How to grow Potatoes In Containers - Complete Growing Guide

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We are starting our potatoes and we decided to grow some in containers this year. We decided to add to our container growing guide series with this super fun plant. potatoes are rewarding, delicious, nutritious, and super easy to grow!
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@chazprivate 2 года назад

I'm a complete newbie. Last summer I started this... learnt a lot of lessons the hard way. I started far too late. But i planted one store bought potato and harvested 20 good size potatoes and there were loads of tubers. I didn't have the same success with my brassicas. I thought the beautiful white butterflies flying around them was amazing and was excited to see how my new hobby was attracting beautiful insects. 🙈🙄 Then realised they were laying eggs and the catapillers demolished everything 🙄😂 This year I'm starting early 🙌 , a little more educated than last with heaps more to learn and I'm really looking forward to having a better chance with all my veggies. I have found taking this up as a hobby, has been incredibly amazing for my mental health. Esp as I'd had postnatal depression and I have generalised anxiety disorder. I have found an amazing hobby that benefits and feeds my whole family ... 3 adult boys and a baby girl. I'm not one for sitting around, checking fb or hanging out with girlfriends etc. I've always needed something mentally and physically stimulating...but a hobby where I don't feel its selfish. Hence i gave this a go. Now I can do something that benefits my family and as a major plus.... my little girl gets to help out and enjoy fresh air and learn skills. .Super excited now to get starting back. 🥰.

@paigelette13 2 года назад

SAME HERE!! yay for Us🥔🧅🥕🍒💫🙌Stay Blessed and know your not alone.

@BeADad2447 2 года назад

Prayers for you. You are healing life will get better. I'm glad this is helping you. God bless you. This guy is a wealth of knowledge

@athena0093 2 года назад

😅 oh I love this story! Especially about attracting the beautiful butterflies....and insects!... only to... So me. You sound like my type of person...I'm sure this year is to be a success. Much love ❤️

@warriormamma8098 2 года назад

You are my kind of ppl. Mental health issues? Check. Pointless hobbies dismissed? Check. Lol. Hoping to start seed potatoes in Orlando this month.

@scottiebumich 2 года назад

What do you mean you started too late? They should survive through the fall. Did you not start until the summer vs spring?

@paultyock8990 4 года назад

Followed your advise for growing potatoes last year. I planted 16 seed potatoes and harvested 65lbs of potatoes. They were the best tasting potatoes ever, thanks!

@misseileen6012 4 года назад

Paul Tyock where do you find seed potatoes ?

@John-dr7by 4 года назад

@@misseileen6012 hi Eileen, here in N. Illinois, i bought 2 bags of seed potatoes from Menards home improvement store, so check out those kind of stores where you live, or call any gardening nurseries near you. Hope this helps, good luck!

@vadamsable 4 года назад

Wow! I had gotten some seed potatoes for free at a store. Small ones with sprouts. I threw them away after I learned they might not sprout or make small ones. That's a lot of potatoes!!

@banjopickerinadoublewide7613 4 года назад

I got myself a bag of seed potatoes from the walmart garden center. There were eight of them for three dollars. That was a month ago and that store seems to always be out of everything so you might look in the home improvement stores too. Mine are growing well and all have come up with nice green leafy plants. I bought a three pack of 10 gallon grow bags from amazon. I put three in two bags and the final two seed potatoes in the last grow bag. This is my first time growing potatoes so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I have learned a whole lot from watching this guys videos. Otherwise I wouldn’t have much of a clue seeing as how I was raised in Los Angeles with little gardening experience.

@vadamsable 4 года назад

@@banjopickerinadoublewide7613 Darn, I just spent $16 on Amazon for seed potatoes because I didn't want to get bad ones that were sprayed and wouldn't sprout😩. You kind of don't know until harvest time. I had 2 free buds from a store and I threw them out. Didn't give them a chance! I didn't think Walmart had any. Fiddlesticks!!

@cherylkelley1970 2 года назад

My husband and I had been watching yo since you were a lot younger. My husband passed in 2018 and I just started gardening again. Getting a refresher course. Glad I found you.

@disappeared9673 2 года назад

Bless you, I bet your husband would be proud of you for continuing to garden ❤️

@neeshirey 11 месяцев назад

I just read your comment, a year after you posted. I hope gardening is a comfort for you. I find it extremely calming - I always feel happy while I'm gardening, and maybe it sounds creepy, but I love the idea of the things I'm planted (especially fruit trees) being here long after I'm gone.

