Harvesting 3 lots of potatoes grown in containers Did I get a giant potato?

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Harvesting 3 containers of Potatoes. Did I get a giant? A few containers have been showing signs of having multiple potatoes rather than just a single potato in, so today I am harvesting 3 buckets in order to see what is going on. We still have 5 or 6 buckets of potatoes in which to leave growing in the hope we get that giant potato and get close to a world record.
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@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Dont forget to comment give the video a thumbs up and subscribe if your not already a subscriber guys. Id love to hit 250 thumbs up on this one

@dezertraider 6 лет назад

UK,Thank you can you do a video on the pruning process? As I understand as the plants growing you pull all the small tubas of and leave just 1-2?,,,TY73s

@kerryannnoel1230 6 лет назад

Nice

@geraldinefleming5420 5 лет назад

UK Here We Grp

@tacksscherbo7771 5 лет назад

UK, in the bucket that produced small tubers, did you consider that it may have been due to the size of the cutting that you planted? It may not have been the fault of the perlite at all. My aunt and uncle were potato farmers years sago (among other things), and when they first bought their farm and started out, they were rookies, but learned to buy certified seed potatoes and divide them before planting. They were later disappointed in the size and quantity and thought it was the fault of the seed. My aunt's husband (a rather crusty and arrogant old coot) contacted the seller and raised heck making assorted accusations. The seller calmly asked him how many cuttings he made from each seed potato. When my uncle told him, the seller rattled my uncle's ego, telling him you never cut them apart with less than three eyes in each segment and enough bulk to give the sprouts enough energy to start to reproduce. They wanted to stretch the seed they bought because they didn't have many resources left after purchasing the farm. Just a thought..

@SuperSkazz 5 лет назад

@@tacksscherbo7771 Same here, as a kid when we helped my grandfather he wanted at least 3 eyes and a decent "chunk" to get them started.

@napnaps7393 3 года назад

I absolute love harvesting potatoes, you just never know what to expect

@colinmacdonald8738 4 года назад

I’m in my 80 Th year and am growing potatoes in ground and in various reusable plastic bags. Thanks Tony

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

That is awesome Colin, I hope I am still gardening at 80. Good on you sir :)

@ronaldbutler4480 4 года назад

Been watching your videos for quite a while, was unable to comment from wifes computer. Started growing in containers like you and it's working very nice, watched lots of your videos, great job! I am in the pacific NW with similar climate. grew spuds in ground last year and found a few leftovers in the garden this spring and they were in great edible shape, actually Very Good (perfect) for being in our sodden ground all winter. Thanks for all the videos and information, really appreciate it, L & S!!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

That is awesome! welcome to tha channel. its great to have you hear :)

@k.hendrickson8735 3 года назад

Dear Simplify, You shouldn't be disappointed by that awesome yield!! I live in the s/w desert, USA, where 9months of the year it's around 110 degrees, there's 5-8 inches of rainfall a year, and the soil is almost pure CLAY. (Makes terrific homemade BRICKS though!) I would be ecstatic if I could sprout/grow ONE potatoe!

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Oh damn sorry to hear that

@Txnative7 6 лет назад

The heats been incredible here, 114F, with high humidity. I don't even have to cook my veg, I just go out to the garden with my salt/pepper and eat it off the vine...😉

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yeah its been a very hot year for once. I guess the press are right for the first time in their lives lol

@Annie.xx-xx 5 лет назад

That's hilarious

@Whistlewalk 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening Yes, but its been chilly and wet in other parts of the planet. If were in a sail boat we'd be in a bit of trouble.

@freddieivory625 3 года назад

Huge potatoes!! Nice

@melodytenisch6232 5 лет назад

Nice upload; thank you! As a kid I grew up in dry arid desert in eastern WA state, USA...and the spuds grown there were huge! Good luck; as you say, it's the journey! Great philosophy! Blessings.🙏💌👍👍🎶😊🍃Greetings, grandma WA state,USA

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Meldoy. I dont suppose you remember the variety you grew?

