How to grow potatoes from start to finish. This video spans the whole growing season from planting to harvest and what to do after harvest. The life cycle of a potato.
Props to a RU-vidr who took the time to follow a plant an entire growing cycle...that’s very rare and shows dedication to his craft. Most videos are less informative because they follow growth during the exciting early growing period only.
I agree, this guy's good. So many RU-vidrs these days make a video every week. I love how this guy isn't like the others. Also makes me want to go out to the countryside away from the city.
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In short, yeah it worked. But I got impatient and dug them up too early so I was left with only a few small potatoes. I'm sure that this works if done correctly lol.
I opened RU-vid to learn how to replace the oil pressure sensor on my 2003 5.3L Chevy Silverado. It’s about a hour later and I’m not any closer to fixing my truck and I seem to have lost almost all my motivation to do so somewhere in the RU-vid land vortex. I couldn’t tell you how or why I pressed the play button on your video but I’m glad I did. I’ve never had a garden before but thanks to your awesome video I’m going to have one by the end of tomorrow!
I did that, fixed it. It wasn't taking the oil pan off video. Silverado sensor. Low oil pressure on dash doesn't always mean low oil pressure for real because it's the sensor is bad. Grow some Kahlrabi or cabbage too, it's wonderful!
I love taking the small red potatoes, skin and all, halving them, then coating with olive oil, salt, pepper and seasonings (Italian seasoning, garlic powder, etc) and then roasting in the oven until done. OH MY GOODNESS THEY'RE GOOD!
My mom used to let the older kids plant the potatoes . We all did the harvesting. During the cold winter months my mom and I would go thru the seed catalogue and plan the Spring and Summer garden. I can remember at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners my sisters and I boasting to our guests about our gardens and the crops we grew a in d 90 percent of the meals we grew and harvested ourselves. Thanks for sharing. God bless
Thank you so much ! I learned more about potatoes in 23 minutes than I ever thought I would. Your week by week approach is so valuable and instructive. Please continue to roll out more awesome videos like this. The are so edifying!
I get it, that you don't want to put a lot of extra effort into growing potatoes (I'm also, all for the "medium effort growing"). But a good tip: When the tops starts dying back due to mold, remove the tops. Otherwise the mold can leach into the soil, and infect the tubers, this can be the reason why some of them rot. (And in any case, it can make storing less problematic. As a sidenote to cutting the tops of: You want to remove the tops and potentially burn them or maybe compost them, to avoid moldspores to spread. The potatoes can, in most cases, (depending of variety) stay in the ground just fine, for later harvest (or harvest as you eat them, until winter set in), good way to store them, and that will also harden the skin, so they store better. Just the same as if you dry them above ground.
Kenney Madsen I tried growing them in 8 buckets and pretty much failed. I planted 2 per bucket and for Yukon gold I got nothing and for the Red Norland I yielded approximately 8 potatos. I did drill many holes in the bottoms of the buckets but I'm thinking they were not big enough to allow proper drainage. Based off what I have said are you able to recommend anything? Thank you!
@@chrisrobinson2112, here's an idea for you... you should check this out!!... (it's essentially a "big bucket with pre-drilled holes"!!) :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mc8nsAX-FQI.html
My dad used to dig a big hole and cover the bottom with about 6 imches deep of hay then place all your potatoes on it then cover with dirt about 3 to 4 feet deep and he could dig up potatoes all winter. Oh yeah you gotta cover them with hay before the dirt foes over them.
Seve Sheldon I second this. Even if we grow a lot of vegetables ourselves I still love seeing how other people do it. I have an issue growing onions so I watched his video and I’m crossing my fingers now for a better crop this yr.
This was like watching a full documentary! Thank you for the effort you put into this video, and I feel ready to try planting my first bed of potatoes this spring.
I bought a 20kg bag a few weeks ago to be apocalypse ready. Had a look at them today and they have all started sprouting, so tomorrow I’m planting them to make more potatoes. The way coronavirus is going we’re going to need them.