@ambergessler1679 3 года назад

I contacted a local farmer and asked for some straw. When I bought it, I told him I would use it to hill my potatoes in a grow bag, to which he asked, "did you read that in a book?" In Wisconsin, I planted 34 -10 gallon containers...and they're doing great! Thanks so much!

@calebheier4988 11 месяцев назад

See you are helping SO many people by teaching gardening . You should be proud!!!!!

@charlesstock64 2 года назад

Great video. I used organic russet potatoes from a local co-op and they sprouted and grew well (they must not use the sprout retardant). I did get a good crop in our bed and in containers. This season, i am doing the same but going all in with containers (10 and 15 gallon). At harvest, I like the ability to “dump” the container onto a tarp, sift through and find the hidden treasure and then put soil into a reclaimed soil bin using the tarp to transfer. Thanks again.

@sandrabrown4979 2 года назад

Awesome tip regarding the tarp! Thank you 😊

@rcolorado2364 3 года назад

Revisiting older videos and figured I should comment to show I appreciate your library of knowledge. Thanks for your help

@VivianfFurlow 4 года назад

My friend asked me to grow a row of vegetables for the hungry. I was already planning to share but this reminds me not to share with just my well to do neighbors but with the food bank.

@constancemiller3753 4 года назад

Here in Edmonton we have "grow a row" for the food bank. It's like veggies tithing:)

@-8_8- 2 года назад

This. Exactly the way. If you're already working something, and it's just slightly more work than what you've already invested, why not be helpful outside the neighborhood?

@rg-mi5hh 2 года назад

Nothing wrong with helping food banks. Sometimes we aren't in a position to teach someone due to circumstances.

@janiecel 4 года назад

I have some questions: 1. How do you know when they’re ready for harvest? 2. How do you know how much water to give them and when? 3. What pests do I need to be aware of? 4. How many seeds can I put in a 5 or 10 gallon container? 5. How many potatoes do you expect to harvest from one seed? Sorry if these are dumb but I’m very new and trying to learn.

@cbass2755 2 года назад

Great questions…but this was in 2018 and he didn’t answer you. How discouraging…I would of like to know too

@hollyhall4236 2 года назад

@@cbass2755 great question! I would like to know too! Growfully Jenna is very good to answer questions. She has helped me a lot!

@cbass2755 2 года назад

@@hollyhall4236 I just went to her channel, Thank you so much! I subscribed….

@DELANADINE 2 года назад

@@cbass2755 did she answer you? Can you please post the answers here, when you have them?

@LadyOrion2012 2 года назад

Yep...the video is incomplete without those answers. He probably doesn't know and has to look it up 🙄 2 yrs later...crickets

@krijnthebest 6 лет назад

Luke, this is perfect. I was just about to start my potatoes in containers. Perfect timing. Thanks a lot.

@Mustafa-Kamal-Satar 4 года назад

I am from Malaysia. I am gonna start growing potatoes here in my garden in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I always though you can't grow potato in a tropical climate like my country Malaysia. I used to grow them in Utah when I was a student there. But after watching videos of Indonesians growing potato in tropical Jakarta, I wanna give a try here in tropical Kuala Lumpur. though potatoes are dirt cheap in Malaysia, imported from India, China, Europe, even US.

@alextromler6407 3 года назад

How did your potatoes turn out?

@Mustafa-Kamal-Satar 3 года назад

@@alextromler6407 Bad! I now give up potato growing, after all past attempts failed. The tubers germinated each time, sending out shoots that grew up healthy, bushy and green. Then after while, they wilted, leaves turned yellow, stems started to rot, and eventually died.

@aking9234 3 года назад

@@Mustafa-Kamal-Satar still, good try

@sarahmcneill1237 2 года назад

If you're willing to put in some work, there are more wild potatoes that have some possibility of growing in warm areas of the world, but you'd probably have to grow them from true seed and not baby tubers (which we call seed potatoes). If you're interested look up cultivariable for more info

@nikmohamed5906 2 года назад

@@Mustafa-Kamal-Satar the potato root needs a lot of airspace in the soil (airy soil amendments like perlite and peat moss make up to 60-80% volume of bagged soil mix here in Canada) also, I think Malaysian Tropical rain is too heavy and will saturate the soil way too much and suffocates the roots to death, especially if it's not planted in the very airy fabric grow bag or raised bed like here. Also, any Clay or compaction-prone soil will very quickly suffocate the roots very quickly too.

@stoverboo 2 года назад

This is our first year adding seaweed to our potato bags instead of sulfur. Local people swear by it. Also, it's fun to visit the beach and fill bags with dried seaweed.