@winddmmy 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening tony my guess would be idaho.

@Rodrigues-xg3ln 2 года назад

Thanks for This inspiration vídeo. You and some others garden youtubers are a inspiration to me . From Portugal a hug.

@dougalmctavish3915 5 лет назад

What do you do with the soil for after you’ve grown potatoes in it? Does it need to be enriched? Do you use it for another crop instead of spuds to avoid disease? Or is it back in with a new seed-tattie? Or simply discarded?

@lizatl1 5 лет назад

Great video. I look forward to seeing the results on your future potato trials and hope you get the record-setting one. Mobile, Alabama USA.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Victoria. We can but keep trying methods and see what it throws

@tracyvernon2426 6 лет назад

Sorry you didn't get the result you wanted mate,at least you got some nice eaters out of them.There's always something to learn by experimenting.In any case you don't know what the others will turn out like yet :)

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Your right there Tracy who knows whats under that soil. However, The trial is what makes it exciting for me :)

@yayahelwa1681 6 лет назад

Thank you Tony for a very experimental and a competitive video. From what I understand the first bucket had large potatoes the second bucket you were disappointed because of the vermiculite the third bucket you were also disappointed but you didn't tell us why what's in the third bucket. And it's also nice to know what's in the first bucket so we can compare all three and see what's a better soil hope to hear from you soon thanks.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Hi Yaya, Just compost in both the third and first buckets, The idea behind this video was to get a single tuber as large as possible for a world record attempt. Sorry If I didn't make myself clear. Sometimes you lose your train of thought in front of a camera. You can practise a million times but as soon as you click to record the wrong stuff keeps coming ut lol

@melodybaudino8798 3 года назад

Hi, I’m just getting started potato growing and really appreciate you. All great information delivered timely. I’m following:)

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Hey Melody I have plenty of playlists full of potato videos, its one of my favourite things to grow

@dieselpower5303 4 года назад

In the 70s my parents had a moorland farm here on dartmoor, they used to grow potatoes in the peaty moorland soil they done really well.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

I bet the spuds loved that medium to grow in

@rodhalliwelloutabout.4161 6 лет назад

Hi Tony, nice reveal. They are a decent size even though you were attempting the Big one.. Like you say, they make a nice meal so nothing lost. Thanks for sharing.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

That's right Rod. The biggest of the year will go to next years seed and the rest will end up on the table in one form or another. Happy gardening mate

@denisebrady6858 5 лет назад

Tony I would be so excited if I got one potato- as you know I am currently growing my first time potatoes in a hessian bag & am really pleased to say I am having success so far- well I am getting shoots or plants growing out of the soil which I keep covering up with my home made compost & the bag is just about full so fingers crossed for me- now I just wait. Cheers Denise - Australia

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thats great denise, Just make sure they dont dry out as hessian loses water fast. Keep me informed how you do on them.

@kirkmarrie8060 4 года назад

Simply, . . . amazing!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Cheers Kirk

@allanroberts4387 2 месяца назад

Hi Tony,How many seed potatoes would you use in a 30L container,planting charlotte and Maris Peer in late July.Any advice would be appreciated.

@MizPikaDevil 5 лет назад

I just planted some potatoes for the first time yesterday, getting really into my gardening lately hopefully it will go well :)

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Tiffany, Thats great to hear. let me know how your potatoes go :)

@attermire2109 4 года назад

I cut trenches in clay soil, back filled with compost and manure, variety was Sarpo Mira and they were the size of bricks

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Yes thats a great spud for size and traditional way will always be a good way to grow spuds

@Annie.xx-xx 5 лет назад

Still some very large potatoes. Very long French fries there. Great video Tony . Good luck for 2019. 😎

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Anna, Yes they will make decent fries for sure

@essemsween818 6 лет назад

This same thing happened to the giant veg growers in Yorkshire. All their 'Single' spuds put out lots of tubers and they had lots of joined together ones.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yeah the joined ones havent actually joined but the potato was a mutant shape, they are the ones that have the potential to get huge. I have 4 more containers for this years chance and will be opening them shortly. Who knows whats under the soil

