Hey. This is nice. I love to grow my own potatoes too, I find it easy in a container even though I have a garden, homegrown potatoes always taste better yum.
However it would be better then nothing, and to be quite honest the amount of "poison" found in the sky suggests that the rubber is the least of your worries
Don't forget to plant us with our eyes up or we'll never see the light of day! If we've got multiple eyes, we don't mind if you cut us up and create two mother potatoes to increase your yield!
I've got 11 potato plants growing in my back yard, and one more growing in a 5-gal. bucket on the deck! They're all doing well, though I had to re-plant a few of them. So far the animals have left them alone -- we do have mice, squirrels, rabbits, deer, and other critters wandering through our property. I put drip irrigation on them so don't even have to think about watering. Fun and easy. If it goes well and gives a good harvest, I'm going to plant two rows next year.
@@Last-Varangian LOL well I got a couple of pounds of small potatoes out of it. So I replanted this past spring 2020, and got some bigger ones. But still not the kind of plentiful harvest I'm hoping for. It might be the soil, maybe I over-watered. I found a couple of potatoes that literally were there all winter! This coming spring (2021) I'm going to try NOT watering them; just let them grow and get natural rainwater, because our soil is pretty damp already, and just see what happens. Thanks for checking in. Are you growing any?
@@ChickensAndGardening Yeah, I'm trying containers. My ones in the garden always do great, but last year, my first try at bucket growing didn't end well; the seed potatoes rotted after initially sprouting like mad. Drainage was good, not sure what happened, but it was a very wet time of the year when I planted it.
Hi joe so I have a rice bag like the big bags from sams I was wondering would that be a good starting point for me to start planting potatoes I’ve never planted them before lol what do you think?
There are 2 types of potatoes, just like tomatoes: determinate and indeterminate. All of the ways shown here are with indeterminate potatoes, which mean they need to have more dirt to cover them as they grow. Determinate potatoes are planted about 6 inches deep and you don't have to keep adding dirt. To find which type of potato you're planting, just do a search for a list of determinate and indeterminate potatoes.
I've run out of soil until payday and the potatoes have grown over the top of the container and I need to fill in like 8 inches of soil. Is it too late??? Do I empty and grow something else? My leaves are gorgeous so I'm concerned about the roots... Please answer
🙋 Joe. Thank you for your advice re tyres. Altho there maybe chemicals floating around up in the sky....we got to start somewhere. I nearly used tyres until i seen your comment and i agree with you and wont be using tyres now. Thank you 🖒
I’ve heard of growing in tires but I would be concerned about toxins releasing from the tires into the potato soil. I’m thinking wood would be a better container even food grade PVC containers as long as it had good drainage wood chips in the bottom
@Neil Pennington You never know what happens when slow decomposition is happening. Have just forgotten the documentary about the hazards of those working in rubber industry and this,though small is not an exemption.
@Neil Pennington Actually, potatoes are accumulators like mushrooms. They absorb toxins from the environment. Toxins such as benzene, mercury, and arsenic are slowly released by the tire.
Look up the risks of tyre crumb matting which has thousands of times more surface area which means thousands of times more chance to release the toxins.. once the tyre matting is a few months old is stops leaching toxins and since old tyres are already weathered and have thousands of times less surface area the risk is near enough to zero.. there's a lot of toxins to worry about in the air and tap water
I have a feeling the chicken wire method would only invite animals to visit for a snack on the potatoes growing around the edges. Or the potatoes would grow around the wires. As others have said, I would avoid plastics and tires. You don't want to get sick from them. If you build one of the wood towers to grow do not use pressure treated wood. That will also have chemicals you do not want in your food. The hay method is ok as long as your area is not filled with ground dwelling animals. Each has its ups and down but avoid the ones that will make you sick.
Don't take the perceived "easy route" if your serious. Potatoes have been grown in the ground for centuries for a reason. Regardless of how much space you have invest in improving the soil first and grow in the ground. Unless you have zero ground. Potatoes require lush foliage to shade the ground and cool temps to develop fully. Grow them any other way than conventionally and you are compromising their chances of yielding a good harvest. My neighbor spent $100 on grow bags, bagged potting soil, fertilizer, and 20 lb of seed potatoes after watching several u tube "experts". Watered almost daily in the summer months. They started out the first 6 weeks looking good. Last 2 months progressively worse. Harvested 12lb of spuds with 90% golf ball size. They can't take the heat when grown above ground. I grow a 6x8 ft plot with 5 rows conventionally for 2 people. Average 120lbs depending on the year and rarely have to water. Yes the actual harvest requires a little more work to spade them up vs dumping or dismantling a tower but overall planting,watering,and harvest is much less time and money invested.
Thanks for the video - I'm trying growing in 5 gallon buckets, at the suggestion of Hollis and Nancy's Homestead. So far the stem from the seed potato hasn't emerged from the 6" of soil on top of them. How long does it take for greenery to appear after first planting? Thanks.
Timothy Maschler hi. It takes a few months for your potatoes plant to become mature and flower so it reproduces and makes the lively potatoes in the soil. Depending on your environment you can plant potatoes 2 times a year spring with crops in June /July and if you plant in June/July you get them around oktoberish. Just make sure they get sun but not direct hot sun. Potatoes are super easy to get to sprout so don't worry if you don't see anything yet. Hope this helps and happy planting 😁🌻
I have been searching so long when to harvest and I just did so pre maturely today! Before I watched your video! 🤦😁 That's ok I'm going to put them in bigger bucket and add more soil.. They are so green 👍👍
People have been eating potatoes for hundreds of years people and in less than perfect conditions and locations. For F sake just be happy people are still growing their own food.
Thank you for the broad spectrum of suggestions. I, unfortunately, am plagued by flea beetles which demolish the potato leaves. Pyrethrum kills them, but they come back in no time.
lol really? You never plant the whole seed potato, you quarter them first. You can even plant potatoes just by the peeling, as long as it has eyes on it.Also, potatoes do not like wet feet, this means don't let them sit in water they will rot in the ground if you do.
We were very successful. We bought a red garbage can from ace. We drilled a bunch of holes so it could be used for potatoes or compost. We filled 6" of dirt and planted the potatoes. When the greens got 12" high, we added 6" of dirt and left 6" of greens. When the greens got 12" again, we added 6" of dirt. We kept doing this until we got to the top of the garbage can. Then we waited for greens to get yellow to tip over garbage can and eat yummy potatoes. We are starting three garbage cans now: russet potatoes, sweet potatoes, and colored potatoes. All available at wally world.
you left out determinent vs. indeterminent varieties. you can only grow vertically or tower style with indeterminent. you also left out seed potatoe vs. store bought organic potatoes. That said, the most important thing is growing food for your self.
@@jrgenramdahl123 that doesn't make any sense? What illness? From the potato? (How can you eat it then?) From you? (What if you just spit on the ground)?
Whelp. I figured out the answers to my own question, and it's mold, milldew,and different fungi.. still don't agree with it being illegal tho, but what can you do xD
Andrea DIYs That's why in this perfect world if u use ur imagination is only fine #5 Can be use to protect from animals ..u can by it smaller others put a cover on top with wires .
I'm Curious. If the potato's you're planing to grow has the eyes sprout on top,and bottom could you cut it in half to use as two,or is that not a good idea? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Have a good one.
Why would there be? Its obvious to me the poster has never grown potatoes. This is a typical bs video copied from someone else. Do some research if your serious about this subject.
Growing inside tires is risky considering the chemicals that could contaminate your potatoes and soil. However, lining the tires' center with thick plastic sheeting or plastic bags would create a barrier.
