I'm happy with this potato harvest
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- All questions answered about the potatoes this year. Harvesting potatoes tells you the true story of how you did.
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The grubs are Japanese beetles. There are a few types that fall into the category. Likely why the beetle is in your garden. The adults emerge in June and July.
We will be taking care of them thank you
Hi ,new follower ,here ,
Those spuds look great ,
Dont be down over amount,
It's not the amount ,or money ,its satisfaction
Enjoy
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New subscriber!Great potato harvest, thanks for sharing
Glad you are here! Thank you
Any harvest is a good harvest either way... grow and learn! I constantly replant here in Queensland Australia we don't get frosts at least not in the 10 years of living here so i am constantly thinking of what i can replant.... and where lol
That's a good problem to have.
Where are you? Where i live February is a frozen wonderland, knee deep in ice and snow. We dont plant potatoes until the last half of April. 🇨🇦
We are in zone 8a NC
That's a good harvest for planting late. This year, I grew my potatoes in grow bags and will do so from now on. I have limited bed space, and I like being able to dump them out into a wheel barrel to harvest. I grew them all from grocery potatoes that were sprouting on me in February and March. I didn't even think to track the weight of what I planted so I could figure out my harvest multiple.
I almost did grow bags but never got to getting some
@Sandy Bottom Homestead I also like the mobility. Had them in full sun in the beginning and put them in partial shade at the end.
I did mine in some large pots I had. Dumped one pot at 70 days(Russian Banana Fingerling 70-90 days). 3 potatoes in the pot, 60 out. Only a dozen were big finger sized however, I will wait out the 90 days on the others( 6 days to go). Pots and grow bags are definitely the way to go. Just dump them in the wheel barrel. I also saw a video on here, where an old woman took Dollar Tree laundry baskets and their lawn and leaf bags and grew potatoes in them. A cost effective way to grow veggies.
Im trying growing potatoes in the old straw from our chicken coop on the bottom and fresh straw on top. Our dirt is too hard for potatoes to grow, next year if straw doesnt work well Im trying for raised beds for potatoes.
Hope it works out good this year!
Those are Japanese beetle grubs. If you put down milky spore in your garden and lawn for the next several seasons it will take care of the next generations. I get mine from Natures Good Guys. They are most affordable. It’s completely and organic biological. Also ducks help 😊
Makes sense. I always just called them grubs lol
And, if you missed any potatoes in harvesting, you get volunteer potato plants later.
I hope we got em all
Those taters are looking good! Ben those are typical grubs and they are a nuisance. They turn into some kind of beetle.
Appears people are saying Japanese beetles. We are pulling them out now.
@@sandybottomhomestead I'm not sure if you've watched any of "off grid with doug and stacey" videos on youtube, but they share a TON of great info. Nothing politically correct just straight to the point real stuff. Just by watching your content I think you'd like it.
FYI: potato leaves are not good for chickens 😬 They contain a toxin called Solanine, which affects the nervous system (it's bad for both birds and people) But I’m sure they love those Japanese beetle larva 🥰
I had no clue. They have had no issues but will keep that in mind for the future. Thanks for letting me know!
i thought anything in the nightshade family should NOT be fed to the chickens?
Apparently you would be right. We had no clue so we won't be doing that moving forward
Were those jumping worms? Curious to see worms move like that! There has been lots of concern about jumping worms in our area lately (southern Ontario, Canada).
Yes they are
Skip the hilling,it’s not as important for production. Plant your seed potatoes between 12-18 deep. The space from the sad to the surface is where the potatoes will grow until the first leaves sprout. Any hilling from that point on just protects from sunlight 9green potato’s) but does not create more potatoes. So if you plant 6” deep and then hill to 18”, you’ll get most of your potatoes in that first 6”. All the energy the plant uses to keep growing leaves takes away from your potatoes. So start at. 12-18 and leave them alone. You’ll be happy with the results. This is also why potato towers produce poor results.
I hill for support to the plants
You can't put a price on the taste and texture of fresh taters plus hold back a few for seed next year
You are exactly right. We have about half left but I dont think we will save any for next year. I want to try some different varieties.