@wendyrowland7787 6 лет назад

It looks like the purlite and vermiculite encouraged more roots at the expense of the potatoes, it also would have retained less moisture. I have had good results growing salad veg and carrots in blue plastic chemical drums cut in half. Less watering and I can take a seat to cut the leaves. Wood chips in the bottom, rotted compost in the middle and purchased potting compost on top. Filled six inches below the rim, the seedlings get a good wind break. The mice and rabbits don’t get a look in.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yes I have some of those barrels in the tunnel, Havent used them this year but we can but try lots of different things to push the envelope

@oostys8118 5 лет назад

Wow wee, Worzel Gummage(hope i spelt that right)! Grew up watching him in n.z,no doubt lol.

@JennyYasi 4 года назад

We're in Maine USA and haven't had any rain at all for over a month. It's nice though, no funk on anything! We are watering and potatoes have no bugs! Hope to have a lot but not sure where I will store them.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Hopefully they will do well for you. Sorry for the late reply

@duker8888 4 года назад

Very interesting thank you.. so glad to know about the perilite not helping!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Happy to help!

@shadydudu9431 2 года назад

It’s amazing… if I had a garden I will practically live in morning noon and nigh. I have a very small balcony space and I have grown tomatoes n they got lots of fruits n. Flowers, passionfruit creeper. Green pepper n curry leaves, green grass.I’ll soon grow potatoes as well.

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Any space is valuable

@MuddyBootz 6 лет назад

A good lesson for us all with the Perlite and Vermiculite 👍🏻. You need a X-Ray machine to keep an eye on them.😄😄😄. Will you keep the big potatoes for next year seed?

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yeah Nigel I will keep all the biggest for seed. I have 5 other buckets as well as 2 120 litre ones, see what follows those . but the perlite and vermiculite really surprised me

@russsherwood5978 6 лет назад

have you tried to put a whole seed potatoe in, instead of cutting?it seems that the sandyer the soil the better they like it

@mikealmere70 6 лет назад

@@russsherwood5978 not true. They love heavy clay!

@kathylewis7543 2 года назад

Thank you so much I'm learning with you! We learn when we fail as painful as it is for me and others we can go forward! Thank you Thank you Thank you💕💯❤️😁

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

You are so welcome!

@donthegardener8670 2 года назад

Super hands on, dirt under the nails, voice of experience video Tony! I have been experimenting also. To date: a raised cone bed, wrapped with black plastic on the incline. 10 lbs one plant. I couldn't provide under plastic drip-irrigation. 😞Plastic in sandy soil can be your plant's best friend, or worst enemy. I don't use black plastic pots because: not enough oxygen, moisture expires too quickly, and when pots are in direct sun-light, temps reach as high as 120 degrees! Not uncommon in NW Wis. Pot's micro-organisms and roots get cooked. Gardeners learn something new, every year! 40 and counting 🙂

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Yeah you have to garden to your location and environment, it works well here as by the time the sun gets hot the foliage shades the containers.

@CarlzJafran 3 года назад

Can I plant potato in tropical climate and how long potato stay in the ground before harvest?

@DigwellGreenfingers 6 лет назад

Live and learn Tony. Surprised that Perlite would slow the growth as it holds moisture and boy has it been dry to the last 2 months!!!! Growing loads of spuds to show - the reveals are on my RU-vid Channel. Two unusual ones that I am hopeful for are the metre high potato tower (my tower is 1m+ and the haulms are taller than me LOL) and the other is a copy of your single eye on a sliver of skin that you did a year? ago ---- it is massive! A pity we cannot add photo comments. Steve

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Once you get 10k subscribers Steve you unlock the community tab and you can post anything there like FB

@tomsmith9981 6 лет назад

geez man just be thankfull you even got a potato

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Lol Tom. This is for a WR attempt as is tonights video been trying years and still trying, but its the journey not the destination :)

@kathystephens3874 5 лет назад

You already have that other guy beat, with his gnarly potato. Keep on keeping on.

