Potato Experiment Update - Harvest!

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  • @MadDiesMidnight
    @MadDiesMidnight 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, those are humongous potatoes! Now to just make a large vat of potato soup for those chilly days. That'd be a fun cooking video :)

  • @meehan302
    @meehan302 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a fantastic Haul of potatoes. It looks like the potato digger an invention of yours . Outstanding Video

  • @StevePotgieter
    @StevePotgieter 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two green thumbs up for all involved. Mmmm baked potatoes.

  • @halibut1249
    @halibut1249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hats off to you and the big horses for turning the sod and harvesting the potatoes. It's great how you tend your farm the old-fashioned way, with horse drawn plough, and those beautiful animals seem to understand everyone's counting on them too. By the look of things Tim really got a workout too!! Reminded me of the time I rented a heavy-duty floor sander and found out the hard way how difficult it was hi to steer or keep balanced.

  • @ziyujennzhang5261
    @ziyujennzhang5261 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    German potato salad , yum!

  • @leslievalenciano-lopez8887
    @leslievalenciano-lopez8887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a Harvest!!! Great experiment! It's so nice to see people helping each other!

  • @thatonenaturesong
    @thatonenaturesong 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a wonderful bumper crop! A great team effort from all humans & the amazing horses X

  • @blacklabflies
    @blacklabflies 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice looking team and potatoes.

  • @marthaanderson2656
    @marthaanderson2656 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how the horses got a little smooch therapy after a few rows. 8-)

  • @h7oslo
    @h7oslo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good results with the experiment!
    And Sandra did a fine job with the team.
    You have good helpers! rc

  • @Zeemike1
    @Zeemike1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow that is a great harvest...and some whopper potatoes too. No doubt you have some fertile land there.
    Flora and Henry are a real blessing not just because they are strong but they produce fertilizer of a high quality.

  • @francescaliberchpadrisa955
    @francescaliberchpadrisa955 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice, I always liked work horses. Such beatiful animals, and the harvest looks very good. By the way, my grandfather always leaves the potato plant to dry out before harvesting them. He does it by hand though.
    Thank you.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Francesc Aliberch Padrisa I guess your grandfather doesn't live in Ireland : - ) We have to harvest whenever the weather is dry enough - it could rain now for months

    • @francescaliberchpadrisa955
      @francescaliberchpadrisa955 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see, no he does not live in Ireland. He lives near Barcelona. So, in summer is much hoter.

  • @tropifiori
    @tropifiori 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    What lovely soil you have. We have mostly heavy red clay here in Virginia. My potatoes did not do well last year- I think I planted them too deep.
    Here we plow in the Fall. The freeze thaw cycles in the winter break up the big cloths of earth. Then we disc or harrow in the Spring.
    Lovely potatoes.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      We try to avoid ploughing in the autumn because of the rainfall through the winter that washes everything away. Still trying to find the best way to do things though. It's all so interesting!

    • @tropifiori
      @tropifiori 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recently bought a farm in Kentucky. I have no clear idea what I am doing and mostly learn from mistakes which I record in a little log book. Mostly we are planting crops to support the animals as it is a quality deer management projects. We have bear and rabbits and turkeys also. It is great fun. Nothing quite like watching things grow.

  • @GriffinPearson
    @GriffinPearson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing. I didn't know potatoes could grow to such a size!

  • @HHeirloomIA
    @HHeirloomIA 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a beautiful, bountiful harvest!!! Thanks for sharing your "experiment"!!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +HHeirloomIA Wow! That was quick! Thanks for watching - and coming back to us with positivity so quickly - well worth the effort of making a little video. Thank you : - )

  • @mikecat23
    @mikecat23 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great harvest . One of the big ones could feed a small family

  • @edsautter51
    @edsautter51 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That a great success! Fantastic idea I will be logging in my head for next years garden.

  • @nualta9316
    @nualta9316 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like your farm and vegetable garden, it's great and the vegetables are very Eat well appetizing i from in Thailand

  • @toddtomaszewski6820
    @toddtomaszewski6820 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fine harvest

  • @crazy808ish
    @crazy808ish 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great harvest! It's lovely that you have some innate fertility in the soil there. Here, growing them to be even a quarter that size on unfertilized land would be a lot of trouble.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +crazy808ish Interesting. Whereabouts are you?

  • @karenpotts2848
    @karenpotts2848 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid

  • @summerwood619
    @summerwood619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great harvest

  • @amaleenamer3179
    @amaleenamer3179 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you guys. You live such beautiful lives. :D

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Amaleen Amer Thank you, Amaleen!

  • @murgy1221
    @murgy1221 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where I come from (Croatia) we leave the tops till they turn brown and dry and then we pick the potatoes (plant in late april and harvest in september).