Fascinating to see the potatoes in by Good Friday thing survived in the US as well as the UK. My grandfather told me exactly the same thing. The fact that Easter can move by over a month mattered not a jot to him too. He also insisted on putting in the whole potato, but he did tell me when times were hard you can grow a small crop from a peeling with an eye. Good informative video.
Growing up we would immediately clean them and let them dry. We gunny sacked our potatoes and kept them in a cellar during the winter. I'd say we sacked close to 1,400 lbs of taters every season and we gave away quite a bit also. It was just the 4 of us but what we saved would feed us almost to the end of April most years. Your big red was about average size to what we were yielding. The soil was sandy but it used to be a hog pen where we were planting and we kept the water to them almost every day. So yes, watering makes a difference with the size and yield. If you plant in heavy soil that compacts you'll usually get a hard, almost stunted tuber compared to something grown in loose loamy soil. And it doesn't hurt to put some liquid Natures fertilizer to the whole garden. Trust me, it makes a difference. Just subbed your channel. Very informative. I will try the deep planting method you're using next time.
I live in Idaho. Potatoes grow here spontaneously! I am not joking. Last year we bought a load of topsoil for our garden and a few potatoes popped up in it lol. Gotta love Idaho.
I love this. When I dig out my potatoes, I always am glad that I am not one of those poor Irish women who were digging out their patches during the potato famine. They experienced a horrible time.
@@JoeandZachSurvival hello there! I would like to ask, after you plant them potato into the ground, do you need to watering them everyday twice a day? or don't watering them at all?
@@White_Tiger93 Root cops do not do well sitting in water..... water in when planting and when really dry. The plant's appearance will let you know when they are really thirsty. Also plant deep enough.
@@heidimisfeldt5685 so basically, you plant them like in this video then just leave it till it pop up leaf and stuff right? after that you start water them up or else?
Hey I grew potatoes in Vermont one year I bought a 50 lb bag. Of seed potatoes kataden I got back 900 lbs the fall before the farmer spread manure ... your reds were great I really enjoy potatoes and onions Thanks for your video nice garden I just purchased a 10 acre farm so let’s see what happens this year
My daughter decided to plant a potato with eyes today. I decided to see if she did it right and according to you, she did! She's experimenting. We already planted onions and are growing carrot roots in water. If all this works out, we'll make a bigger garden for root veggies and one for above ground. Her tomatoes are in cups and have 2 leaves with 2 more growing. She started them from tomatos (seeds) we bought at the store. So glad I found you! We live in north Georgia where the weather turns from freezing (last night) to 90+ in the summer.
Sir, you are an absolute gift to humanity for making these videos. I often spoke to my granny about growing my own vegetables when i get older. She told me potatoes involve a lot of digging and hard work, so I can really appreciate what you do. I subscribed and look forward to seeing more vegetable growing. I'm gonna check out the rest of your videos now too. Keep up the good work Joe! Thanks, from Ireland.
I grew potatoes last year for the first time. I live in northern Michigan that has a similar climate to Minnesota. A farmer told me to plant potatoes in saw dust. I did and they did great! It was just a couple of plants, yet, it was nice to discover those potatoes at harvest time. I used heavy nylon twine and iron shepherd hooks to string a one line fence three feet high to keep the deer away. Deer don't like to feel the twine against their legs when they investigate my garden. It worked to keep them from eating my plants.
I’m an okie as well, best practice (passed from my grandpa as well) Is plant on St Patty’s day. That was always the standard, we also would cut them into chunks with eyes sticking outward. But like skinning a cat there’s more than one way. Watering when needed is a good practice as well.
Thank you. A gift that really gives back 7x. Potatoes and carrots can be stored outdooors in a pile of damp sand covered by a tarp to keep it from getting excessively wet. Whenever you jrrd supplies just dig in and pull out what you need.
