
    @thegeneralist7527 2 года назад

    Great video. Definitely going to give this a try.

  • @francisfischer7620
    @francisfischer7620 Месяц назад

    THANK YOU!!! I LOVE THIS!! SO GRATEFUL!!!!

  • @bettygentry9672
    @bettygentry9672 Год назад +5

    I've never grown potatoes before, but planned to this year. I will definitely try this method!

  • @cyndiharrington1751
    @cyndiharrington1751 2 года назад +9

    Free growing containers awesome and it helps to create more compost for the next season

  • @myra8457
    @myra8457 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm so excited to try this! I want to try and find some purple potatoes to grow.

  • @patlynn2418
    @patlynn2418 2 года назад

    Cool, I never thought to do this. I will have to try this. Thanks.

  • @ChicagoDreamer5
    @ChicagoDreamer5 2 года назад +3

    Great info & much appreciated. Just beginning, after living in a hi-rise for 30 years. Thank you

  • @bearfeet1986
    @bearfeet1986 2 года назад +15

    This is my new goal this summer! Growing potatoes in a cardboard box! I grew some compost ones in the garden once by accident so that was fun. But this is intentional! Thanks for the explanation!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +6

      VERY glad to hear. Gardening is always great to watch and learn. THANK YOU.

    • @AFineLineA
      @AFineLineA 2 года назад +2

      @@iamorganicgardening So very true! Exciting to watch things grow and then be able to eat what is grown is quite an experience worth sharing. Hopefully it is catchy to more and more in these costly times.

    • @NoraMetz
      @NoraMetz 3 месяца назад

      Does the box need to be in sunny area ??

  • @bikinggal1
    @bikinggal1 2 года назад

    Love this! going to give it a go !!

  • @SharonGreen-hn3vx
    @SharonGreen-hn3vx 2 месяца назад +1

    So happy 😊 for y'all God bless 🙌 you all ❤

  • @denisebrady6858
    @denisebrady6858 2 года назад +3

    Thank you what a great video & I am going to try this here in Australia but probably will use Sugar Cane Mulch. I live in Sub-Tropical so my potatoes seem to stay small but we will try & see. Cheers Denise- Australia

  • @LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow
    @LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow 2 года назад +18

    Thanks for sharing this video! I garden too and I’m researching all the things I can grow in containers. I’m happy it led me to you channel. This is very helpful. Thanks for teaching me something new. I hope we can learn more from each other as we grow our gardens and our channels!

  • @nellyvazquez7774
    @nellyvazquez7774 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @GrowingonVancouverIsland
    @GrowingonVancouverIsland 2 года назад

    Great idea, I think I will try this!

  • @lisahutcherson5897
    @lisahutcherson5897 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for this awesome video. Now I feel like I can grow potatoes 👍🙂

  • @marysueper140
    @marysueper140 2 года назад +6

    I just subbed. I enjoyed the video and plan to try this. But what really hooked me is the curtesy and respect I see in your responses to comments. 🧡

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +5

      The viewer's are the best. I have their kindness to help me over the past year. Awesome and THANK YOU.

  • @suzanconklin8415
    @suzanconklin8415 Месяц назад

    I’m so happy I accidentally came across your videos!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m hooked! Thank you sir.

  • @ThumperSillywabbit
    @ThumperSillywabbit 2 года назад

    wow. thank you. new idea for growing potatoes.

  • @gabbysgoods827
    @gabbysgoods827 2 года назад +4

    Hi 👋 I’ve always wanted to grow potatoes 🥔!! What a great 👍 idea 💡!!!

  • @dianaarsenault3494
    @dianaarsenault3494 2 года назад +7

    Omygoodness this is awesome I'm going to plant potatoes just like this!! I live in an apartment but I have a tiny deck and a little bit of a back yard, I can only grow in containers, thank you for for this video, I just subscribed.

  • @deangreen9827
    @deangreen9827 Год назад

    this is great, thanks for sharing Mark

  • @anniecruz3091
    @anniecruz3091 Месяц назад

    Thank you, good job Mark! God Bless you for sharing!

  • @PolarB36
    @PolarB36 Год назад +3

    I just tried this and my potatoes are doing soooooo good! I am excited to see how many I get as compared to other ways I’ve tried growing them which did not yeild much. I’m impressed already so far and they are only about four weeks out so far. Thanks for the great info!

  • @brendawhite3156
    @brendawhite3156 2 года назад +4

    Tulle is a net fabric. Inexpensive. You can buy it from a fabric store. Thank you for sharing. This was very helpful.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +2

      True. Cheaper but not as strong. And has bigger holes size.

