How To Plant Potatoes For MAXIMUM POTATO PRODUCTION!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- In this video, I share how to plant potatoes for maximum potato production! I have been growing potatoes for years, and in that time, I've learned the secrets for growing potatoes with excellent production. Whether you are growing potato plants in ground or growing potatoes in containers, I will share these potato tips that will help you maximize potato production for your best potato harvest ever!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 My Potato Planting Secrets
1:11 Potato Growing Tip #1
3:54 Potato Growing Tip #2
6:20 Potato Growing Tip #3
8:34 Potato Growing Tip #4
12:41 Potato Growing Tip #5
15:39 How To Plant Potatoes
16:45 Potato Growing Tip #6
19:48 Potato Growing Tip #7
22:08 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 My Potato Planting Secrets
1:11 Potato Growing Tip #1
3:54 Potato Growing Tip #2
6:20 Potato Growing Tip #3
8:34 Potato Growing Tip #4
12:41 Potato Growing Tip #5
15:39 How To Plant Potatoes
16:45 Potato Growing Tip #6
19:48 Potato Growing Tip #7
22:08 Adventures With Dale
Hey im in south carolina goose creek what can i grow here in this muddy clay?
Hi, can potatoes grow in tropical heat? I will try in our (Bali) winter/dry season this year. Full sun is best I assume? Cheers
What size grow bags are featured in this video?
I've had moderate success the last 2 years growing potatoes in 20 gallon fabric containers. I planted the seed potatoes about 8" from the bottom then added more soil as the greenery broke through. This method only yielded me 5-7 lbs of red potatoes using 6 seeds.
This year I am trying your method in this video and I'm anxious to see what my yield is. It certainly makes a lot of sense to start at the top and allot the roots and tubers more room to grow.
Thanks for all your videos. I've learned so much from them.
I was bummed out that you didn't have when to harvest. I've been looking through your videos but I see nothing as of yet. That was the whole reason I watched the 20-minute video LOL and I was sorely let down
I just planted 100 lbs of Yukon Golds. And I've had good experience with them in a No Till system without hilling in the past. But I did a little more research this year before I planted and I learned that like tomatoes there are determinant and indeterminant potatoes. And indeterminant benefit from hilling. But determinant do not. They just spread out. Yukon Golds are determinant which is probably why I've had good success with no hilling. Just thought I'd share what I recently learned! Thanks for great content!
Yes, this is correct. Some potatoes benefit, others do not. When growing in containers, I don't think it matters much either way, but in ground, it may provide benefit. The problem is when you buy potatoes from grocery stores, you may not know what varieties you're getting. I got a random bag of mixed potatoes, so who knows what's in there. If you buy them from a seed exchange, you'll know the variety, but you'll pay more.
@@TheMillennialGardenerwhatever potatoes you buy, organic or not, the variety should be listed on the bag and if not then the supplier or grower information will be and you can contact them. You always have the right to know exactly what you're eating and "assorted potatoes" is not enough detail. The information is there if you dig deep enough no pun intended
For growing indeterminate potatoes in containers, only fill the container halfway up at planting, and roll down the sides. Then when the plants get to about 8 inches tall, unroll some and add more soil. Repeat until the sides are up all the way and there's no more room to add soil.
I like the Yukon Gold also. 7b in Utah.
Well done 👍 I subscribed and you got a new fan 😊
Here in Gulf Coastal texas I plant potatoes on Valentine's day, harvest mid-may, works everytime.
The earlier, the better if you don’t fear frost.
I planted my potatoes in central Louisiana Feb 1 & 2 and had to cover last night due to frost.