@purplethumb7887 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I've been wanting to grow some potatoes, but was reluctant because of hilling and not being sure the planting depth. Your explanation is so clear, informative, and helpful. Your videos are among my favorites.

@jennifermack5804 3 года назад

First time grower...period lol. Going to try my luck with potatoes, onions, and some garlic

@nyddubwarren 6 лет назад

I have recently acquired the property in which my grandparents use to own in Central Michigan. These videos made me get back into gardening. Unfortunately the garden has turned back into grass from my youth, but I am going with raise beds. Thanks for the encouragement to get back into growing!

@MissBetsyLu Год назад

Have at it! Don't be afraid to jump right in. And have fun. Many blessings everyone.

@neeshirey 11 месяцев назад

It might be a bit late (it's 2023 now), but I've been following a RU-vid channel called Self Suffiicient Me that is run by Mark in Australia, and even though he's in a much different climate, he uses all raised beds and goes into a lot of detail about all the things he's tried and why he makes the choices he does. He is also very warm and responsive to his RU-vid audience. I love watching Mark's videos.

@angelaisola_real-estate-ca 4 года назад

I’m going to grow for the first time this year.. I had store bought potatoes ready to plant but now I am going to find some seed potatoes. Thank you so much for this great info

@rayrevolta6198 6 лет назад

I've never had a problem growing store-bought potatoes in Canada. It works every year and it makes great potatoes.

@MIgardener 6 лет назад

U.S. isn't Canada unfortunately. I wish we would get away from it here because it really isn't great to consume I would imagine.

@sissymarie2912 6 лет назад

I also usually use store bought potatoes and have never had a problem here in MI. It's totally possible we've just gotten lucky though. I usually shop at our farm market and I know most everything is locally sourced. As Luke warned, I had one set that never even formed eyes. I tend to approach it as a cost/benefit kind of thing. When 5 seed potatoes are nearly triple the cost of an entire pound from the produce department it makes sense to me to take the risk. Last year we used seed potatoes and didn't end up with much at all, but I didn't know much then about controlling ph or any of those kinds of tips. I'm eyeing some of the specialty varieties from my local garden center pretty hard though. Maybe once we've gotten a little better at our potato game...

@AllAmericanGuy01 5 лет назад

@@sissymarie2912 I'm looking to start growing my own potatoes. You just went to a grocery store and picked up a bag of potatoes and planted them?

@mikalks247 5 лет назад

@@AllAmericanGuy01 I found a bag of purple organic potatoes on sale for 1.50. Used those instead of seed potatoes.

@AllAmericanGuy01 5 лет назад

@@mikalks247 What type of soil did you use?

@amandafrederick8308 6 лет назад

I just did this over the weekend and did everything but the extra sulfur. So glad i watched this! Thank you for being in a similar grow zone as me and teaching so much right when I need it.

@lizwetherington1618 2 года назад

I'm so excited about growing potatoes. I took about a 10 year break from gardening. I'm back and loving everything I am learning from you and other RU-vid channels. I have fingerling potatoes (store bought) in egg cartons above my fridge, ready to go into old fabric grocery store bags, as an experiment. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! I hope this experiment works.

@leslieortiz7495 6 лет назад

You continue to be a great resource in furthering my gardening education.

@zezty4295 4 года назад

Awsome.i couldn't justify throwing away my sprouting organic potatoes.they turned on me fast and what a better time or plant to plant in these times as spuds are one of the few things we could live off.

@wyominged6017 5 лет назад

Thanks, this was exactly the info I needed, for my first attempt.

@aprill7914 4 года назад

I bought an organic bag of potatoes last year and didn't end up using all of them. They started growing like crazy! I'm going to try planting them.

@jessicaproctor6024 4 года назад

Starting my first potatoes in a bucket this year!

@reclypes6296 3 года назад

Me too!!

@WomenLivingTorah 6 лет назад

I'm learning so much from your channel! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience.

@dependentongod4ever 3 года назад

I grew them last year for the first time in my raised garden. I bought organic potatoes from my local smaller store. I got 30 small potatoes from about 8 plants. I also planted late. I'm gonna try growing them in a container this year and see what happens! Potatoes are my favorite food, so an abundance of potatoes would make me happy lol. Thanks for your guidance!

@0703la 6 лет назад

Thank you for this very timely video!

@roxtar69-9mm 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip on potassium! Prayers up for everyone's successful victory garden, this year!

