How to Grow: Potatoes in Pots / Homegrown Garden
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- Potatoes are one of the easiest and cheapest vegetable you can grow. I've had great success over the years growing all of mine (including main crop) in 20L pots. In this video you'll hear all about my reasons and benefits for growing spuds in tubs, my tips on how to get the biggest harvest and see my planting tutorial step by step! I'll also tell you all about the varieties I have chosen to grow in 2021 (spoiler alert, it's quite similar to 2020 - stick to what works well for you!)
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Old man here. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing. It's great to see anyone who grows food, connects with nature in this way and enjoys some hard work. People completely dependent on stores, living in the city just miss something that can't be put in words.
Old man here. Don't grow potato. Will grow potato now. Thanks. xD
@@craigmacaulay8292
What is this gibberish?
Old man here as well, I just wanted to thank her for her very own type of food porn.
@@Tinker1950 Are you unable to read?
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I think you'll find the gibberish has been corrected (to an extent) since I generously pointed out it's significant drivel content.
It's still utter drivel, completely semi-literate - and obviously something never to be clicked on.
I hope that gives you some insight David because you do seem rather dim.
I realize this video was posted a while ago, but it helped me decide to plant potatoes in containers. After the flooding in California left my backyard overgrown with five feet high wild grass, I was mad.
I'm old, use a cane therefore it's hard to pull grass and keep my balance. I used whatever I could find...cardboard boxes.
I opened up both ends, dropped the potatoes down into each box and covered them up with good rich potting soil and manure. It was quick and not to difficult while holding onto my cane.
I'm extremely thankful for your video because it gave me that push to just try it. I covered the boxes with soil around the bottom, and now the potatoes are shooting up through the soil.
I planted twenty pounds of three varieties. I can't wait for September. I might be older than dirt and use a cane, but if there's a will there's a way. Thank you for teaching us.
I love how excited you are about planting potatoes. People don't understand my weird excitement about gardening, but until they garden themselves, they'll never understand.
Love this.. it is so exciting isn't it.. and when you arr not out potting, you are watching videos on TH-cam 😊
@@becr9369 SAME! 😂
Isn't THAT the truth! :-)
Ditto
My daughter and I have become custodians of my wife's garfen. She passed away in May, and her garden was the thing that gave her the most pleasure. She created an amazing gsrden frim a yard ifcweeds and clay soil ober th ed past 2 years. Sadly she never got to see the incredible harvest all her hard work produced. She was amazing. and I promised to care for the garden before she passed away. Potatoes were one veggie she wanted to try, but never got around to planting, so next year, we are doing potaties in pots instead of as many squash and cucumbers, which were oretty much destroyed by squash bugs. I love your merhid of growing potatoes, and that's what we'll be doing! I'm almost embarrassed, because I have cousins in Idaho that grow potatoes on their farms. You'd think I' d know all about them!
Blessings
I am 64 , not as strong as I use to be…..so I just RECYCLE saved PAPER feed sacks! 🐓. Poke 4 holes! Sit 8 sacks 2 across, 4 long( rolled down top half before filling ) with WOOD CHIPS BOTTOM 1-2”, raised bed soil and sack is stabilized). As sacks decomposed and soil settles plants grow; you will end up with a slightly raised permanent garden bed! Free start,low work kills weeds underneath sack!!
I’m a old gardener of many years and have been growing potatoes in pots for many years Congratulations to the lady for her informative and uncomplicated video on growing in pots 👏👏👏👏👍🏽👍🏾👍
Hi, a little tip from Sweden
When you have eyes on both sides of the potatoes, cut them in half instead and place them with the cutside down in good soil indoors.The potatoes will grow roots ,perfect for outdoor planting and will give good harvest and you will also have twice as many potatoes to plant
Thanks for a nice program
Trust in Jesus Christ our Lord And Savior
@@juanit0tackit0tackito2The potato god?