I have to tell you thank you so much for posting this video. I started digging my potatoes up today n I've only dug 1/4 of what I planted. My potatoes are huge n there are a lot of them. I didn't want to keep mounding dirt on my potato plants so I did what you do n what a awesome way to plant potatoes. I have 75#'s of potatoes in just the 1/4 of what I dug up. Thank you very much. I continued to water my potatoes n the green on the potato bush was still green but I wanted to dig them now. If I had waited until plant was completely dead I think my potatoes would have been huge. So far the largest potato I have is 6 inches long by 4 inches wide. Beautiful potatoes. I can't thank u enough because it was so easy with your help.
joe. I came across your videos by accident, I have not been able to stop watching them. you sir are a very talented man and hard working also. the tent, what can I say its just unbelievable along with the things that you do. what a inspiration you are. I can relate on the divorce thing mine left after 30 years wow is all can say i did not see that coming, but that a another story . wish you and Melissa the very best. rick
(1) Grandfather did his own style, and made newspaper-reported 2-3# huge spuds. Rototill totally deep to the rotor. Dig out entire trench with side walls of dirt. Throw in deep layer of hay/straw. Layer over with dirt. Put in potatoes along the trench. Dirt ayer, straw layer, then final top layer of dirt mounding, and then strawing the mound. Straw sucks up excess water, keeping the soil moist and humid, but not wet and sloggy, and loose and airy. At spuds grow out, continue to put on higher and higher atraw onto mound, not dirt. (3) "Uncle Marvin" above ground potatoes. Just lawn cuttings, no fertilizer, dirt, straw, etc. Mound up lawn cuttings, and put in potatoes. Grass cuttings give off methane (global warming) gasses (fres cut grass smell). Worms come running from entire neighborhood. Mounds have proper humidity and moistness, not soggy. Continue putting on spring, summer, and fall lawn grass cuttings. When you want potatoes, DO NOT DIG UP! REACH INTO, dig around in loose cuttings for potatoes and break off. Pull out, wipe off excess dry grass clippings. Wash outside. Sweet, tender potatoes. Leave plants in mound all year round. Continue piling up huge lawn grass mound, or put into wooden bin. Bottom eventually decomposes into black gold soil, and continues to make further decomposition and nutrients for the potatoes. (3) My style is to rototill down to rotors, and continue to rototill until soil is aery and fluffy. Then dig out entire tilled area, leaving open over winter, with dirt side walls. Lawn cuttings (and worms) kept in separate wood bin in warm weather. Pour in cow/horse manure, and lawn cuttings intermixed, and allow fall/winter/spring snow and rains to percolate down manure compost tea and lawn grass nutrients into deep soil, while the fiber manure and grass keeps a soft soil texture. In spring, put soil back onto pit mound, and plant. Coninue this for many years, and deep fertilization, manure and grass fiber soil (yearly ground and mixed up), and soil becomes intensely productive black gold soil. All processes work at West and East coastal lands up to (at least) Latitude 45 degrees North
Thank you! I'm about to plant my potatoes here in southern Georgia where we plant right around valentines day! I enjoyed your potato journey very much!
I was going through the sack of Russets and found one that was aggressively sprouting so i took it out and set it in a large planter pot in the front yard that i had been making compost in three weeks later they are filling the pot and almost a foot tall! it gets good morning to noon day sun, i have had good success with peppers and tomatoes in that spot last year so here's hopping we get some nice spuds. next year I will have access to at least 400SqFt of garden space to play with. Thanks for posting these great videos, they are very inspiring. I will say that gardening in the Pacific Northwest has it's challenges, but i do love it. --Rick
i grew potatoes for the first time this year and I planted reds because I read they canned the best. Got them in way late but still had a pretty good crop. They were so tasty we ended up just eating them.
I got a tiller and I'm going to start my 1st garden first today. Glad I came across this, thank you for making the video. Friend of mine said it's mandatory to plant potatoes on St Patrick's day if you're Irish. Lol
A minute into your video you say-“up here in Minnesota.” Perfect! I grew up on Mille Lacs lake and now live an hour south of MSP. My great grandfather grew Kanebecs. This is my first year growing potatoes. I’ve got Burbank Russets in the ground. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
It is Cinco de Mayo here in Southern Indiana and just about 1 month ago I put my potatoes in the ground, just as you had instructed and yesterday the first green Sprouts from my potatoes came through the ground! I am extremely excited and thankful and grateful for your instruction. Thank you!