@hip9594 6 лет назад

I do mine like many RU-vid videos showed. I fill the container 4 inches then I add 4 inches on top. As the plants grow I cover them when the plants get about 3 inches tall and cover again. I do this until the pot is completely full. I started this process about a month ago for my first planting. It is now completely full of soil with about 5 inches of plant on top. It's a bit extra work but it's worth it.

@alorastewart7091 3 года назад

When you plant indeterminate potatoes they keep growing and they produce more potatoes along the stems. So you put down soil then the seed potatoes and a few inches of soil then when the stalks/ leaves sprout through the soil a few inches you cover them with more soil let them grow through again and add soil again repeating until your container is full to the desired height. The potatoes luke is talking about in this video and most of the other potato videos ive seen him do are all determinate varieties and they dont continue to grow up when you keep adding soil. Ive grown indeterminate potatoes with great sucess filling the entire container so i found it a little odd that he called it a myth....im going to try again this year with much deeper containers and i guess ill find out.

@Shay0777 2 месяца назад

@@alorastewart7091 what was your outcome?

@Dee-qr7yb 4 года назад

You don't know how many times I have reviewed this video to try to get all the information I can on growing potatoes before I start this years crop. Last year my potatoes did bad and I worked so hard on them. We have very bad soil (hard and probably some clay). I'm so glad you covered a lot of stuff about the nutrition they need!

@michellescarafiotti6354 5 лет назад

This is my first year growing potatoes, thanks for the information.

@tomcahill6981 4 года назад

Great video Luke. I watched it to make sure I was doing it correct before planting my seed potatoes. I am using an extra recycling bin with many holes drilled in the bottom and lower sides. Time to get excited!!!

@Stankiem83 6 лет назад

I think the sprout inhibitor is a popular myth but ultimately not true. Have used store bought potatoes organic and inorganic many many times with zero issues. Multiple varieties etc.. etc...

@mezmariahz109 6 лет назад

MT Worlds agreed. Though I just have tried it with organic potatoes and had no issues

@Zennofobic 5 лет назад

I've tried with store bought potatoes and they didn't work for me. Had to get seed potatoes.

@sheilad.simonette6412 5 лет назад

Is it possible that the sprout inhibiters are not 100% indefinite prevention, with the effects wearing off over time and that the produce on store shelves is actually quite old. I thought there was the application of ripening inhibitors on alot of produce to keep it travel, warehouse and shelf stable as long as possible. Maybe temperature is a factor as well. People's homes tend to be warm.

@chrisapplewhite6660 5 лет назад

Everyone I know that uses them get foliage but no potatoes...if you want to grow a weed to save $1 then go ahead

@keithconnell8460 5 лет назад

I've tried it with store-bought as well. Never worked. I have not tried potatoes from an organic market though, which I think would work fine.

@Madib2222 6 лет назад

My spinach seeds sprouted! 1st 2 ever! Thank you so much for your growing guides!

@constancemiller3753 4 года назад

Put them in a sandwich bag with a tiny bit of water in dark spot in kitchen. Voila, sprouts:)

@valerieburkett2903 Год назад

This was very helpful. I’m growing potatoes this year for the first time and I had a lot of questions about what soil to use in my containers that were all answered here. You’re the best!

@taleenperkins4593 3 года назад

First time grower this year. Never had a garden to grow them in and a friend gifted me potatoe bags. So I'll be headed to the nursery today for soil and stuff. Thank you so much for your help.

@tracilynn6675 2 года назад

I had potatoes in my garden beds last year and they were so good. I learned some things and hope to plant them in container bags this year. Thanks for the info!

@brendahaegner5827 3 года назад

First time grower this year ! Looking forward to a potato crop. Thank you .

@isabellaabruzzi9611 4 года назад

Hi Luke, I'm going to do this, this weekend. So glad you made a video about this!

@Barblovesroses Год назад

about to plant my first potatoes in bags this year - your video is very helpful and I'm looking forward to seeing how my potatoes do thru the summer. They are leafed out in the house here and really ready to be planted outside so that is the next step! Wish me luck!

@peacefulagain 6 лет назад

I ordered Trifecta for the first time this year. My plants always grow well, but this year they are amazing.

@MIgardener 6 лет назад

That is what we love to hear!

@devonsmith8574 3 года назад

Where did you get the trifecta plus from?

@terencesmunro2013 Месяц назад

What is the formula for the Trifecta - looks like 5-10-4? Is that a high potassium fertilzer?

@rmjames83 6 лет назад

It was only recently that I found out that there is no point in continuing to hill potatoes throughout the season, because contrary to popular belief, they do not produce more tubers/roots along the stem. As Luke said, the main aim of hilling is to keep the sunlight/heat off developing/developed potatoes.