@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 whats jesus got to do with her growing potatoes 😂😂
@@rumdrinkinpirate6107 🤣🤣
Amen
At last ive found a video from someone who gets straight to the point and doesnt waffle on and who also answers questions which are relevant. Thank you👍
Home grown fresh potatoes are great. I’m growing in bags this year, as well as the earth. I drove my daughter across the country to Portland when she left home after my wife died. We were rounding a bend on the interstate when my daughter said, “Dad, I smell french fries." Then the Ore Ida plant came into view. There were dump trucks below the highway full of potatoes. It was an amazing sight for an Illinois flatlander. Growing things is good for your soul. I keep vases at my regular coffee shop and bring them flowers throughout the spring and summer.
There is nothing like growing your own food. No poisonous chemicals and they taste great
People will have to do it soon again because we are going to face a food crisis
@@ketsune23 Definitely. All engineered by the WEF of course
Great video, so nicely done!
Tip: If your containers do not already have drainage holes, drill them 2 or 3 inches up from the bottom instead of right at the bottom. This helps to prevent them from drying out completely, as they can accumulate a bit of water in the base.
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How long to you leave the spuds in the pots ? how long on average does it take to grow a nice potatoe?
@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 the what? What does that have anything to do with anything?
@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 "You must unlearn what you have learned" - Yoda
Do you have to spray for blight here in Ireland we get a lot off blight
My interest in Gardening has suddenly peaked 💓
We grow ours in an old animal trough. Still eating sweet potatoes from last year. So satisfying 🥰
CAN I SAY THAT IVE JUST STARTED GROWING MY VEGETABLES AND OTHER PLANTS AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BEING OUT IN THE DIRT AND WATCHING THE PLANT JUST GROW.VERY REWARDING THANKYOU I JUST LOVE THE CHANNEL
Thank you for this great video. No one has ever mentioned how often to water planted potatoes. Your video is very easy to follow. Thanks again.
This is going to our first year growing spuds in pots. Gathering research. This is clear and nicely put together. Thank you.
Trust in Jesus Christ our Lord And Savior in Jesus Name it’s time for you to let all sin go, Amen
A tip that might work for you is to mix aromatic cedar chips in your soil as a pest repellent. It may not work in your area but it's worth a try. I use this method in the southern U.S. and it even keeps our potato Beetles from eating the leaves on my potato plants.
Great tip thank you!!!
Cedar is great for deterring moths. Cedar essential oil diluted and sprayed in your wardrobe will stop them laying eggs in your clothes.
And all of a sudden I am interested in gardening 😍
her positive attitude and disposition is addicting
Just started a small back garden. Thanks for all your tips for growing in pots how easy and efficient this method is. Being able to move them around is a bonus when space is of a premium.
I also grow my potatoes in pots but I cover them with about 2 inches of wood chips as that helps retain heat in the cold weather and moisture during the summer months.
Happy gardening🤗
Tip for free containers: green grocers give styrofoam boxes away for free if you ask for them. They’re about 25 litres, and if you cut the bottom out of one you can stack them to double the size. I also get free large bags (about 50 litres size) from horse stables; the bags used to contain horse feed and they need to get rid of them so are happy to give them away.
Just going for it for the first time, with pots and pots, lovely clear no faff instructions thank you so much x
If you live near cattle ranches you can buy used mineral buckets that hold 20 gallons, you just have to drill drainage holes in the bottoms, they hold a good amount of spuds (or whatever else you want to grow in containers), stack well when not in use, are very sturdy and will last for many years. We bought 20 of them for $100, MUCH cheaper than garden pots and ranchers are always happy to sell them.
That's a crazily good resource, since it's STUPIDLY difficult to ask stores, fast foods, etc for USED food grade buckets so this might be a better altervative.
Great post- I do want to point out that she’s using a 20 liter which is 5 gallons not 20 gallons.
@@DS-ob3gt Home Grown Veg, here on TH-cam(UK) uses 10" pots. One whole potato per pot. He normally gets 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of potatoes per pot. Those 20 gallon pots could probably easily do 6 potatoes per pot(3" and 6" planted below the surface of the soil. I have big pots too, and have tried this method this year. See what happens sometime in July.