I've just had my first go at planting potatoes, just saved some potatoes from a bag I bought from the supermarket. Put them in a growing bag -my entire garden is the size of your veg patch- and they're doing great. Only a few inches tall so far, but I'm so excited to have grown my own. Your video has been amazing, I'll have to bookmark and watch the others. Thank you for sharing!
Very interesting...You taught me that I dug my potatoes up way too soon. Good lesson for next year--plant sooner, and let the plants flower and turn yellow before I start digging them up...plus wait longer than 3 months!
This "life cycle" video was really helpful. If I hadn't seen your potato plants die back, I would have panicked and thought mine had a disease. This is my first year of growing and we'll see how the harvest turns out.
Nice video and great yields on your Pontiac Reds. I agree with you on Pontiac Reds, though Yukon Golds are equal in my book. As I have gotten older (now 65) I have modified how I grow potatoes. I use a modified Ruth Stout method (no straw or hay). I till the ground and place the potatoes on the freshly tilled ground and use a garden rake to cover the potatoes with 8 inches of soil. I have a hilling attachment for my Troybilt tiller and when the potatoes break ground, I use the tiller to hill them more. I do this twice in the season. What is nice is when it comes time to harvest I can grab the plant and pull it out of the ground and don't have to use a fork to dig them. The soil is still loose and can be easily dug with my hands. It is so much easier on my back. A soil treatment I use is MycoGrow from Fungi Perfecti. It is a symbiotic fungal soil treatment and it definitely produces more and larger potatoes. I just found your channel and have been binging. I have cousins in Ely so your road shots sure reminds me of them and the BWCA. Thx for your videos.
That was a great tutorial. This is the 1st year that I have planted potatoes and I was not sure when to harvest them . Thank you for showing the beginning and end of the growing cycle of potatoes.
Thank you for your dedication on making this video! I find myself watching it year after year! I just set aside my potholes that have eyes.....and now I’m getting ready to plant! I’m crossing my fingers!
Wowee, reminds me as a kid being raised in Chickasaw County, IA, and having "garden duty." Potatoes were one crop we KNEW we could count on; stored them in the basement of the house. Thanks for the memories. Y'all Be Safe!
You did get A Great Mess of Tater's out of your planting of them. Good Job. We used to keep our's in the Well House year round and they did Fantastic in there.
I was planning on starting a potato garden next year in my yard because I just moved and did lots of projects in the property this year and I thought there was a ton of info I needed to know but this video makes it seem very simple. Thank you! EDIT: You earned a subscriber, Im new to gardening but I think I will get into planting other stuff as time goes on.
Thanks. This was so helpful. You give so much more imformation. The letting them sit to toughen up the skins etc. Others skim over it all and then you wonder why it not working.. so thanks again.
Thank you v much for sharing your video. Have not grown any tatoes in my garden yet coz I can get em at Sam's anytime I want to but bro your garden is very inspirational to all of us. I called that a Self-sufficient retirement lifestyle. :)
My dad used to plant them shallow and then pile grass clippings around the plants after they were up. Any that broke the surface were still out of the sun and it kept the weeds down and made them easier to dig at the end of the season.
Have you ever tried growing potatoes in containers? It’s not necessary of course but I tried it once and I’ve never planted potatoes in the ground ever since. I planted them in large pots filled with a mix of old and new compost with chicken manure pellets and buried the bottom 4 inches of the pot in the ground. I got double the amount than I would normally if I planted it in the ground. You have a lot more space than I do so maximization of space isn’t an issue for you. Great video! I always love seeing these large, homestead style gardens. I hope to one day move to a country estate, when my kids are grown and done with school. Right now I can’t since I want my children to spend time with their grandparents and they attend a private school their mother graduated from. One day I’ll sell my home in Hawaii, where I currently live, and move to a state that has all 4 seasons. All my life in Hawaii, it’s always summer or spring, winter or fall has no noticeable difference here.