@gennmartin3034 4 года назад

He’s after world record. He said he’s still glad to have potatoes to eat. But it’s not what he wanted. Nothing wrong with that.

@sandrat3253 6 лет назад

hi Tony, i dont understand this "perlite AND vermiculite" concept at all. Both can loosen up the soil but vermiculite acts like a sponge, it helps to retain moisture, you use it if you live in a relatively dry area and want to save on water(ing). Perlite on the other hand doesnt retain any moisture at all, so you use it to help drainage, if you live in an area with a lot of rain for example. So did you want to retain moisture (vermiculite) or get rid of it (perlite)? It should be an either / or not both. I live in Ireland, it's generally wet here, so i added a lot of perlite to the grapevines but i used vermiculite as a cover when i sowed carrots to make sure they dont dry out not even for a second before they have a chance to germinate. The other thing im thinking of is that if you found the potatoes pushing out, maybe you could use a larger container next time. Seems like the ones you have are good for average size potatoes, but if you want to grow giant ones, you may need something much larger than those to make sure they have enough space to grow huuuuuge comfortably. Anyway, not a bad harvest at all, especially not under such circumstances like the drought you have. I wanted to give them a try too this year, but couldnt get kondor seed potatoes anywhere so planted sarpo mira. :-) So dont be disappointed, you've been still much luckier than i was. :-)

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

The perlite can help to retain moisture but it wasnt there for that. it was there to help give structure to the soil to help with compactation and the vermiculite was to hold moisture. The idea behind it was to try and help create a lighter soil mix that would be easier for the tubers to grow in. This didnt work as we saw

@lindapenney5207 6 лет назад

Thank you for sharing and blessings Tony

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Thanks Linda, appreciate the support :)

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 6 лет назад

Interesting to see what effect the perlite had. Interesting video all round this, thank you!

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yeah that really surprised me, I do have other buckets with it in so I will see if these results will follow

@Elena-zm4fc 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening I am wondering if one really needs to use perlite/vermiculite to grow plants at all. Or is it just a trend?

@GraftingTactick 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing, great tips 👍

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@cynthiahiebert5023 3 года назад

I saw this video! I know you had a goal! But so many don’t have food! You have an abundance of great sized potatoes! You have done well! Amazing well!

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Yes! Thank you!

@sunsetsky594 Год назад

Those are great looking potatoes. I have to ask, what is that vine in the background with the red flowers? I've never seen such a plant (watching from USA).

@simplifygardening Год назад

The vine with red flowers are runner beans

@robertvincent8810 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Lemonentory 2 года назад

Do you still stand by perlite not being used in the growing medium?

@julieb4125 2 года назад

Thanks for the recommendation for the Containers from Oakland Gardens shame you didn't get anything from them for all the recommendations you must of sent them loads of customers

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Oaklands do help support the channel buy supplying me stuff i require

@AyeWheeler 5 лет назад

Remgoing to my grans they were on acid soil wow were the spus ever soo good,no scab etc very clean and very tasty spuds mostly kerrs pinks.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

She must have kept them watered well. Great I love it when they come out clean

@AyeWheeler 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening funny that ,she didnt water them at all the soil has a bluish tint it was once covered by peat bog hence acidic and it held water quiet well.but god did the spuds teste really good.

@paracontejo 4 года назад

my first time to plant potatoes and I did it in a five gallon bucket. I will be harvesting in july. I am following the tips I see here in the different gardens I watch.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Wonderful! how did they do Sorry for the late reply

@uppanadam74 6 лет назад

Bloody hell!! Better than my two spuds per seed potato!! LOL!!