@kathleenlaverty3713 6 лет назад

I believe that the amount of hilling depends on the type of potato seed sown. From what I understand, indeterminate potatoes grow up along the stem where as determinate potatoes set new potatoes closer to the seed potato. Hollis and Nancy's homestead has a great tutorial about types of potatoes and how they grow them in pots. It's worth checking out at the very least!

@rmjames83 6 лет назад

Kathleen Laverty oh, ok-I didn’t know that-I might do a bit of research into it-I personally are quite happy to regularly hill potatoes-if it’s going to increase my yield-but it’s a lot of extra work if it isn’t necessary!

@kathleenlaverty3713 6 лет назад

rachael james I agree! I can tell you from my own experience that this is true. Last year I filled a 30 gallon fabric container with potting mix, compost etc. I positioned the seed potatoes 6 inches from bottom and continued to hill as plants grow taller. Well when all said and done. Most of the tubers were with in 12 inches of the original seed potatoes. None were at the top 12 inches . So I looked into it and discovered that they were red potatoes of the determinant variety. I didn’t need to hill up 24 inches above them. Lesson learned : this year I’m learning which varieties are in needed of little hilling and lot of hilling depending on where the tubers set. Also I paying much closer attention to the number of days to maturity. Lady year , I waited until the stems were really dead . The voles and chipmunks like fresh potatoes as well! Good luck ! I just love growing potatoes!

@rmjames83 6 лет назад

Kathleen Laverty awesome! I only grew potatoes for the first time last year-Royal Blue-I wanted an all purpose variety-I did put them in late, as it was really hard year for getting seed potatoes where I am in Australia-I hilled them regularly, thinking I would get more potatoes, and I did get quite a few-but because I put them in really late, I mainly got babies! No drama though, I saved quite a few, and now I’ve got seed potatoes to put in real soon! (I’m in temperate Australia, so we have upto 104F summers/frost free winters, generally not any colder than 37.4F, but generally 46.4-53.6F). Potatoes are grown in winter here rather than summer as a general rule-along with most of the cooler crops-like brassicas and peas/broad beans. Pole/bush beans and snow peas are grown in summer. I didn’t even know there were determinate and indeterminate varieties of potatoes-but I guess it makes sense with them being related to tomatoes!!! Thanks for the info!!!

@gailpetchenik3048 4 года назад

Rachael J it depends on wether they r determinate it indeterminate potatoes

@marydigman5914 Год назад

I’ve gardened in the past but it’s been a minute. I just lucked into a plot in our community garden and want to try container potatoes. You make it sound easy, so hoping it will be. Thanks and I’ll be looking at your other videos also!

@ZYKO745 Год назад

Starting to plan my garden for the season and I am looking forward to adding potatoes for the first time this year. Thanks for the video!

@KeikoMushi 6 лет назад

As a train horn was going off in the video, a train went past our house. :-D

@vanderfk 4 года назад

I love hearing a train!

@kbs1212 4 года назад

Keiko Mushi Choo choo chootesticles

@retrofitt9904 4 года назад

Keiko Mushi who asked

@zezty4295 4 года назад

I love that kind of thing like when I'm thinking of something then hear it in a song immediately And I miss hearing the train in my small city as it stopped coming through.

@13thAllieCat 4 года назад

i LITERALLY read this comment at it started blowing! how funny!

@da4235 3 года назад

It would be awesome if you included the links to the products you use in case we want to reference without having to go back and search the video.

@tradergirl7067 3 месяца назад

my goodness you said alot.. thanks. ❤ I'm looking for purple seed potatoes .. I didn't know the store sprayed stuff because all my life our potatoes grow roots in the bags that come from the store.. but I won't use those because you said so, so now I'm trying to buy potato seeds..❤😂

@paulstir 4 года назад

Brilliant clear advice/ well put together content 👌 , I need this for strawberries

@allyrooh3628 2 года назад

I'm a newbie gardener. I will be planting my container potatoes within two weeks. Will be attempting some other veggies as well, but I'm most excited about the potatoes. Thank you for the video!

@gregwakefield1306 6 лет назад

this is my first year trying potatoes in 5 gallon buckets, they are doing good so far

@suewalker4111 3 года назад

Tried your method last summer, great success, now all my gardening friends want to try your method next summer. Thanks.