Here in CT, Mid February is the absolute coldest time of year. The ground is solidly frozen and the temperatures are at their lowest. Quite often Sub-Zero. Last frost is typically May 21st.
i really wanted to plant yukon golds this year and couldn't find a any in the grocery store so I gave in and went to a garden supply. Surprise! Their yukon gold seed potatoes were beautiful and the same price per pound as supermarket potato prices. They were mature size and had multiple sprouted eyes. They are now flourishing in their tubs. By the way, one of the best ways I've found for protection from bugs is tulle. Since potatoes don't require pollination, tulle can be left on them the whole growing season. Result - zero bugs
LOVE your guidance ... though I'll confess, here in Maine, I planted MY red potatoes last fall - the ones that were smaller than golf balls when I harvested, just went back into the ground. Learned this indirectly by apparently not paying attention to those that were the size of grapes when I harvested, which the next year produced the BIGGEST and MOST PRODUCTIVE plants in my garden! The biggest of them, this year, was 8 inches long and weighed over a pound and a half! Of course, I'm planting them in virtually 100% compost. So, we're coordinated there already. We also only plant an area about comparable to your combined "bag beds" - an area 4X4 feet - and I get 25-50 lbs. of great, creamy red potatoes, enough to last us for four to six months! (So, even though we live in Maine, we're not big potato eaters! 😂 )
GREAT that you acknowledge that some grocery-store potatoes have been sprayed to prevent sprouting. I made that mistake, too, once ... and in the fall, they hadn't changed from when I buried them in April! So now, when I do need "seed potatoes," I get them at the local farm supply.
We do grow OUR potatoes in essentially pure compost, and in raised beds (which drain well) - because when we planted them ONE year in an open area in the "pumpkin patch" (i.e., all our vining winter squash), we were finding them growing in all sorts of unexpected places for years to come - from the progeny we missed harvesting, some of which were likely no bigger than your thumbnail. But in a compost from horse manure and pine shavings, they grew like weeds! And for mulch, as you suggested, we use lawn clippings .... bedding them down 2-4" thick (after packing). This has proven VERY effective in suppressing weeds and retaining moisture.
Consider that naturally in the wild, potatoes DO grow in the Andes, often above 10,000 feet elevation, where "winter" frosts are not uncommon. (The seasons there are more "wet" vs. "dry.") Some of the best potatoes I've ever eaten I bought from street vendors when I lived in Ecuador for four months in 2003. BUT consider, too, that North Carolina winters are like some of OUR summers here in Maine! LOL! So down where you are, you MIGHT try to experiment some time - plant them in October or November and see what happens.
Thanks again for all your wonderful videos!
I'm all the way in Melbourne Australia .Your videoes are more informative than any other tv channels and garden Gurus .Wonderful work .Your presentation is so clear so lucid .Thank you
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agreed. you are always to the point and loaded with info that I actually care about.
Right?!?! He is amazing!
Wish I would've seen this video 3 weeks ago. I have to revise my 9 bags of potatoes I planted. I planted mine near the bottom of the bag but after seeing this video, it makes so much sense to add more dirt at the bottom and plant the potatoes closer to the top of the bag. I'm in zone 6a and I don't think there is any growth going on yet (it was just snowing last week). Thanks for this video.
This is the hidden gem of gardening youtube channels. Sooo much bang on specific info that I have never seen on other gardening channels and believe me I watch a LOT of gardening youtubers! I have NO idea why all these vids dont have over a million views.
I learn sooo much every time I watch your channel. Thank you!
Awww I love Dale so much!
Thanks for the video on potatoes too!
You’re welcome! Dale says hello 🐶
Such perfect timing! I was about to go outside and plant potatoes and this video popped up😁So informative! You answered every question I had, even though I’ve been growing potatoes for a couple years now, I still learned something new. Thank you for taking your time to share your wisdom.
Another thing, I sometimes have to use subtitles, but not on your videos because you speak so clearly👌
Excellent! Glad the video was timely. I try to plan them out so the seasons match. Glad the audio is clear 😃
My understanding is that hilling vs. not hilling depends on whether the potato variety is determinate or non-determinate. Don't hill determinate, do hill non-determinate as they will produce potatoes at multiple levels.
FANTASTIC! As Always....THANK YOU
This video was super helpful! Great comprehensive guide for this first-time potato grower. Thanks soooo much!!!
As always thank you I have struggled getting a great harvest and you answered the question
Thank you so much...I find myself going to your videos more often. You are always so informative and helpful!
Thank you so much! Headed to Home Depot then I’m trying this! Great video
Great information! Thank you 😊👍👍
This was so helpful! Thanks for all the great content you put out!
