In this video, I show you how I grew potatoes in 3 different ways: from supermarket potatoes, wrist deep, and in drills and we see which is better!
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G'day Everyone, yeah I know, two potato videos in a row… My brain's going to mash! Anyway, unrelated – if you are hard up thinking what to get someone this Xmas there's nothing better for the receiver or giver than something you made yourself. A jar of preserve such as jam/jelly, pickles, or some homemade jerky, or even dried fruits, herbs, or spices from your garden is not only cost-effective but also a conversation piece and extra special because it took time and care to make it. Thanks for your support! Cheers 🙂
I miss my potatoes this morning.. They are all in my stomach now..
when is the best time to plant potatoes in the north Queensland
For the space you used, I'm surprised you dont get more. Here in BC Canada I get that amount off your best here in a couple 10 gallon grow bags.
Great video and comparison. Thats a ton of work to educate others
As long as you're doing the experiment, why not control as many variables as possible?
you are a bloody legend
The volume for seed potatoes looks about equal – but from what I can see, the wrist method seems to have produced more green potatoes than the ones grown in "drills"
I mean, the free ones from the supermarket were prolly your best bet saving money.
Mark always struggles with Potatoes, given how nice his beds are, and that he looks after stuff, I'd expect a lot more.
Love the education. Going to look at my plants this afternoon!
That is a small harvest. You need to hill your potatoes.
see it as too hard to call between the 2 seed potatoes , and since the store-bought were basically unusable in their original state id say overall they won.
good job my friend. very helpful
I keep 4 deep, large containers going 2 months apart all year in Southern California and I get potatoes all year. I just dump the container over on cardboard, pull out the potatoes and then Amend the soil and start again…
3rd method got the biggest at least.
In comparing the same type of potato in the three different planting methods, how did the potatoes taste?
Also, have you ever tried the method using hay straw layered with soil?
Opinion : Your hair looked good after you patted it down.
I grew my potatoes from seed potato’s and just covered them with mulch. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered a second crop sprouted from those tiny potatoes I had missed. That became my seasonal perpetual crop, until the numbers dropped off. I did the same with my pumpkin vines too. It’s a set and forget system!
У мужика на майке "всевидящее око диавола" – зрачок в виде земли, дескать, обозревает землю и живущих на ней.
I'm from Missouri and I remember a year in my childhood me and the folks planted 20 lbs of supermarket potatoes that said treated not to grow on the bag and we harvested nearly 400 lbs that year. Red potatoes. We had a cellar full that year
Size matters. You can always make them smaller but not bigger. Didn't know you could to supermarket potatoes. Good vid champ
Thanks, …I think to be fairer adding some extra mulch to the other straw beds would have been good…
Potatoes are the crop for dummies, ya can't go wrong and I know because I'm a no.1 dummy and always have success. The last crop (the ones to the left of the screen) planted yielded the best result in my estimate, good sized spuds
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In ground works best here. Cooler soil.
This was interesting and informative
Love the vids really great tips and you seem to be a chill guy. One criticism who's shorts are you wearing ? Kid yeah ?
I think the guest bed is definitely a great harvest to come for something tiring anyway. Only with God's design ❤❤❤