  • @beatcat1265
    @beatcat1265 Месяц назад +1

    This is a great idea! I will try it!

  • @lindagredy2008
    @lindagredy2008 Год назад

    Loved the info here. We will surely try this method.

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 Год назад +5

    What a great idea! Cardboard box to plant in. Wonder how other plants will do. When we were teens my friend & I planted peeings with eyes. Waited the season dug up the ground and we got loads of potatoes. Small ones but good tasting.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +3

      THANK YOU for your kinds words. You can rally plant anything in the card board box that is a 80 day crop.

  • @connectionoflivesandinterests
    @connectionoflivesandinterests 2 года назад +6

    *Hello, I'm growing potatoes for the First time this year & I totally agree the easiest thing I've grown so far. I'm learning as I grow. 😊😊😊* Sharon in SC

  • @cyndiharrington1751
    @cyndiharrington1751 2 года назад

    Thank you for the awesome info .I'm going to try this...👍

  • @mikeandloria
    @mikeandloria Год назад

    I was considering trying this. Great video.

  • @vaazig
    @vaazig 2 года назад +13

    I did this last year and it's worked really well.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +2

      THANK YOU so very much for sharing this with us all.

    • @vaazig
      @vaazig 2 года назад +2

      @@iamorganicgardening Thanks for your great tips. I got the idea from a previous video of course.

  • @kimamey8460
    @kimamey8460 2 года назад +34

    Great video Mark. I just watched your BTE video and you showed how we can change the condition of our soil. This is year three for me and I am interested in incorporating your practices. Much Thanks for caring to share & for your own follow up commentary Sir. Definitely going to do this with the potatoes. Do you do this method with sweet potatoes as well? Great gardening yields/harvest to you Sir!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +7

      Sorry, I do not do this with sweet potatoes since they grow much larger

    • @pearlgirl
      @pearlgirl 2 года назад +14

      Sweet potatoes are more sensitive than potatoes to the cold. Somewhat similar to tomatoes. Sweet potatoes grow from chits. So sweet potatoes are different. You can eat the tops like spinach and the roots grow sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are different than potatoes.

  • @lesliefleming4359
    @lesliefleming4359 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much. What a great idea. I’m going to give it a try

  • @loretawatkins1010
    @loretawatkins1010 2 года назад

    Thanks for making the process of thinning so restful and successful.

  • @mommadramapreps8668
    @mommadramapreps8668 2 года назад +25

    Loved the video! We have heavy clay soil in Southern Ohio, and I've had no luck with growing potatoes in years past but would love to try potatoes again...I know for sure I'll have to use a raised container of some sort.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +6

      This will be a great start for that. Thanks

    • @annrichmond7689
      @annrichmond7689 2 года назад +1

      Add some sand to your soil

    • @fancythat5136
      @fancythat5136 Год назад +3

      I watched a YT video called the Ruth Stout method. It’s growing potatoes under a bed of straw! Many Gardner’s are using that method also. I also have heavy clay and rock. I’ve grown potatoes in 20 gallon plastic water buckets and old plastic totes! Lol

    • @mercedesbenzs600bash
      @mercedesbenzs600bash 10 месяцев назад

      ​​@@fancythat5136traw huh,im gonna watch that video,thanks... New Jersey... That hard plastic did well in the heat???

    • @suzannecornell2801
      @suzannecornell2801 3 месяца назад +1

      Much of my zone 9 soil was clay. The rest was hard as cement. About 7 years ago, I started composting directly into the soil. The holes were shallow at first, but I kept at it. Once I could feel that the soil was was healthier, I dug another hole nearby and started putting my compost in that hole. I kept at it and now a big portion of the soil is healthy. However, in the 2nd year of composting, A plant sprung up in the first hole I started. I thought it was a weed, but it turned out that I had a bunch of Potatoes ( from the compost!). They were delicious!

  • @billbalch6549
    @billbalch6549 2 года назад +15

    Amazing the amount of information you have! Going to subscribe and grow thru it all! Thanks for the tater hacks..

  • @user-jw4ce6wk4p
    @user-jw4ce6wk4p 3 месяца назад +2

    Hi great video. I never thought of using a box . I will be trying this .Thanks so much!

  • @mazibukovivian1798
    @mazibukovivian1798 11 дней назад +1

    Love it thank you so much😊

  • @lelandshanks4759
    @lelandshanks4759 2 года назад +10

    Great info Mark, 👍 we have planted 3 methods of them. The tub method made around 20 lbs. We have Rurh Stout planted, and raised bed tradional hilled. Will see which one does best.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +4

      VERY NICE, Let me known which you like at harvest time. THANK YOU.