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

They are great spuds I know I sound disappointed in the video as its not the results wanted lol

@JennyYasi 4 года назад

Aw, don't be disappointed, I learned a lot! Thank you!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

I'm glad! Sorry for the late reply

@kathystephens3874 5 лет назад

You have a great yield and a crop to be happy about. Speak only good words and project love peace and increase. See what happens next season. Beautiful bakers.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Kathy. Yes always this season to go yet :)

@swizzleproxi4810 5 лет назад

What lovely big potatoes you grew at 3.55 👍😃🥔🥔🥔🥔

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Alice.

@sasquatchdonut2674 2 года назад

Well I guess that’s what you get for growing your potatoes in Ireland lol. I can’t even think of getting them that big here in Texas

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

I’m not in Ireland I’m in Wales 😀

@kathreece3916 6 лет назад

Great video again Tony :) can't wait for all the other potato reveals :)

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Thanks Kath loads to follow :)

@ronaldandsusanshaws-growing 6 лет назад

Hi Tony, Whilst I know it was not what you wanted as you said a nice harvest all the same, Thank you for sharing,Take care.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Thank you, Ronald. Yes a great little harvest Be great if my main crop potatoes are that big lol

@helensteventon3398 6 лет назад

Good spuds in the first bucket. Good result. I noticed the first bucket was a bigger size? I’m growing Nicola in 30 litre buckets done alright, considering the weather. I’ve just emptied 2 out of 6 so far I’m going to leave the rest for a while as hope they will be ok. I bet the cost of potatoes in the shops will go up this year, so glad to have some on hand. I had quite a few come up in the bed that were left behind from last year...nuisance but the onions coped with the invaders, although I bet they would have done better without. Those potatoes (same variety)are bigger and grew in the surface compost as I’m doing no dig in that bed. At least with buckets you don’t have the problem of them being left behind. The perlite experiment was useful, thanks, great video Tony.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yes I have grown a lot of mine in the ground this year as a challenge by someone I do not hold out for great hopes to be honest. Perlite really surprised me. Nothing worse that spuds that keep coming up in the same space, As i am running my soil through the sieve this year to finally get all the rocks out of it I should get rid of the rouge spuds too, then I can no dig the plots, but need to do this as roots are struggling

@sandideak4125 3 года назад

Great video! Thank you! What size buckets did you use, Tony?

@richieharmes2063 6 лет назад

you might not have produced the biggest potato YET but i would still pop round for a jacket with cheese and beans lol

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

mmmm jacket with beans and cheese, Might have that tonight lol

@russsherwood5978 6 лет назад

i,d say not enough sand and way to much compost, not at all like the potatoe patches i worked in, but i could be wrong, as i have not been cutting seed for over 20 years now and they produce some giants.. thank you for the video.. have a blessed and safe day

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Hey Russ Will be lifting the last 4 buckets over the next week or so, keep your eyes peeled for that to see how they did

@GarnettM 5 лет назад

Use old Horse manure , back in the 70s I seen one the size of a turkey platter my cribbage friend fed his horse a potato but a piece fell to the ground without old burt knowing he says? he went to get a board one day and this giant plant was in his corale / barn yard found a massive potato 18 " long 6 high .

@randyneil6161 5 лет назад

If there is really hot sun for a few weeks is it okay to water your potato plants with a wateting can or garden hose ?

@scicciarella65 5 лет назад

regular black garden soil with some sand, since it is a root producing plant add bone and blood meal 1/2 cup of each in that size bucket and as I said leave only the largest stem

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes Mona. exactly how I was doing it, but been testing some ideas of late :)

@Elena-zm4fc 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening How do you leave “only the largest stem”? Do you cut off the other ones?

@brianfrith126 4 года назад

Do you ever respond to questions like instead of having your holes in the bottom of your container. Have them about a inch up so the roots of the plant will always have water to drink that should help the plant to grow

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Brian, Funny you should ask that. I am in the process of making a video with that sort of idea so stay tuned

@karlhungus5554 6 лет назад

Nice harvest. Nature is such a miracle. It's easy for people like me to forget that potatoes don't originate at the supermarket. They come from the Earth and with thanks to farmers.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yes are fantastic to grow

@tonysgardensgizmos7164 6 лет назад

Brilliant vid. Maybe next time, do them in potato bags, then whenwhen they get to “new potato” sized, have a rummage and remove all bar one of the forming tubers (as some do to harvest news, a little at a time). Might get a small growth check, but compared to splitting their energy between 6 or 10 tubers, it should still pay dividends. Also means you can start from a whole chitted spud to get it away better (plus a handy meal of new potatoes!)

