In this video, I share how I grow free potatoes with no work! Potatoes are one of the easiest crops to grow, but few gardeners grow them. They’re the ultimate sustainable crop: easy to grow, free to plant because they sprout from old seed potatoes, and they store for months for long-term food storage and food security. You simply must try this free technique!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro To Growing Potato Plants
1:25 Why I Grow Potatoes In Containers
3:57 Fertilizing Potatoes
4:42 How To Harvest Potatoes
7:32 How To Reuse Potting Mix Safely
8:49 How To Cure And Store Potatoes
14:07 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 Intro To Growing Potato Plants
1:25 Why I Grow Potatoes In Containers
3:57 Fertilizing Potatoes
4:42 How To Harvest Potatoes
7:32 How To Reuse Potting Mix Safely
8:49 How To Cure And Store Potatoes
14:07 Adventures With Dale
I did better in 55 gallon plastic tubs cut in 1/2..I only had 5 pounds of red Pontiac .. and got back 40 pounds. I have those bro bags that you have. I felt like they were drying out too much.
But I will try carrots 🥕
I was just noticing my potatoes are ready to get dumped. I’m glad I caught this video, to learn about the curing process. It’s my first time growing potatoes. I just used the growing pantry potatoes.
As you know, here in SE NC, we are having torrential downpours on mostly each day and is keeping my potato pot wet. I think I’m going to have to harvest them and my question is, do I need to dry them any differently?
Thanks!
There is no humidity in Arizona where I live. Right now it’s 6% humidity and sometimes will get down to 3 to 5% and if her lucky in August we might get 25 to 30% during monsoon but don’t hold your breath. I live in a very dry area of Arizona. There is no place that’s not air-conditioned and I definitely don’t want the garage Because it will be may be 120° to 130° and no humidity so I guess the potatoes aren’t gonna last too long. However, I have freeze dried some that I purchased to make sure that I didn’t lose him and then when we needed them they would be there. I had a few that I have in my pantry but then areas also air condition because we don’t want all the food being destroyed like a garage because of our heat no-win situation here.
Lots of scab on those potatoes. It can be eliminated by lowering the PH to below 6. Really easy to do in containers- many products out there for lowering the PH. I'm sure you know, but for others, scab on potato skins has no effect at all on the quality of the potato flesh. Just peel off the skin and enjoy. I really enjoy your channel and I'm learning a lot. Thanks for all your efforts. As a newish subscriber, I'll be exploring your previous videos.
I harvested nearly 200 pounds of potatoes this year!! I’m getting ready to plant again. ♥️
I was able to get the Jacks fertilizer and it is great. Thanks for the info about that
Nice papas, MG!👍I do several plantings of potatoes. I stagger the plantings, which keeps us eating fresh potatoes year round. I also grow mine on leaf mold or leaves. I continue to grow them in the same container…no rotation of the crop. I never have a problem.
I start my first planting early by starting my sprouted seed potatoes in individual pots indoors. I grow them into small plants, which I transplant into outdoor containers. Potatoes are fun and easy to grow. Hopefully, you'll get more folks growing papas!😃👍
I’m visiting NC right now in early July, from Ohio. I’m so jealous of how great the soil and the weather is down here. I’m still doing pretty good with my patio garden in the capital city.
question: why are the potatos on the surface green, are they edible, should I plant those? thanks
I planted potatoes, got some great green leaves but didnt know when to dig them up. It got hot so I gave up.
Thank you so much. God Bless you for taking time out of your busy day to share this valuable, life saving info. 🙏 ❤
Potatoes are one of those things better bought than grown.
They’re easily 10 times cheaper purchased than growing them yourself. 😅
i love ur vids my friend; i am in nc [an accidental transplant from ct]. how big are those bags u used for the potatoes? do u use the same size grow bag for all ur bagged plants? does the black color of the bag 'bake the roots' like a black plastic nursery pot would? i am considering using one long piece of neutral fabric skirt such as burlap around a group of pots to avoid that.
people do not grow potatoes for the reasons you stated things to NOT do, like you explained how you should use the soil you grew THAT batch of potatoes in to grow something that's not related to the potatoes. The plant itself can have diseases that effect tomatoes and cucumber and eggplant. if anything, this is an infomercial on why everyone should be growing SWEET potatoes not regular potatoes. you never explained "if it turns green" i'm assuming that's bad and inedible.
Poor guy! My cats get scared, too! ❤
How many potatoes can you put in each organza bag to hang and dry together?
Excellent video on this. I prefer growing them in a very similar fashion (just organic). I have been trying different in ground ways over the past 2 years. In ground harvesting really is a pain. Especially with the Clay soil I have. I tried digging trenches and just setting the potatoes in them and covering them with old rotting hay and chicken compost. Gonna see if I can actually harvest them this year. Not stressing it though. The whole setup cost me 5$ in hay 2 years ago. The potatoes are what I had that sprouted from going like you show. And thanks for the heads up about the cucurbits, I didn't know they could share disease.
Hey, when people mention a link "above"….does anyone actually see those? I never do. I get stuff in the description, but apart from end of video links, mid-video embeds never display for me. Anyone else??
I live in Texas, can I leave potatoes in my attic above my garage where it’s dark and humid? My garage gets a bunch of sun?
Poor Dale. My dog is a trained hunting dog so when she hears the fire works she looks for the duck…where is it???😊
Yay potatoes!
Hello and thank you for such an interesting video. I really enjoy your channel. I live in Canada, in an area where the soil is frozen for several months in winter. If I leave my grow bags full of potting mix outside all winter long, can I safely reuse that soil for growing potatoes next year? In other words, will freezing kill the diseases in the soil? Thank you.
If you’ve never tried Sileo for Dale’s noise anxiety you should give it a shot. It is specifically for noise anxiety. I’ve never had to use it personally but lots of our patients use it during thunderstorm season, 4th of July, and for New Year’s Eve.