You’re welcome! I’m glad the videos are helpful.
just found your channel & I am so glad. I'm in zone 8A also & look forward to watching. You have a great way of explaining why you do things a certain way.
Thank you
I love growing potatoes in food grade plastic buckets with handles. I just drill holes in bottom for drainage & sit the buckets on edge of metal or wood boards, so drain out away from the buckets. I have a big concrete patio I don’t use, so perfect for my container growing. I totally agree with planting potatoes closer to top of bucket too & add 6” on top like you do & add mulch later. Love the info you provide!! Thanks for all you do!!
Outstanding information!! Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Thank you, I learned everything I need to know for planting my potatoes. Can’t wait to see how they grow. Planning on planting with the grandkids. They can’t wait to grow potatoes.
Best video on growing potatoes out there. You covered everything. Thanks
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I absolutely love love love your channel! I love that you live nearby (Leland - Hampstead), so I don’t have to figure anything out! I have only 4 raised beds with additional pace along the back of my house. I follow your instructions the best I can. Plus, you speak so clearly, succinctly, and mark your videos! I recommend you to everyone!😁😄❤️❤️❤️
Thanks to you I just found out about the grow bags this year. 15 gal bags was the biggest ones I could get. They're doing great thanks to you.
Very informative, as always. Thank you
You're welcome!
Love your tips! I'm planting my potatoes in old stacked tires that I saved.
I have grown potatoes in containers last year very successfully. thank u for your video again reminding me, I have listed all d things I did last year and will do it again this Spring.
Very timely. Ive got grocery store potatoes sprouting on my counter right now. Thanks for the great tips.
You’re welcome!
Another awesome job explaining potato for us beginner gardener! I had no idea I needed to fertilize my potatoes so much. Thank so much.
Potatoes are hungry. Feeding them more will get you more and larger potatoes. Nightshades in general benefit from a lot of fertilizer. Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant...they're hungry plants.
Thank you!
I have planted my potatoes in containers in the past. This year I will try your tip and try the 20-20-20 liquid fertilize this year thanks.
Your videos always consistently answer all my questions. Your lessons are unmatched. Thank you for teaching us so well and thoroughly.
Thank you! I appreciate that very much.
Very informative! Thankyou!
You’re welcome!
Excellent information. I followed you last year and had a stellar production. The only thing different I did was use the kiddie pool method with the bags. After a large rain, I take them out and let them dry out for a few days then put them back in the pool. Worked fantastic. I highly recommend this video.
Conventional potatoes never chit for me but organic work great. It’s crazy that they sell a little bag of seed potatoes for $4 and there’s just 4 lousy little potatoes in it but I’ve seen it at the store as well. You can get a 3lb bag of organic potatoes for like 5 bucks at the very same store
I think seed potatoes are screened for certain pests, diseases, fungi, etc, to make sure you’re not transplanting any diseases into your garden soil.
I only recommend planting conventional potatoes if they’ve sprouted already. Planting them before sprouting could have them rotting on you. Organic potatoes typically sprout more quickly.
I bought organic potatoes this year🌺
Another informative video! I think you answered all the questions I had about growing potatoes, thanks!
I got a store bag of tiny red potatoes and planted them. They started to sprout in December and I kept them in the fridge and planted on Feb. 1 & 2 in central Louisiana. Had to cover last night due to frost. Uncovered experimental ones survived due to radiated ground warmth from 70-80f temps recently.
Thank you. Very concise video.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video, 😀
WOW! That was so helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Norway. 🇧🇻 I love your videos and I always look forward to seeing Dale at the end.
Thank you! I appreciate it. Dale says hello 🐶
I learned so much. Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Top tier content as always my man 🙏
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
I find potatoes to be one of the easiest crops to grow. I used to use the black felt grow bags (like yours) but I found they did not do as well retaining moisture so I swapped to the green plastic tarp bags. I did an experiment last year using both bags and the tarp bags produced more and larger potatoes. I’m going to follow your recommendation on the compost since I usually mix soil and compost with mixed results. Also, I did put the potatoes near the bottom and added soil until they reached about 3/4 of the bag. Your idea of placing them closer to the top, allowing more root growth, makes a lot of sense. I’m in VA so I’m planting this week. Thanks for posting.