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

I did this last year I bare rooted the plants and still had multiple spuds, I think next year I will have to bare root 3 or 4 times to ensure all the feed going to 1 spud

@davidarmstrong3930 3 года назад

Where can you buy these black buckets are they 10 inch?

@richardshort4587 6 лет назад

Nice video and great spuds 🥔 Have you considered hydroponics and nipping of bulbs so all goodnesses just go to the one tuber. Also have you considered the Ruth Stout method of growing spuds. Again it’s easy to watch what’s happening as they are only covered in loose mulch so again you could remove all tubers except the main one to get the whole plants attention. Looking forward to watching more of your vids. Thank you 🙏

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Ho Richard, You love the Ruth Stout method dont ya mate lol

@richardshort4587 6 лет назад

UK Here We Grow 👍 You bet easy on the back mate getting old. Just got over 2 inches of snow today and it won’t be leaving until next year now I reckon. Could you recommend greenhouse work over winter and what will grow in that time frame please. Thank you bros

@SakellarisNikolaos 2 года назад

Excellent info 👌👌

@lyndajordan6479 5 лет назад

Great garden, full and healthy looking plants.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Lynda appreciate your views and your support by commenting, sorry about the late reply. Tony

@iwanttobelieve5970 2 года назад

Your soil is so dark and healthy. I'm amazed.

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

It comes from making quality compost. Something I am about to release a book on in the next few months

@joliamuy2599 5 лет назад

When is the right time to plant potato and how do you know when to harvest..pls reply..thank you..I love to plant and eat potatoes specially the red potatoes..

@brianjones4387 4 года назад

Than for another excellent interesting video. Wondering what you will do with that spent compost . Will you spread it on the garden as a soil improve or would you enrich it with fresh organic material and reuse?

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Yes I will Sorry for the late reply

@sandaquatic6102 6 лет назад

Try growing potatoes in sandy soil! Its the best for potatoes 🥔!

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yes will try it next year. Thanks for the tip

@samuelfoote9135 5 лет назад

With rocks and keep throwing the biggest ones you grow back in the ground.

@julianweeks326 Год назад

2 year's ago i bought 10 of these tubs and did what you said with the blood fish and bone and potato fertiliser and only got about 3lb of spuds, so haven't bothered again.😭

@MetalSlugzMaster 5 лет назад

In the late 80's as a kid I grew what I only recently realized was a world record potato of 14 lbs. It was the largest of several that were also probably record breaking. My father even took it to work to show co-workers that enormous knobby potato. I lived in the Willamette Valley which is known for some of the richest loamy soils in the world. I'm learning the garden had a mixture of Wallikenzie and Woodburn type soil with low pH, which is perfect for potatoes. Every day after school I'd water the potato patch and throw horse manure on it. I've just moved back to Oregon and would like to give it a go again on my parent's place next season.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thats great and I would be interested in seeing what you do for your attempts

@MetalSlugzMaster 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening My parent's place no longer has manure producing animals save a couple of goats, but there remains a compost pile of hay, wood chips, and horse manure that's been breaking down for 4 years according to my mother. Its literally black soil now. Should work well. It might be a bit late in the season for a potato crop but I'll give it a go next weekend with a half and half mixture of compost and topsoil in a raised bed of some sort. I'll look for the largest varietal of seed potato available. I'll keep you informed 👍

@podiodoc 2 года назад

What do you grown the potatoes in please? Is it just compost? Thank you!