@davesterchele2679 6 лет назад

Agree with Luke on recycling your soil for potatoes. I fill my containers with composted straw from previous year's straw bale gardens about 3/4 and then put refreshed/used soil mix on top. I normally just add a little nitrogen (leaf growth) and Azomite early on and then fertilize a little with an odd mix of non-nitrogen fertilizers one time around late May and get pretty good results. I also use containers and start my seed potatoes in the garage in early April for a July harvest. Having bags makes it easy to just move them into the sun when the weather is nice, and then indoors when it looks like it's going to freeze. However this year I forgot and just left them outside from mid-April and they are still coming up just fine despite temps in the mid-20s for a couple of evenings. I think the composted straw helped. Didn't know about the PH requirement but will try adding some sulphur to see if we get bigger tubers. Thanks Luke!!

@missjp777 5 лет назад

I have some big black pots at about the size of your fabric ones. Can't wait to start planting potatoes! Never did it before. Thx for your great video!🙂

@MikiCab1 5 лет назад

I was vacationing in Ireland and this old woman was digging in her garden and held up these two huge potatoes. I heard her say "These potatoes remind me of my husbands testicles" I replied " Your husbands testicles are that big?" She said " No, They're that dirty"

@anericphlegming 5 лет назад

Richard Parker 😂😂😂

@terriesmith8219 4 года назад

Lmao!!!😂🤣🤣 Love it!!

@giggiwidit5638 4 года назад

eeewwww =DDD

@starwarsxexocollab1393 4 года назад

What in the world 😂😂😂

@misscandicern 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@michelewestover9330 4 года назад

I’m going to plant potatoes for the first time. This video was very helpful! Thank you!!

@BeADad2447 2 года назад

I wanted to just jump forward ahead to speed up the video, but found myself watching all of it! So much good info! Thank you.

@brokerken 3 года назад

Will be trying this for the first time. 2021. I'll let you know how it goes!

@sandrainontario6710 3 года назад

Following. Me too.

@dw1-norskgaming923 3 года назад

Also!

@MsAakarsha 3 года назад

Me toooooooo

@erdiaz13 3 года назад

I grew them this way last year and they did great! Planting now for this year.

@xmirandadanielle 3 года назад

ME TOO!!!

@bethanysworld6789 6 лет назад

Mine just started sprouting. Excited to see how it goes.

@sandimorreale6471 6 лет назад

Same here. Zone 6 pa

@ICanCraftThat1 6 лет назад

How extremely timely of you. I JUST today got seed potatoes today AND a seed growing bag container the other day

@BBsWatching 5 лет назад

Love your videos!! Novice gardener here, first time doing potatoes in felt pots, wish me luck!!

@mlang3066 4 года назад

Not all store bought potato’s are sprayed with bud sprouting inhibitors. I’ve planted many different types and sizes of store bought potato’s and they’ve all reproduced very nicely. My favorite are the baby mix new potatoes grown in South America that Sams Club carries.. They reproduce perfectly every time. Just thought I would share...

@robinfjones5848 2 года назад

Awesome Thanks

@hezmydaddyo2722 Год назад

Me too. I have never bought actual seed potatoes.

@Dee-qr7yb 4 года назад

Do you have a video on the harvesting of these potatoes? Would really like to see how they turned out!

@redhorserider2 2 месяца назад

Great video! No fluff and straight to the point....which means more time for gardening!

@jeanierainey6416 6 лет назад

The first year I grew yukons in my raised beds, I was so disappointed with the leggy, messy, scraggly foliage, that I swore I wouldn't grow them again. Then, I dug up my first potato... and I was hooked. There is nothing like a just-picked potato for dinner. I grow them every year now. So much fun to dig up in the fall. I grow them in a tightly fenced off area, to keep the foliage under control. Works great. This year I'm also growing baby red potatoes in a container. The stalk growth so far is looking good.

@egraffius 6 лет назад

These did very well in the GroBuckets last year but I bet we could have increased yields with more potassium and more acidic soil. Great information.

@downtoearthqueen1616 4 года назад

I'm growing potatoes for the first time, this year!! I attempted to root some roses and instead ended up rooting some potatoes 🤣🤣🤣 so I'm excited to try them out for the first time. I'll be doing it in a 5 gallon pail.

@MrLuridan 3 года назад

How's it working out? Mine failed in a big way....poor soil I think, too sandy.

@jaimekissinger2283 2 года назад

First timer for potatoes can’t wait for the outcome! Thanks for the guidance😘

@Grace_HisAmazingGrace 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your video on growing potatoes. I've upped my "game" on potatoes this year and am excited to reap a larger potato harvest this 2024 season incorporating your tips!

@Rankin103 6 лет назад

This will be my first year trying this Luke. I'll follow your guidelines, and I'll hope to grow big or I'll stay home...lol.