I grew some supermarket potatoes in my garden last year. Noticed two new potato plants in my garden coming up. Guess I missed them during harvest last year 😁 Glad2hear Im not the only one.
Hi it's Derek Price here,
This year the potatoes I'm growing in order harvesting are Swift, Charlotte, Nicola and Cara in 30L pots. Also I've just watched your video on reorganising your shed. It looks lovely. Like you, my seed storage leaves a bit to be desired so I'm going to take up the idea that you have by putting my packets in a file within a case; very similar to yours. Thanks so much for the pointers on the seed case and small shed light.
Thank you! I live in a paved around house and I grow in pots Tomatoes, herbs, beets. But I didn't know you can grow potatoes in pots -this is lovely
I have a cousin from Sonoma County name Kevin Hinton
@@andrewerlandson4030 Hinton is a pretty common name in the world, with a county in Britain and a town in A lberta
@@andrewerlandson4030 Hinton is a pretty common name in the world with a county in England and a town in Alberta
I appreciate the video here. I do things a bit differently growing although differently doesn't always mean better, or worse, just differently. I still plant in containers, however, I use smaller containers. The grow method I happened across a while back suggests using 4 litre containers. Before the soil/compost goes in I line the container with plastic shopping bags. The article I happened across suggested using 2 plastic shopping bags, 1 inside of the other to line the inside of the container. The rest is pretty much the same with the exception being that you can pull the bags out of the container to check growth, and harvest accordingly actually harvesting as the potatoes grow. The writer of the article suggested checking after 2 weeks of planting to check the growth rate, then 4-6+ weeks later to check for potatoes that may have formed. The article also suggested starting with 4-5 containers to rotate harvesting times. This works out great during the growing season because one can always have fresh product without having to store any. The smaller containers can also be brought inside during the colder winter months if there is space for growing them inside with enough light, and warmth. It was also suggested to poke holes in the bags prior to planting for drainage to limit overwatering, that could lead to the plants potentially rotting.
If you put painter's tape on your plant labels you can just label the painters tape and then next year just put another piece of tape over the other and label again.
Smart!
It's a nice easy thing to do with kids - especially the reveal later in the year to see how many potatoes you got. I put a fairly thick mulch over the top of the compost to stop the pots drying out so quickly - bark, straw or even grass clippings will do the job
Hi Katrina, I am new to gardening just wanted to post a comment to say thanks for the tips and recommendations on growing in pots. I'm definitely going to give this method a try. I have subscribed to your channel too. Thanks for explaining everything in a way that even rookie gardeners like myself can understand.
We’re trying our first potatoes in bags this year. Thank you for the great advice about soil topping up not being essential. We shall try your method next year. I just wish I had found your channel sooner. ❤
I’ve learned so much from watching your channel. I started growing my potatoes in containers last year and they were fabulous!
Cathy! What would your grandparents say about taking Potato growing advice from a none Idahoan?
BTW, I'm your cousin.
This year is the first year I have mulched my pots with straw and it's made a massive difference to how much I need to water! Been a week since I last watered and they're still moist 😁
hi
Im from south africa
do you put the straw on top of soil in pot?
Many thanks for this tutorial Katrina! Living in France we cannot buy an eatable potato, so we are driven by desperation to growing our own, very much looking forward to trying this method as we will have control over the growing conditions from the start, as there is no earth where we are the compost in pots seems like a very good solution to our problem. Chris B.
Your video is really educational and a great beginner tool for anyone who wants to learn how to grow potatoes. Thank you very much!
This is how I learned to grow potatoes from my mom who grew her potatoes in pots on her condo patio
Wow and God Bless her and you all. I don't even know what peat is? New to potato growing.
@@My_Secret_ArtSketchbook peat moss, any garden store will carry it
When I was on the ranch I use to cover the potatoes with straw and they turned out great but I'm living in an apartment here in Central Florida and I just planted some in 5 gallon pots they are about 2 foot tall now , they have been planted about two weeks .😇
Great video. It made me think. The first crop I ever grew myself was potatoes. I was 7 years old back in 1967. It got me hooked on gardening for life.