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Yes. Charles its home made compost

@dumdumdimdimdemdimdum9143 3 года назад

I keep getting your videos in my recommendations. I hope you read this comment. Your videos are great. I'm wanting to move to Europe from the UK and I have an allotment and I want to grow potatoes. Your videos are very informative. I just need to convince my girlfriend as it will require a lot of space. Have a nice day.

@barbaracarballo2853 6 лет назад

I know your growing for record size but I would be happy with them. I haven't had any luck growing potatoes in buckets

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Barbara, where do you live? What medium was you using to grow? how often did you water them?

@Patricia-ic4ee 6 лет назад

Wow thank you.your potatoes look so fresh and clean,

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Its a great way to grow them, Did you see the experiment video I did about a week ago? if not check it out might just confirm some stuff to you

@Shalline100 4 года назад

It will be my first time planting potatoes in a barrel. I would like to know which fertilizer you used to grow giant potatoes. Thanks

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Blood fish and bone meal

@askquestionstrythings 6 лет назад

I wonder if the abrasiveness of the perlite affects the potato size. or if some other factor was at play like adjustments to soil PH or available nutrients vs bound nutrients, etc.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

I dont know. I have a couple more buckets still growing of the giants and one or two still has perlite. So before writing it off completely i will check the results of those

@enginaliye2054 5 лет назад

What do you feed those potato plants with? Thank you

@KarenTookTheKids364 4 года назад

Was the soil just pure compost in the buckets? Bar the fertiziler obviously

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Yes Karen Sorry for the late reply

@50shadesofgreen 6 лет назад

the old saying goes "at first you don't succeed try, try, try again" so there is always next year !!

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Yes always next year and another 6 pots this year see what happens

@zohaib-Fazal 4 года назад

Nice work🖒 Thanks for information 🖒 Plz tell me the name of this variety of potatos

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Sarpo Mira

@ryanfitzalan8634 3 года назад

I think that it appears you've honed in on how to get the plants to produce large spuds for sure. now that you have the basic method, the final push to figure out how to grow the record size potatoes will be environment management. you should experiment with planting like that first bucket you harvested, but then carefully manage 4-5 different buckets with 4-5 different watering techniques. for example: bucket 1 - moist early season/dry late season, bucket 2- dry early season/moist late season. bucket 3- continually moist season, bucket 4- continually dry season, bucket 5- steady season, alternating wet and dry by the week throughout.

@stanleytipsword9560 6 лет назад

Hi I like your channel a lot . I don’t think we can buy condor potato’s where I live but your potato’s are nice. Great job🌻

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Thanks, Stanley. kondor is a world record holder I would be surprised if you couldn't get it, But you would need to go through a specialist potato seed company

@vivianaviera1909 2 года назад

Just a theory, I'm thinking that the second bucket of smaller potatoes possibly where smaller due to all of the little white pearls in the dirt absorbing all of the nutrients from the dirt preventing it from ever reaching the potatoes themselves

@kennethhopson7087 2 года назад

My daughter grew some potatoes in 1990 that were really big. There were several in a hill and they weighed about one and a half to two pounds each.

@happydays1336 5 лет назад

What's "blistering hot" in the UK? Where I live that could be up to 113 degrees F. We'll more typically have several weeks of high 90s degree F in August. We're in bliss when it's in the 80s!

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Barbara it was 36c here for 8 weeks thats real hot for us

@happydays1336 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening I was being a bit braggy when I said, "My heat is higher than your heat." I should have taken where you live into account. I guess someone from Dubai could say to me, "You call 113 degrees F hot? That a Spring day here." I'm going to look online to convert your Celsius temperature to my Fahrenheit temperature. (I looked it up: 36 C = 96.8 F. That is hot for where I live, too!.) I should have told you that I enjoyed your video.