@MrLuridan 3 года назад

How did the potatoes work out? I failed miserably!

@sissinoklahoma2057 4 года назад

First time potato grower here! Used this tutorial 2 weeks ago and already have Huge potato plants above ground with thumb-sized stalks! I will let you know the end result, but very happy now! Thank you!

@apollofateh324 3 года назад

How'd your potatoes turn out? Was the harvest a good size, and did they taste good?

@sissinoklahoma2057 3 года назад

@@apollofateh324 aww thanks for asking!! Wonderfully! I got 8.5 pounds out of 5 seed Red Potiac potatoes. I was able to repeat and grow 3 crops of the taters in my 15 gallon bag. Super satisfied!! Shared with all of my friends. Did you grow any this past summer? How did yours turn out?

@sissinoklahoma2057 3 года назад

Sorry, meant to say, I only weighed the first batch. I don't know my total season ending weight.

@apollofateh324 3 года назад

@@sissinoklahoma2057 Thanks! I'm just starting gardening this year, I have the seed potato eyes growing in the window rn but I gotta wait to plant them (unusually cold/polar vortex and all 😭 #rip)

@shelbylast5756 3 года назад

I’m about to plant seed potatoes for the first time. This video was very helpful! Thanks 😊

@krystlelynch7707 Год назад

I've gardened for so long and this will be my first time trying potatoes. Thanks for the video!

@doneicisarobinson7880 3 года назад

Anyone else a beginner? None of this made sense to me. Ahhhh let me go back and watch this 10 more times 😢

@gmjones7537 4 года назад

This is great! We are heading back to Uganda in 2 weeks. Trying to figure out how to start crops that can grow and hopefully protect from the locusts swarming.

@teamoptimistic9440 4 года назад

There still there?

@robertkadow3367 2 года назад

Growing container potatoes for the first time. This is 3 video that I have watched & was by far the best

@lizdietrich6801 4 года назад

Loving all your videos, thank you!!! 🙏🏼🌱🌈

@LadyDewinter 4 года назад

Im growing potatoes for the first time, thanks so much for this, I have a very small garden outside of my rental home, and I will be growing them in containers cause our soil is mostly all clay.

@stacesprinkle7822 3 года назад

I just think “potatoes “ is one of the best words out there. 🙂

@klyanadkmorr 3 года назад

I prefer POETAHTOHS ♥

@leticiawarnberg8716 3 года назад

This is my first year with a garden and I'm looking forward to having so much fresh produce for my family

@johnlinder7147 5 месяцев назад

I've grown most backyard vegetables, but this will be the first year for potatoes. Thanks for the good tips.

@giggiwidit5638 4 года назад

Oh dear. I am growing potatoes for the first time this year, and watching this video has shown me that I have already made quite a few rookie mistakes... But Hey-ho I'll see what happens this year, and next year I will do better =D

@twocvbloke 6 лет назад

Best thing about potatoes is, it doesn't matter what container you use, they'll grow in pretty much anything... :)

@vadamsable 4 года назад

God knew we needed a Hardy food source. Potatoes are so versatile too. Fries, hash browns, scalloped, augratin, mashed, you name it. The one starch that trumps bread.

@sandimorreale6471 6 лет назад

Love love love your growing guides

@GardenVariety2 5 лет назад

This will be my first year growing potatoes and I'm excited to get started! Your videos are so helpful! I'll be picking up my supplies today- despite the below zero temps and 5 feet of snow - no joke- covering my garden at the moment. I have heard that here in Minnesota, zone 4b the best time to plant potatoes is Good Friday. What is your practice?? Thank you for all your help!!

@Carlie_flower 4 года назад

Huh... Ive definitely planted store potatoes before and got some great potatoes from the plant. Maybe I just got lucky 🤷🏻‍♀️

@bighammer587 3 года назад

Organic potatoes are not treated! 😊

@Fablesblade 4 года назад

Any1 here because of covid-19?? lol 😆

@roannalloyd7288 4 года назад

Yes lol I'm going self sufficient have a nice day

@sakilev8403 4 года назад

lol yessir

@starrstarr40 4 года назад

Yes. Covid-19 Gardener. Thanks.Starr

@dianemedellin8152 4 года назад

You betcha!

@erdiaz13 4 года назад

Yes, I've been gardening for several years but I'm ramping it up now! Just got my potatoes today from Etsy, hopefully they'll work!