Thank you. I’m 18 and just planted a sprouting potato about a week and a half ago. This video really helped me planting my second sprouting potato today. I have a little green stalk with a tiny little leaf on it right now. When that stalk gets bigger I’m going to dig it up and fix it like my second one. I know it’s a little late in the year but I knew sprouting potatoes are semi poisonous and didn’t feel like wasting them.
Thanks for not confining it to yourself. You have said it all about potatoes production. I have already been looking forward to seeing how to venture into it ; now with the little time I spent on viewing this clip I believe I can start something. Thank you for making this video available
13:35 BEE CAREFUL THERE'S A BEE ON THE CAMERA 🐝 I plant potatoes that have sprouted and are not edible just because I don't want them to go to waste and now I can do it seriously thanks to your simple encouragement you're grandpa would be proud ! 🥔
Thanks, especially because every YouToob video about growing potatoes talks about everything BUT growing potatoes. Thanks God that someone doesn't beat around the bush!
Thank you very much! I appreciate your step by step instructions and intermittent progress report as well as your potato count at the end to compare potatoes planted vs potatoes harvested. Your video is very well done!
Your method worked for me!! I have potatoes :) I didn't plant them super early, but I'm already able to harvest them. Thank you! I took a couple videos of my progress if you're interested. I live in northern Massachusetts.
This is amazing. Thank you so much for showing the entire process of what happens to the actual plants. I'd never have known when to harvest because most videos only show the 'planting' stage. I loved this!
Thank you so much! I planted red potato in plastic containers and now that I have seen your video. lol I realized I am in trouble and need to put those plants in my ground. lol Last year I planted potato turned the pot over no potatoes. I really did not know when the potato would be ready. But I now know. Thank you!
Thanks for this life-cycle of three varieties of potatoes. Now I know which one I will be planting in a week or two. Now I know just where to plant them, and how to watch them grow to harvest time, how to watch for watering if needed when first out of the ground and how to harvest and what to do before storing them for the winter. Very well done.
I am so excited ! This will be my first year growing the red potatoes. I grew up on a farm years ago and I couldn't to leave because my dad grew anything that God had created. Now that my dad is no longer around, oh how I missed the fresh vegetables. My husband and I are starting our first full garden this spring in our backyard. I just love potatoes especially sweet potatoes. Your video helped me tremendously. It brought back all the things that my dad had taught me. Do you have a video on growing sweet potatoes ?
I’ve been seeing videos that you can eat the green leaves but the flowers are poisonous. I’ve tasted some of mine. Not bad. I think sweet potatoes grow the same way but the vine looks like a morning glory a whole lot. Can eat those cooked like greens When they start to turn yellow they get bitter though I wonder if you ate some of the greens would they make more potatoes as a survival instinct so to speak. I would see that as a win win
Such a great video! Always wanted to try to grow potatoes, but never knew how to do it haha! This helped me so much! Thank you! :) Best wishes from Sweden!
We’ve had great success growing potatoes here in ID and WY in Zone 4. Our average growing season is around 80 days. To save money on your seed potatoes you can cut them into pieces and as long as you have one eye on each piece you put into the ground you’ll get a potato plant.
If you want to keep potatoes as fresh as the day u picked them I have found storing them in dry sand or soil the best. Fill up a tub with soil or sand and make sure all the spuds are covered. This will keep the spuds super fresh for months.
Great video! I appreciate the update through the season and all of the helpful tips. Also, pretty epic stache man.. Keep up the good work! Best Wishes to you and yours
This video was so well done. I think you should do more like this. How about doing one on pork steaks? You could document it from piglet all the way to plate!
Add garlic and Dutch yellow shallots(real good keepers). Bought a lbs from Territorial Seed Company ten yrs ago. When I harvest I pull out the biggest shallots and replant. Price seems high but you only have to buy once, same as garlic.
I have to say... I'm super impressed that you showed the full season! Awesome!! Super informative. I've been doing it all wrong, and now I know why. Thank you for documenting all this hard work!!