@tinae8433 3 года назад

I love your videos! I'm a new gardener so sorry if this question is so basic. Did you have support stakes in the potato plants? Why? 😊thanks

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Checknout the watering potatoes video i show a new way i used that was great

@progtom7585 6 лет назад

I didnt try sweet potatoes this year as i didn’t think it would be warm enough! Still... consider yourself lucky, my potatoes are extremely poor this year due to lack of water. Thanks for the video. Tom

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

Tom I dunno what the rest will be like they are all going over slowly

@progtom7585 6 лет назад

UK Here We Grow ok well good luck, this is my first full year and ive learnt my lesson, more than doubling my water storage off the hard areas around my property... and daisy chaining barrels together.

@simplifygardening 6 лет назад

I have a video on that which may interest you as I am storing 8,000 litres at the garden, might help in what your doing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b-mdBUnjMLk.html

@progtom7585 6 лет назад

UK Here We Grow i somehow missed ur reply... ill watch later... cheers

@themightykhan2 3 года назад

last year my potatoes were woeful. can you overfertilize? i used large 60 litere buckets, compost and i added a handfull each of potato feed and blood fish and bone. the haulms were huge.. 6ft tall but no potatoes

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Yes, you overfed, 3 ounces of feed at most. Reduce the pot size to 30 litres and make sure there is no nitrogen. the compost you used must have been packed with it to get haulms so large. the pot size will reduce yield so ensure you get a pot around 30 litres or 8 to 10 US gallons

@marieb3630 5 лет назад

How would you control the number and of potatoes grown on the plant? Unless a specific variety grows that way, how can you control it otherwise?

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Marie you remove tubers and leave one. Constantly pulling tubers off as they form. This is to try for a world record you wouldnt do this for large potatoes.Check out tonights video on growing potatoes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dtfWSv8IsD8.html This might be of interest to you

@terrykingsallotmentgardening 5 лет назад

Hello Tony, good experimenting and has encouraged me to remove any extra spuds as they grow in my attempt at a world record. Is 1.8 👍 good enough .....lol. ♻️Happy Gardening........Terry King.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

lol mate needs to be a little bigger

@maryannsomobay346 5 лет назад

What kind of fertilizer and soil did you used in your first bucket?

@fannybuster 5 лет назад

That scare crow kinda looks like Boris Johnson

@jayforr6964 5 лет назад

Fanny Buster it would probably run the country better than him🤪

@hillarykoiya1622 5 лет назад

Hahaha it needs a little belly

@jocousineau9780 4 года назад

Where can I get those containers in Australia please! Love your channel btw :)

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

I am looking for an international source. Soon as i find one i will be sure to let you know. Glad your enjoying the content

@joemercieca4794 3 года назад

I have gotten 50 litre plastic containers from bunnings. The handles however, are different. Still do the same job.

@LSTWTF 3 года назад

I use large 42 litre rubble containers for my spuds, they are cheap, robust and available at most DIY stores/ builder's merchants.

@joemercieca4794 3 года назад

Bunnings now has 28 litre buckets too

@ninfadoyle1450 2 года назад

We have had SantaAna winds lately and my potato leaves were stripped. Do I leave them or they are pretty much dead.

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Leave them they may throw more halums

@kathleenegbert1989 5 лет назад

Have been watching various posts about growing potatoes. I think the man who got 25 lbs of potatoes from a 50 liter container was using the most fertile soil. I suspect having the vermiculite and perlite would have worked much better if the rest of the soil was much more fertile Perhaps you could tweak your idea about looser soil and get that giant potato that you want. Might adding some manure be an option?

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Kathleen I am trialling some other ways this year, also have an experiment running about the medium used in containers to see which is better

@abaskamal8599 4 года назад

brick sized potatoes - very cool

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks Dont miss todays video on potatoes, its packed with tons of tips ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hgJa2wrX6lA.html

@angelsdailyvlogs3863 4 года назад

Did you make any holes on your buckets?

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

yes

@mongomay1 2 года назад

Do you think the container might be too warm compared to being in the ground? Ever try just digging a big hole in the ground and fill it with growing mix and much the top heavy? I have not been impressed so far by potato container results in yields.

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

the container is warmed quicker in spring which is better and shaded in summer so its fine