I appreciate the tips. I planted probably 20 lb of the red rose potatoes this year for the first time in the ground. I've been growing them in bags and been very unsatisfied at the size. I accidentally grew one last year in the garden and had three very nice sized red potatoes so I'm sure I can get some decent ones this year. I'm anxious to see when it is that they are ready to harvest. I subscribed and I hit the notification just so I can check you out. I appreciate your tips
Thank you for this!! I’m just so glad you live in NC too. 😆 I can’t live with out your channel or should I say my garden can’t 🤣😂. Love your channel it’s super helpful and very detailed and informative. 😊
I am following all of your instructions this year. In the past, I was able to get enough tomatoes and cukes for myself simply by adding compost and manure to the top of my beds each year but I'm growing potatoes and squash this year as well along with a bunch of dwarf tomatoes. I want my crop to look like yours! Thank you so much for your detailed instructions and explanations. It really helps me to understand much more about the various components we add for growth and when to add them!
One thing that I'm missing is this: Bone Meal comes in various NPK mixtures and I haven't heard you mention which one is best for different crops.
Greetings from Ohio! I’m eagerly awaiting the planting of my potatoes. The weather is still too unpredictable, but as soon as I can I’m gonna do it. I love your channel!
Love your channel, especially all the details you offer about the plant. I grew potatoes last year, in the ground for the first time here in Michigan. I had an amazing yield we have had our German Butterballs all winter and I have my seed potatoes sprouted and waiting to be planted. I will confess mother nature gave us copious rains all summer long which I believe really helped. I even got the little potato berries, which I am too lazy to raise into seed. I did plant a little different...Prepare your seed for planting:
1) Have 2 eyes per seed piece.
2) Cut them a day or two ahead and then allow them to cure, forming a thick layer of dried skin over the cut areas.
3) Ensure they have enough air flow around them during the curing process; do not cover them with anything or bag them in plastic in order to allow the air to heal them.
To plant: NOTE**Make sure your soils are at least 50 degrees!** our soil never froze this winter as we had elneo winter, the soil is already 50degrees.
1) Don't plant warm seed in cold soils.
2) Plant about 2 - 3" deep; do not plant too deep, as you want the plant to break ground and establish quickly.
Thank you very helpful
You’re welcome!
Thank you. The fertilizer and tarp tips are great ones to take notes of. We've experienced 3 inch downpours a few times last season. We're trying all purpose potatoes from seed potatoes. Waiting for back order. April 1. Zone 6 b. USA.
First time growing potatoes. Thanks for this excellent video! I'll post again at the end of the season to let you know how things went. 🤞🥔
Good tips! Thank you! 😄🙏
You're welcome!
Blessing
Great video!
Thank you!
Good information
Thanks!
Well thank you very much💕💕 I have dabbled in the potato growing here in nth west Queensland, Australia a few times and the best I've ever done is a little handful of spuds out of 3/4 grow bags. I trolled the net to look for different 'methods' of planting and mostly did the plonk and then hill up the container as the foliage grew. This is such a breath of fresh air that I bit the bullet today and ordered my seed potatoes and a pack of four grow bags AGAIN ( I had 4 brand new grow bags 2 years ago and when I had my big household 'cull', I thought to myself..."I'm never going to use these, may as well donate them to one of our local charity op shops".....😢😢) Brilliantly explained and can't wait to have another crack. Cheers
Great tips ❤
Thank you!
I was just hoping for a potato video and wahla. Thank you!!!
It’s that time of year 🥔 I try to time them so the videos are in season.
voila! its French!
Love your videos!
Thank you! I’m happy to hear that!
Great video as always. We have had potatoes get hit by frost and freezes for years. The leaves get hit hard but always grow back. Try an experiment next year. Thanks!
I love that you do pre-production work in pre-production. There is a script. The cinematography takes natural lighting into account. There is an introduction and a conclusion. The editor gardener doesn't have to retcon the stuff he forgot to film. Production value doesn't need to be loud music and bright colors. Thank you!