I'm going to try growing my potatoes in pots this year thank you for sharing your gardening knowledge 🙂
As a Landscape gardener myself and farmer this is great to see..
Speaking of great to see,,,, I belive I saw you on the TV recently.
Being interviewed about your garden in Nottingham.. Good publicity.
This was very helpful and educational. I am growing my first crop of potatoes now so this was really helpful. Thank you so much.
Definitely going to try this. I grew spuds in a hessian sack last year... worked out ok. Started with the bag rolled down, then I kept filling the bag with compost as they grew up and unfurled the bag bit by bit. My friend who told me about the sack method grew his potatoes in a stack of tyres 😆
I use garden refuse sacks the expandable ones and let them out and fill them up as I go. If you have a stables in your area give them a call and they will probably let you grab as many bags of horse manure as you like for nothing
Be careful about using tires, they’re known to leak chemicals
I love this no-fuss method! Thanks!!!
I use old compost sacks, turned inside out and folded down a third or so. Holes in the bottom for drainage. This year its Una second earlies and some Pink Fir Apple for fun. Might try Cara next year. Enjoyed the video, thanks.
What a great video. When you said "you just dump them out" my brain exploded lol. How many potatoes have I sliced to death. I will definitely be doing something like this for my garden now.
It’s a game changer for sure!
I live in the USA in North Carolina & we have a white mountain potato called Kennebec... BEST tasting potato I have put in my mouth.! I too use the 17gal toy tubs purchased at Walmart & I do think after watching you that I may have planted way too many pot chits in mine, like 6-8 in a 17gal tub. I always cut the potato in several pcs if there are more than 1 chit making sure that each pc has a chit on it... that way it gives more potatoes for planting. Then I lay all potato pcs in a flat box, cut side up in the open air, making sure the air is blowing on them or the sun is on them to dry them well so they will not rot... Some people rub Ash on the fresh cut side so they won't rot, but as for me I'll stay with the daily drying out method 😊..
It is February here & cold some days yet reaching down into 20's at night but got up to 60deg today. Unbelievable weather!!
This is still perfect time to plant potatoes. I thank you for taking the time to show what you used as far as the soil goes & the blood bone mixture... I will be looking to purchase some. Thank you kindly❤❤
The egg cartons are a good idea for storing them while waiting for the to be ready.
I use my plastic egg crates for starting seedlings. I just poke holes in the bottom for drainage. They even come with their own cover to keep the moisture in.
Great to watch - I planted mine 2 days ago , good to know I didn’t miss anything vital..... but I’ll take the tip about keeping them moist 🤓
I have tried this using old potatoes from my cupboard which have sprouted - that worked well! I grew them in a mixture of digestate fibre, coir and a small amount of sand, and others in multipurpose compost - both did well.
You smiling the whole video made me happy by the end. Thank you.
I really enjoyed watching your allotment on Gardener's World. I've been watching you for a while and enjoying seeing your garden. I'm watching from New Zealand, and I love seeing your Spring as we go into late Autumn. Thanks for putting this online.
Thank you!
Omgoodness! Potatoes are so freaking easy to grow. I tried the first time this year. I'm in central west Florida so I planted my starts in the beginning of Feb. I got a nice harvest just yesterday even before they flowered (I was too excited to wait since it was my first time). I did no till just planting then in piles of compost because Tampa soil is just sand lol.
It was so easy and so fun. I can't wait until fall to plant them again :)
I planted red pontiac. Red skin and white flesh :)
I’m further south west FL but I think I’ll give it a try 🤞
They are incredibly easy. Potatoes are my main garden crop, and I can get two, if not three, harvests here in Charlotte. I like the Pontiac reds, white potatoes and this year I'm trying Russets as well. I get the whites and Russets from Food Lion and turn the bags mesh side up in a closet to chit. FL spuds don't seem to be sprayed with any growth inhibitors.
Hi, I'm in Central Florida as well! Which compose did you use? Did you use anything else, like fertilizer for potatoes?