    • @intuit5767
      @intuit5767 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what we did where I grew up...Iowa USA....always grew enough to last the winter and have some to replant.

  • @paulmcguire3789
    @paulmcguire3789 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what a haul of spuds, great idea much better than building mounds.

  • @LifeinFarmland
    @LifeinFarmland 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, great harvest. Amazing watching them pull. Thanks for sharing!

  • @rubygray7749
    @rubygray7749 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I SOOOO wish you lived next door! You could plough as much of my flat, stone-free soil as you desired with those wonderful horses. In fact, I would insist upon it!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ruby Gray Ha! but you live on the other side of the planet, Ruby! (Couldn't you find some keen would-be farmers and help them out a bit?)

    • @rubygray7749
      @rubygray7749 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope, seems they have all gone the way of all flesh (the old ones with horses) or of agri-business (the locals).
      I think you should plant that field up with broad beans, which will chunter along during the winter, then produce a good cash crop come late spring (you just can't buy good broad beans these days), and that treasure trove of nitrogen-fixing roots left in the soil, plus bulk mulch from the haulms.

  • @imBotoVideos
    @imBotoVideos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Made me very hungry for some baked potatoes. Great video and thanks for sharing!

  • @modernmistyk4341
    @modernmistyk4341 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is so awesome, lots of love from the states!!! i love your accents lol

  • @goober650NX
    @goober650NX 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding! I love fresh, new spuds, especially chips, deep fried in olive oil in a proper old fashioned chip pan. I've cooked them like this for years but I'm going to try it out the old way that my mum cooked them, in lard!! As an experiment of course! Lol.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +goober650NX Lard is good tasty food - enjoy!

  • @CharlesKiblinger
    @CharlesKiblinger 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great stuff. I'd like to see a video about your potato storage methods as well if you're so inclined.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Charles Kiblinger Yes, perhaps we could do that, Charles. Watch this space..!

  • @manopatphahonrat5174
    @manopatphahonrat5174 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lovey this job picking up potatos

  • @Manu75
    @Manu75 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job!!Thanks for sharing!

  • @caterthun4853
    @caterthun4853 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Think it amusing to see a gentle smiling lady leading the horse but following at the rear what seems like a man practicing for a down hill sledge slalom hanging on for dear life!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Stewart Beattie It's seriously hard work, Stewart. Try it sometime!

    • @caterthun4853
      @caterthun4853 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I can know that spent my youth picking potatoes. Still remember the sore back. You did well keeping that plough in line. Not used a horse but father in law used two men pulling mini plough in garden. Now that is hard work.

  • @paulsouth4794
    @paulsouth4794 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its is good to pause and note . 80% of those would not make it too the big food chain shops . Thats how much waste is in modern farming and city centric insular living .

  • @carbonfusion
    @carbonfusion 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was beautiful and very informative for us lazy farmers! What variety were those monsters!? Thanks for sharing!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +carbonfusion Thank you Carbonfusion! They're Sarpo Mira potatoes (well most of them were anyway)

  • @syeds538
    @syeds538 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome Job

  • @hannahcullingford5328
    @hannahcullingford5328 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My 9yr old son says "Potatoes for a year! Well done!" :)

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Hannah Cullingford Yes! can you help him grow some too?

  • @kimchin6842
    @kimchin6842 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow....nice

  • @elysejoseph
    @elysejoseph 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great harvest!

  • @mikepring6837
    @mikepring6837 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please can you do an on foot house and barn tour.I think it will be quite interesting thank you 😊

  • @VideosofIrishFarmingLife
    @VideosofIrishFarmingLife 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice video and very good channel, well done~!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks - dipping into yours now

  • @IslandExoticsHomestead
    @IslandExoticsHomestead 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ohh Time to have some chips and gravy ;)

  • @marcellc4442
    @marcellc4442 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love it great work

  • @cvolpone
    @cvolpone 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I come live with you? Nothing weird, just love your life style. Wish I was there.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +cvolpone We're vaguely open to the idea of someone joining us somehow, but they'd need to be very special indeed!

  • @napalm390
    @napalm390 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those are some big spuds alright.

  • @xianeebrianestocksaure6777
    @xianeebrianestocksaure6777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gordon Bennett! how I wish to have a farm just like that......:)

  • @rughatto2730
    @rughatto2730 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome harvest. :) what is the name of this potato sort? it looks very good!

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RUG HATTO Thank you Rug! They're Sarpo Miras

  • @sheldonfort1563
    @sheldonfort1563 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful video! Any idea how many kilos of potatoes per meter?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Sheldon Fort Thanks Sheldon. No, we don't have any way of weighing them practically. It would be interesting to know though.