I appreciate it! For the record, there isn't a script, just a storyboard. I try to follow a plan so things make sense. I'm an engineer, so I try to make these videos like those lab reports we used to write in science class back in grade school. Introduction, Hypothesis, Body, Conclusion 😄
I'm gonna give it a go and try with sprouted potatoes that I have also I think it's gonna be a great way to show my little nephews how the fries they so love start out. Each of them will get a own container (special pots made for potatoes) so when growing they can take a peek at the tubers and harvest them easily
Just cut up my potatoes last night and will be ready to plant them tomorrow!
I presprouted my potatoes this year and am planting on the official last frost week (as opposed to the local custom last frost that I learned from my Tomato Queen Mom and also my father in law). The exact same way I pre-sprout Dahlias. I am running a bunch of little experiments. And then I have 6-7 organic potato volunteers from my pantry that are chitting, but no sprouts. We will see. So far, I like this method and I definitely have a jump start on the season. I have no idea what will happen, but I'm glad to have them planted because its been making me crave baked potatoes for dinner and my spouse is over it! :-)
Learning gardening tips 😊
Outstanding!
Hello from central Missouri.
I like your method as potatoes make little potatoes in a root-string under the Mom potato. There is no way they will grow a crop above the mom-potato . Potatoes are an awesome, fun and prosperous garden crop to reap the benefits of happily.Great growing information to help us all grow more produce. You are a well-rounded gardener and full of useful information. Good job !!
I just found your channel, & I love the way you break everything down. Very informative & to the point. I do have a concern however. Ive been hearing a lot about mulch these past few months. Is it the same as you would use to make your flower beds pretty? Im confused about that. I do have some EZ straw mulch. Is that acceptable as the mulch you & others talk about?
A couple days ago, I saw a video with a guy (wish I remembered his channel name!) who carefully pulled off the long white sprout from his potatoes, rooted them in water, later planted them in soil, and got potatoes! It was mentioned that the original seed potato will sprout again, if conditions allow. I'm experimenting with this now, as well as planting some seed potatoes in containers indoors, to try for an earlier harvest. Thanks for all your tips!
If you have time you probably can. He has a video here on this channel about sweet potato slips and that's how you make them. Basically take the shoot and cut it by nodes and root each one. That becomes a new sweet potato plant
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This is so cool! I am just starting my first attempt at gardening here in Ohio, and I found your videos last week and have a bunch of indoor plants sprouting already! I wanted to do potatoes too, but I actually didn’t even know that they wouldn’t come as a seed like all the vegetables haha. Appreciate the info!
They will actually seed out but it takes forever to grow them from seed
TYSM for all yr videos. My husband is building me the hoop net over the garden beds. We tried to get stuffs we need from yr amazon store front tosupport the channel. TYSM again. God bless you.
You're welcome! Thanks for supporting my channel. I appreciate it!
Would be great if you could give us an update on how these are doing.
Thanks!
Really helpful. I had great foliage last year on my container potatoes but not a lot of potatoes. I wondered if I over fertilized but it rains a lot here. I did fertilize regularly but with a low NPK organic fertilizer and a regular watering of fish fertilizer during their active growing. I guess I may need to break down for a non organic 20.20.20 this year. Thanks.
This channel has really grown on me... no pun intended
Thank you! 😁
I did find a nice organic variety last year at my grocery store and I read that the big commercial growers usually grow indeterminate varieties for the larger yield. I did hill and got production up above the first level. This was in a large, very tall metal trough style bed. My goal this year though, is to have a long storage variety so I did purchase from one of my favorite seed companies. Potatoes are a blast! Like buried treasure😊
Nice breakdown #CT greenhouse
for potato pest protection companion plant - cilantro, beans, marigolds, onion, petunia, borgage, depends on in ground vs container to fit. i try to companion pest cotrol. good luck all. go with what works for you where you are. thanks for this. i always enjoy your tips. 👍🏻
ps..i just read asters are a great all round pest deterrant. trying that one this year too. 😊
Thanks for the tip about Trader Joe's potatoes!