@@Miestea Hi! I don't remember which kind I used. It was 3 bags of something from Urban roots. I don't have a large area. I didn't use anything else
I'm new to growing my own veg and fruit.. all your help is much appreciated
Hi Katrina, I love your videos. I'm growing my potatoes in 3 ltr pots this year. It's the first time for both potatoes and tubs. In my new allotment (a new pre retirement venture), I am trying to grow vegetables for hubby and I, as well as our daughter and her hubby.
Your videos help make me look like I know what I'm doing. lol, I don't. So, thank you so very, very much for sharing. Kim xx
Hello from a fellow Brit now living in Charlotte, NC, USA. I’m using the buckets that our cat litter came in. They’re ideal. I have 15 buckets planted with Yukon Gold.
What's it like out there??
I grow mine in tubs but line the bottom with scaffold net to keep the slugs out, they are a lot cleaner in a pot too👍
That's a great tip about the net, can you tell me what scaffold net is like? I have different plastic and metal mesh or net around, maybe I could use one.
@@marymcandrew7667 it’s very fine, the cabbage whites can’t get through as I also use it when I plant my brassicas
I have been growing potatoes for 2 years now, thanks for the great ideas you mention I will definitely try the varieties and the methods you use 10/10 for your video and information thank you 👍
I could listen to her all day. Great presentation, great information
What a fabulous video! I am growing potatoes in pots this year for the first time and this has been a very informative video for me, thank-you. I am really surprised that you don't pile up your plants as they grow, I always thought that was a must for potato growing. I live in NZ and we are now into Spring so lots of exciting planting going on - thanks again for this!
I love growing potatoes in Containers Katrina so many benefits and will never go back to just growing in the ground. Awesome video and Congrats on 50k subs :)
Hi Tony hope your well my friend ?
I use old tires , for mine , I stack 4 tires in each spot I want the potatoes , and put about 2 feet of dirt in the hole of the tires , then put 2 potatoes then another foot and put 2 potatoes , the fill over the top , I raise earth worms for fishing and fishing worm sales , but i go to my worm bed and sift the moist worm dirt in the soil , before I fill the hole in the in the middle of my tires I mix about ten pounds of worm dirt in my potting dirt and fill the hole in each stack of tires , when they are ready to harvest I just pick up each tire and shake it out , well you get the idea I am sure , sorry I made this a little long winded , PS I use 15" tires , they can be used over again for years , and I love the video : )
You were the first person I ever seen do it on youtube with huge success, which is most likely where Katrina learned it.
How long before harvest time?
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Thank you. Really straight forward. I had small trial with potatoes last season and that success made me plant alot of potatoes this season. Already eating small ones because I can't wait. So much fun. Thanks.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Wonderful and kind of you to share your expertise. I will do everything you say with joy.
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What a lovely person you are, great video, thank you from Tennessee.
When one has gophers, this is the only way. Nice video
watching this I have decided to have another try at potatoes - you made it seem so much easier..have now ordered everything and shall await with great anticipation to try again! Thank you!
First timer here. Just planted some in pots after seeing your video. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thankyou just reminded me I have three potatoes to plant.They are going to be planted in 2 15gal growbags and 1 20gal storage container.
I just love the pleasure in your face brings me joy. Bless you
Yes!
I planted two potatoes today, I can't wait to see them grow 😍
I have never grown potatoes, but I am going to try your method !
Thanks for sharing this with me !
Thank you for the informative video! Im getting a little old and digging potatoes is hard for me so this year I am going to try planting in containers. I think I will use compost and the meal just as you showed.
I’ll be using your suggestions for my container grown potatoes this year.
Central Texas gardener here., my kids and I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work. 🌱🌱🌱
Great video - thank you. There is so much nonsense about potatoes in pots, it got confusing. This was very clear and rational.
Have been growing in 30ltr pots for about 8 years now, usually do 4 pots of earlies starting in february in my green house for some extra early ones.