    • @AFineLineA
      @AFineLineA 2 года назад

      @@iamorganicgardening How long roughly does it take from planting to harvest and how do you tell it is time to harvest, please? First time planting potatoes from "potato eyes" and hoping there is success at harvest time!

    • @amigos4erin
      @amigos4erin 3 месяца назад

      How did your potatoes do?

  • @rebeccamangum7043
    @rebeccamangum7043 Год назад +9

    Such a cool concept to use a box, especially as my gardening budget is very small this year!

  • @23goobtube
    @23goobtube Месяц назад

    Great detail thanks

  • @the-asylum
    @the-asylum Год назад +1

    Thanks very much for sharing your methods! Full of great advice. Very well done. I can't wait to go plant!

  • @marquepoolejewer9427
    @marquepoolejewer9427 2 года назад +2

    I don't have a green thumb 🤣 Or am a hoarder!... and I just found an Excellent purpose for those cardboard boxes from my mom's medical supplies that I had saved. I just Knew they would come in useful ☺️ thanks 👋

  • @judya.shroads8245
    @judya.shroads8245 2 года назад +3

    Tulle would be great to cover over the potatoes.
    Good video. BLESSINGS

  • @huntertruth1139
    @huntertruth1139 2 года назад

    Cardboard box raised bed, love it!

  • @JupiterLune
    @JupiterLune Год назад +2

    Excellent idea. This will feature heavily in my no dig garden. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @slaplapdog
    @slaplapdog 2 года назад +4

    I have done this with slimy potatoes from the dumpster.
    I mostly use them to create soil and clear areas of weeds.

  • @peggyfiedler1556
    @peggyfiedler1556 2 года назад +4

    Thanks so.kuch for this video. I've tried potatoes in clay pots, plastic bins and the ground. The best after the ground. I will definitely use this method next year! I'm begging to have some physical limitations so the box will help keep them contained, easy to cover and easy to harvest. Great practical be suggestion😃

    • @peggyfiedler1556
      @peggyfiedler1556 2 года назад +3

      Should CK the spelling before I press send 😱. Again, I thank you.

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +2

      Wonderful! Here is to next year. Happy Growing & THANK YOU.

    • @AFineLineA
      @AFineLineA 2 года назад

      @@peggyfiedler1556 We all do it and realize after. Lol

  • @annissagraves3076
    @annissagraves3076 2 месяца назад

    Excellent video!! Thank you!

  • @iriscast10
    @iriscast10 4 месяца назад +2

    Sounds amazing. Cant wait to try it.

  • @Youdontknowme1969
    @Youdontknowme1969 2 года назад +5

    I have some wire & plastic milk crates I could line with a cardboard box, I'm thinking this could help with keeping the boxes shape. I know that is not the exact size mentioned, but close. would this be big enough? Also do I just keeping adding leaves or anything else as the potatoes grow? Excited to try this method thank you for this video 🥔 🌱

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +5

      That would work great. You only have to add 8 inchs above the planted potatoes to get a crop. Thanks

  • @edsmolar6179
    @edsmolar6179 Год назад +3

    Could you show harvesting ? How many spuds would you get from the 2 pieces you planted?

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  Год назад +2

      Yes I will in a few months, Thanks for asking there are other videos so far on the top growth

  • @backyardanimals777
    @backyardanimals777 Год назад

    This was very informative. Thank you.

  • @waynebarczynski3310
    @waynebarczynski3310 2 года назад

    Just subscribed because this was so helpful and I'm going to try it!

  • @John-uk5zl
    @John-uk5zl 2 года назад +6

    Hi Mark, great videos. Quick question. You have a video about cherry tomatoes. You were going to give them away or something? can I buy these seeds somewhere? Keep these great videos coming. I have a small yard but may try growing some potatoes after watching this one!

    • @iamorganicgardening
      @iamorganicgardening  2 года назад +3

      Thanks for asking. I gave them all away to a community garden near me last year.

    • @taxiridefun
      @taxiridefun 2 года назад +6

      Just slice any tomatoe you want to grow, put slice in dirt. water it. will produce several tomatoe plants. Just cut a cherry in half, plant both halves,voila! Tomatoe plants.

    • @roselynemoore7329
      @roselynemoore7329 Год назад

      @@taxiridefun No need to dry the seeds, really? Thank you