I grew potatoes last year, I missed harvesting some, so they sprouted and are doing well, aprox 15" high, in blossom already. I just planted some today, 5/25. Late I guess, but the soil has been unworkable here due to so much rain. I don''t know what I'll get since the temp is getting warm. In my area, we usually wait until after 5/31 to plant anything due to frost warnings. IF last years missed potatoes do better than just planted, I'll learn and plant early next year. I also tilled more soil to create a garden for the potatoes planted today. I experiment and try to learn. I also fresh cut potatoes today to get more to plant. They were sprouting, and I left only 1 or 2 sprouts per cut potatoe. I didn't have time to let scab over since I was planting them today. So I melted food wax, and dipped the fresh cut in wax. They cooled quickly and I planted. I'm hoping to prevent any disease in the fresh cut. IDK if it will be a wax 'scab' or not.
IM ABOUT TO PUT MY POTATOES IN THE POT. YOU UPLOADED RIGHT ON TIME! 👍🏼
Glad to be timely! ⏰
Nice video
Thanks!
Here in my neck of NC I've had my potatoes killed by frost many times, 🤪 now I plant on March 15th and harvest when the tops start dying, usually late june but I have dug taters on July4th, I only plant potatoes from the grocery, buy a bag a month befor so they can eye up, dont keep them in the dark. 💯🍻
Love your videos. I grow potatoes in containers as well what size grow bags are you using? Thank you.
Good boy Dale, take your well care medication.
Great timed video again. I was just having this debate with myself to hill/not hill potatoes in containers. My thought is, let the greens grow several inches and then cover. Would the green growth become mushy in the container leading to rot? Thanks again for good practical information to grow more food.
I use the "hilled potatoes" as seeds for the next crop. We generally get 2 crops a year in Central SC
I enjoy your videos. Thank you. I live in Southern California and am in zone 10a. I have been told that I should wait until April or May to plant potatoes because of the longer hours of sunlight. Do you think the time/light factor outweighs the bugs factor?
Absolutely. I never wait, and my harvests are great. Go early!
Great information. I thought you also had a video on what soil to use on planting potato. Could you share that again? Thanks
I have a video on how I make my mix here: ruclips.net/video/t3kx5PhCJU8/видео.htmlsi=rCVAWp3Ask_X9VI4
Well crap, I've been doing it wrong for the past couple of years. I'll try this next spring for sure.
I just cut off the chits from sprouted potatoes from grocery store and plant in buckets.i get very small potatoes but never have pest issues, this last plant I added compost so hope they are bigger this time
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Thanks I haven't grown potatoes in years. I live in Florida and I hadn't tried growing here since I was a teenager. The soil isn't really soil down here. It's sand that eats organic material like snack food. Grinds it up and it disappears. I think it's all converted into gasses, 😜. All you're left with is dirty sand. It is generally hydrofobic and dusty. The trick is just never stop feeding it. If you do stop, it reverts quickly.
Yo dude! Local Wilmington first time gardener loving your videos. Let's get together for a coffee sometime!
I am currently growing Okinawa sweet potatoes after watching a video you did on them. Have you ever tried Jimmy Nardello peppers?
Enjoyed the informative video. I have never grown potatoes. What size grow bag did you use in the video? About how may potatoes will 5 sprouted potatoes produce? Thanks for sharing these valuable tips for growing potatoes.
These were 20 gallon bags. I can’t answer how many potatoes you’ll get. There are so many variables. How much did you fertilize them, what was the fertilizer, how rainy or dry was your year, what were your irrigation habits, how hot was it, how cool was it, what variety of potatoes did you grow and how did they align with your climate…it is just impossible to determine. Every year seems to be different, but I’ll get a lot more than what I paid.
At the beginning of January I planted 4 potato eyes in a 20 gallon grown bag in my house and placed it near a South facing window. During the planting I mixed in 10-10-10 granular fertilizer and bonemeal. Today it is over 4' tall and I have it trellising up a tripod. I didn't know they could get that tall.
Thank you. Did you ever mention when to dig them up? I missed that. If you did. That's my problem when growing.
What size containers are you using? What about 5gal buckets?
Great video as always man!