When to plant potatoes in the ground and other questions answered. A comprehensive guide for preparing garden beds for potatoes and how to plant them in the ground. All the steps are covered.
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You mentioned you pick as you need. Can you leave the potatoes in the dirt with no problems?
Thank you for the detailed video.
Right on Gary. 👍🏽
Using that style of pitchfork for hay gets yur tines bent it tough soil. Better to use and actual potato fork the tines are wider and sturdier. As you can see the bed was already pre-pulverized with another tool before Gary brought in the slim hay fork.
I appreciate your approach. I have a few no dig beds because they are established enough and I have raised beds but I also plan to expand this year and I will till the area out of necessity. I’m more of a – till responsibly and only as needed – gardener and I don’t that is shameful. I have compost but not an inexhaustible supply and I feel like my soil is 3/4 stones ( I know some of y’all can relate ) so I have to amend as opposed to building up over time above ground.
You should do more research into potatoes. Potassium is what should be added extra.
We've never let potatoes scab over, just cut em as we plant, seemed to work just fine.
I too live in Maryland zone 7. Very sorry to see Gary recommend the Leaf-Gro product from Montgomery County, MD. I know he has promoted this product for quite some time so I took his advice. I always use a soil sifter anytime I add amendments to my beds and so glad I did. The amount of glass, plastic, and small metal fragments I pulled out of several bags of LeafGro was shocking. Additionally, I picked up an invasive onion eating bore from these "fine" products as well. Be advised, these bags are filled with land fill garbage–You really want that in your vegetable garden?
I love using cardboard! Best thing about it is is lasts just enough time before it breaks down in Fall and Winter. Surprised that Potato didn't rot all winter in the ground, interesting. I always till, No till means more weeds, I did a test on that once. Horrible how many weeds came up by not tilling
Thanks Gary, it's still a tad early here but after watching your video I prepared my potato beds today. Aged compost and organic fertilizer are now in place ready to roll.👍🏻
What's up with the negative comments? If u disagree with anything Gary says, do more research and make an informative decision based on what YOU find out!
Thank you, Gary for all the great information that u share with us.