@johnbroderick2962 3 года назад

Thanks for all of the great tip and how to grow properly . I have started growing 2 yrs ago first year was a just bad , my second year was pretty good i did well . Now i took your idea on growing tomatoes and pollinated with the electric toothbrush , its amazing so for every flower has pollinated fruit everywhere . Just having a garden in south Florida or anywhere is always a learning process tanks for all of the great knowledge . So ill be watching . Have a great season .

@janetbeall50 2 года назад

Very helpful thank you so much. Group potatoes in the ground years ago but never had much success but going to use potato bags this year thank you so much for all your advice

@takishasage-freebeautyzone 4 года назад

I'm using growing potatoes in grow bags as an impromptu additional homeschool science project for my 12 year old. I'm learning as well, b/c it's a crop that I've never grown before. Thanks for the tip on the sulfur. However, I'm allergic to sulfur, do you know of any other ideas on decreasing the pH of the soil? Thanks 👍🏽

@EssentialOilStories 4 года назад

So for a 5 gallon container it is 1/2 cup Trifecta, 2 Tablespoons of Peletized Sulfur? Is that the correct measurements?

@GrootsMamaw Месяц назад

I started 9 small red La Soda seed potatoes in an XL patio flower pot April 14th. They got to be about 4 ft tall before the foliage fell over. I hilled them 3 times, adding blood meal each time (learned that watching Pawpaw Ridge on Facebook). I dug down a little under halfway down the side of the pot and I have a few potatoes that are almost baseball sized. The foliage has just started to die back. I should be able to harvest around June 8th or so. This is the first time I've ever grown potatoes and I am so excited to see the harvest!

@matthewbenton1630 4 года назад

Excellent guide, thankyou. That answered all my questions. And reassuring to see you use 10 gal container sacks that look just like the ones I bought. This is my first time growing seed potatoes (PFAs) and I was thinking the 10 gal sacks may not be deep enough.

@piwo1960 6 лет назад

Hi Luke, love watching your channel. Last year I didn't have much luck with growing potatoes plus it can get expensive buying a lot of quality soil so I am trying something a little different this year. I am growing 4 varieties this year,(Adirondack Blue, Purple Viking, German Butterball and Yukon Gold) in 18 gallon rope buckets with holes on the bottom. I put down some shredded fall leaves that I saved (about 4-5 inches) in the bottom of each container. I then placed the seed potatoes on top of that and covered with a layer of cow manure. Then I layered with about 4 -5 inches of straw. The plants are coming up very nicely and the straw is helping retain the moisture as well. Planning on adding more manure and straw when they get a little taller. I have some trifecta on hand, is it too late to add? If not, about how much? You mentioned about 1 cup per 10 gallons so I am thinking maybe 1 1/2 cups per bucket. I AM trying to "grow big or go home" :-) Thanks

@MissBetsyLu Год назад

I would avoid manure because nitrogen grows leaves not potatoes. Many blessings everyone.

@benh2156 4 года назад

Gotta be honest, when I see complete growing guides I expect to see some results at the end...... Cmon breh lol

@needleandhomestead 2 года назад

Learning about the soil they like was great. We have dense soil in our main garden so I’m excited to try containers for the potatoes this year.

@grove2241 5 лет назад

Gonna be my first time growing potatoes, found your video very helpful

@mezmariahz109 6 лет назад

This must be for a determinate variety. I was under the impression that depending on the kind, you’d add about 3 inches of soil, put the potatoes in and then cover with another few inches. Then as the foliage grows, keep “earthing them up” with the dirt until you’re at the top of your container

@hip9594 6 лет назад

Dumbbells, Dogs and Dirt this is how I do mine

@Jupiter__001_ 6 лет назад

Dumbbells, Dogs and Dirt That is how farmers do it in the field too. They do it in rows, though.

@mezmariahz109 6 лет назад

Io right but I’m referring to growing in containers specifically, a lot different from in ground

@Jupiter__001_ 6 лет назад

Dumbbells, Dogs and Dirt I do it in roll-up bags, too. I was just comparing the methods. This is my first time growing them this way. My main concern is drainage and the fact that adding compost seems to compact the lower levels. I hope they grow well!

@bobbigeehan7221 4 года назад

Hello. I have a question for you. How many potatoes did you yield from 1 of the 5 gallon soft planter bucket (from the 3 planter potatoes). Just curious. Thank you.

@damienrockstarthholyonofg3103 4 года назад

Thank you for this video, I am starting my plant today, I will comment and send a pic when it starts to grow. You're a great host by the way, good show

@Bekah930 4 года назад

Thank you, this my first time and your video was great. Other short vids I have seen says to add soil as the leaves get taller, i noticed you did not mention that. I have 10 gallon bags that i will be using. Thank you!