May 2022, my first year of growing a garden and this video popped up and what a brilliant video👏I am growing potatoes but wasn't sure of what I should and not do and this video was so helpful. Many thanks 😍
hi Hi, I tried and planted, they turned out very nice, I think the soil should be soft here.
how long do they take to grow, i missed that.
I so enjoyed your potato information. I have the exact same pots, as we planted 12 Spruce trees on our land. I am growing the Dark red Norland, and Huckleberry Gold this year. we are in the process of clearing an area for my garden, so your information is very timely! Happy gardening!
I love how easy is to harvest potatoes after growing them in pots, thanks for the tip
What a lovely smile
I use 8x2 timber to make a raised bed, lay cardboard on the ground and then fill the bed with compost so similar to how you do it. I've had great results with mushroom compost, its so easy to harvest. Enjoyed the video
Thank you for great advice! Soil in my yard sucks, so this sounds like an amazing solutions.
Thank you from the small town of Chapin SC in the US….while I have property for planting a proper garden, I love this idea specifically for potato farming…I look forward to giving this a go. Have a great day.
I hope my potato crops are as successful as yours tend to be! This year I'm trying two varieties I've never used before, King Harry (a russet potato) and Upstate Abundance (a variety that stays fairly small all season). I have no idea if they're early or main crop, but I assume King Harry is more of a main crop because of the size. I've used containers in the past with good results, and previously grew a variety called Kennesaw which was truly delicious. I plan to try the Ruth Stout method this time, laying the seed potatoes on the surface of the soil and covering them with successive additions of hay throughout the season. I've heard this way is also easy to harvest, you just pull back the hay and they're just lying on the ground for you to collect. Not certain if blight will be an issue because of the moist hay however, so I might try a few in large grow bags just in case. Good luck this year :)
In containers this year I'm doing "Wilja" and then in the ground I've got Maris Bard (1st Early) and Vivaldi (2nd Early) - last year I only did Red Duke of York so not just 3x the variety this year but also 3x the amount due to taking on an allotment from the beginning of this month!
Thank you! Not just beautiful, but an amazing soul!
Wow, what a lovely voice and lovely lady. Thank so much for your wisdom.
Just planted my first potatoes, probably wrong time of year but keen to see how they go 😀
You have totally inspired me. I am growing my own potatoes for the first time and will soon plant out another batch for a late maincrop but I'm not sure what variety for planting out in late June. Definitely going to try the Cara potatoes next March/ April.
I too am trying potatoes with this method for the first time. So far, they are doing well. However, is it necessary to add sulfur to prevent scab on the potatoes?
i loved the positivity reflects on your videos. thanks for sharing
I am just starting to get into planting potatoes. This video helps me a lot. 😊
I grew spuds in pots, well a single pot, last year and the vegetative growth was impressive but there were just a few small potatoes in the end. I was careful not to overdo the nitrogen so i'm not sure what happened there. I used an organic potato as seed. Thank you for sharing :)
Most of my potatoes are in ground but I do have four 17 gallon tubs also. varieties: superior, kennebec, rio grande russet and yukon gold. Thinking of getting a cattle panel to put above the in ground bed to help manage the plants. I will also have sweet potatoes starting in mid May. Eight 17 gallon tubs of those and about 50 slips will be grown in ground between rows of sweet corn. Last year, my in ground potatoes produced better than the containers but the container are definitely easier to harvest from(for the reasons you stated). We'll see how it goes this year. BTW: you hit 50K...nice
This lovely lady is a dream wife. Someone is/will be lucky as hell! Thanks for the content! Wife and I are starting our bucket potaoes!
Your video is extremely useful, clear and inspirating. Thank you from Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Lovely to see you again... Love the video... Stay safe...
Good to see you on Gardeners world, I spotted your talent many months ago watching your allotment vids. Keep it up, your smile makes me want to garden more.
You are lovely and have such a calming happy voice. God bless you and your garden.
Just planted my potatoes in pots. Thanks for the education! Will see how they go and what Crop I have in 3 months 👍
I appreciate your down to earth style and the pleasant sound of your voice... thank you for this information.... and you have a wonderful smile