  • @plumtree83
    @plumtree83 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a lot of potato :D

  • @patrickdorain3462
    @patrickdorain3462 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Tim how big is the potatoe field

  • @dobe762
    @dobe762 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Many hands make light work ... Got a nice day for the harvest ... how about some Oats or Einkorn ... I buy organic oats from a local registered farmer and my hens do really well on them.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +dobe762 Yes, winter oats is a possibility alright. Hmm..

  • @johnnyclippers9668
    @johnnyclippers9668 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! Just wondering where did you get the harness you have for the cobs?

  • @MostHitMan
    @MostHitMan 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    mcdonalds would buy the long ones ..haha

  • @annaturba
    @annaturba 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that looks like hard work :-) I am wondering if there were any damage to the potatoes from wireworms (like little holes and tunnels), did you see any?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Dire Dare We didn't see any, Dire. Just some blight and some damage to the top ones by crows and jackdaws

  • @Rabidavid
    @Rabidavid 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about a combination of Dahlia's, Sweet potatoes, Jerusalem Artichokes and Elephant Garlic, although considering the time of the year maybe a winter/spring green would be better at keeping the land free of weeds until the Dahlia's, Sweet potatoes, Jerusalem Artichokes and Elephant Garlic start to grow.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Rabidavid Yes, it's about finding something we can plant now. Wrong time for JA, winter greens, but garlic and spring greens are still a possibility. So wet up there now though : - (

  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful horses. Lot of potatoes grown in this region of Chile. BTW don't feed green raw potatoes to pigs it will kill them.

  • @fredfable5655
    @fredfable5655 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    very successful "experiment". Congratulations to both.
    I suggest you to try some potatoes breeding boxes.
    You will save a humongous effort.
    You can get 100 pounds ( a bag) from each box 1x1 meter wide, 1.3 m high.
    Choose a late variety. Start with two or three boxes.
    Bon Chance, Good luck!
    Fred.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Fred, but we couldn't afford to make/buy as many as we would need

  • @williamwazere
    @williamwazere 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video. One thing is that it made me realise I have no idea how to store potatoes longer term haha How are ye planning to tackle that, if you know yet?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +zero_sum When they've dried out a bit we put them into a dark, airy, rat-proof bin and they last for months.

  • @stonesoup-bv6nn
    @stonesoup-bv6nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should try and grow corn

  • @FILIPFROMSALMO
    @FILIPFROMSALMO 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    |I let the tops dry out and they help in pulling/digging the potatoes out of my small patch. ||||||||Any advantage to this?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Salmo Jack Yes, it has to be better to let the tops die back first, so the nutrients end up in the potato. But we have to go when the field's dry enough.

  • @rheidtech
    @rheidtech 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    holy potatoes. good stuff

  • @benmatthews3732
    @benmatthews3732 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazing harvest! What will you do with all those potatoes?! I was wondering - can you grow corn in your part of the world? 😊

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ben Matthews Corn (maize?) grows fine but we can't ripen it - so if it's grown it's made into silage

  • @ralpha679
    @ralpha679 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You fertilise with manure, but do you also compost?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      all the time!

    • @ralpha679
      @ralpha679 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Way Out West Blow-in blog That must make some brilliant soil then!

  • @ThatSuzanneSchmid
    @ThatSuzanneSchmid 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Were the helpers gifted with kartofel?

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ThatSuzanne Schmid As many as they wanted!

  • @yerman6456
    @yerman6456 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed that, are those Roosters? If so they are big beasts.

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Yer Man Sarpo Mira mostly.

  • @robertchristian1664
    @robertchristian1664 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    what variety of potato are they?

  • @chrisjeppesen2993
    @chrisjeppesen2993 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    try leeks with the garlic

  • @Larryd1001
    @Larryd1001 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are those Irish potato's :}

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Larryd1001 They're called Sarpo Miro - from Hungary

  • @Z71Ranger
    @Z71Ranger 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So you say the Sarpo Mira Potato is grown for Pig Food? Do they not taste good for human food or what....

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're not bad at all to eat - but there are better-tasting varieties too that we prefer

  • @madsmckeever
    @madsmckeever 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this is a couple of years old but if you have space again this yer I think you could grow your own mulch next, some ideas here, and maybe you could build a roller crimper during the long winter evenings th-cam.com/video/Xd2f7aFKjVo/w-d-xo.html

  • @skeets6060
    @skeets6060 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ya gona hurt your self with that tater plow my brother

  • @minidwarfdude9230
    @minidwarfdude9230 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    400 likes and no dislikes

  • @michaelmcclafferty3346
    @michaelmcclafferty3346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Meitheal buntata

  • @linoleumbonypart385
    @linoleumbonypart385 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    or a green manure....won't you eat them... too good for pigs

    • @WayOutWestx2
      @WayOutWestx2  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jc syson We couldn't eat all those, JC. There's only two of us!