I appreciate the straight forward way you convey the information in the video. No "top 10" clickbait, just a simple, straight forward guide. Very helpful video! We are starting our first potato bed this year, and for a new gardener, i find this video format most helpful.
Been chain watching potato growing utube today by different people. So glad I found this one. So good throughout. So so wish someone before this explained how new potatoes grow from stem upwards, so now I know it’s not only to prevent green potatoes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great video! My wife and I store potatoes in our root cellar for almost ten months. It drops to plus 1C (34F) in the dead of winter, rising to about plus 10C (50F) in the late spring. As it warms up the potatoes start to sprout but we just rub those off and get several more months of storage. I know everyone warns that root vegetables should never be washed before storage, and we followed this advice for years, but this is a myth. We started experimenting some years ago, first by lightly washing, then by vigorously washing, and these days we use our power washer (held some distance away so as to not damage the skins). Our root vegetables are thoroughly washed and (most importantly) carefully dried in the sun before being loaded into Rubbermaid laundry baskets and stored in the root cellar. I know, pressure washing sounds crazy, but it works. My wife likes her prewashed vegetables, and storage life has not been compromised in any way.
Glad you liked the video. I'm envious of your root cellar. No such thing here in Central Texas. Nothing but solid limestone. I think by fully drying your potatoes in the sun, you've solved the problem of washing potatoes. Well done. Happy Gardening!
I've been a hobby gardener for MANY years and I learned why my potatoes were never successful. Your illustration of how a potato grows is invaluable! I didn't know that the potato grows between the seed potato and the top of the soil! That is so important to know. I just thought we added soil to give the potatoes more room. Not to give it a place to grow. Thank you so so much! Okay yeah I'm excited about potatoes, just proves I'm getting old huh?
I'm here too miss Sherry!😁 I got a bird feeder now! I'm third-stage old now I'm kind of enjoying it! What cross me over is not liking any new music on the radio, the fact I said radio tells you! 🤣
Very informative Planning on starting commercial potato planting Hopefully I will be getting a good yield, looking forward to more of this kind of videos
Glad you found it helpful. Be sure to check with your local Cooperative Extension Service as they will often take the type of information I provide and expand on the commercial production aspects. Let me know how your first harvest goes. www.howdogardener.com/439-2/state-cooperative-extension-offices
So glad you liked it, and thanks for subscribing. I should have a new video out in the next week or so, Grow your own Citrus, in which I have to battle The Squirrel Cartel once again. Happy squirrel-free gardening!
How can you differentiate between blight and too much heat/ not enough water??? This is my first potato garden really big…( in my opinion) maybe I bit off more than I can chew? It’s 10’x 25’… planted mid April… I live in Nebraska panhandle
If you planted them in mid-April, they may be getting close to harvest time. Usually around 90-120 days. They're ready to harvest when the tops die back. I'd stick my hand in near one of the plants and see if you can feel a potato. With that size bed, you could harvest a few for dinner. Hope this helps.
@@TheHowDoGardener Thanks. #1 Benefits with having 'beds'? #2 Thoughts on planting on top of the ground simply by covering with compost and then dried grass/straw? I have seen some quite recent
The most important factor, whether in a raised bed or any other method is to have loose friable soil. Even if you're planting in poor soil in the ground, dig a furrow with the soil piled up between furrows, and just cover the potato plants as they grow.
Thank you. I am doing the hard work of digging a portion of our yard. It is tough but I am excited and determined. I realize I am a bit late with sowing (and the favorites are sold out) but that won't have me stopped. I am also going to try to grow squash, probably not too close to the potatoes as they are said to eventually steal space. I live in Sweden and now is the beginning of our warm season. Either way it will be a learning experience! Next season I will be more prepared and I always picture about how it can be in my mind!
Sounds like a good plan. You will always have both successes and failures in your garden. Learn from them both for next season and enjoy. Happy Gardening!
A recent water use efficiency study revealed how different treatments affected water use efficiency during the growing season of a potato crop. The research results showed the superiority of SWRT subsurface membranes that reached 3.46kg m-3 compared to plant fertilizer, animal manure and comparison treatments that gave efficiency of 2.96, 2.66 and 2.34 kg m-3 respectively. The reason for the superiority of the SWRT treatment is attributed to the membranes that maintain optimum moisture content close to field capacity in the root zone and the consumption of water is minimal and yet produces a high yield.
Potato plants themselves will grow well. But, Tuber growth is limited in temperatures above 30°C (86°F). Optimum yields are obtained when daily temperatures are in the 18 to 20°C (64 to 68°F) range.
If you have some compost available you can mix that into the soil. A good ORGANIC fertilizer can also be mixed in to the soil. I really like Jobe's Organics. I go into detail about how plants, soil, & fertilizer interact in one of my videos. Otherwise, as long as the soil in the pots is of decent quality and has good drainage, they'll probably do just fine without amending the soil. Take care and Happy Gardening!
I usually try to cover the stem as it grows up out of the soil leaving a couple inches uncovered. You could get away with planting them that deep if you were growing in VERY loose soil, such as Mel's Mix used in Square Foot Gardening. Otherwise probably not. Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener Unfortunately my backyard soil is hard clay but I will fully till the garden down to maybe 14 inches to loosen things up. I've done it once already and added a whole lot of leaves into the soil so hopefully it will temporarily work while the leaves slowly decay. I'm testing to see if I can grow at least 1 pound / sq ft using clay soil. I don't mind the manual labor.
Don't have video specific to that. But, as long as they are deep enough, well drained and the soil is fairly loose, containers can be used to grow potatoes in.
As a rule of thumb, potato plants have greater needs in Nitrogen (N-P-K 34-0-0) during the first two months (when the foliar part of the plant develops rapidly). From the second month until two weeks before harvest, the plants need more potassium (12-12-17 or 14-7-21) in order to create well shaped potatoes.
I planted some July 1st, Chicago area. Planted in cut down old plastic garbage cans and 5 gallon buckets. So far so good it seems. I broke all the conventional rules just because. Planted red and russet, store bought. Hilled them excessively. 10 inches. Figured I'd see what happened. Just an experiment to learn, the hard way. Dirt, potatoes and containers were all on hand. I'll see what happens. Peace.
It really depends on where you live as to how late you can plant potatoes. You can search with your State Cooperative Extension to find the most accurate dates. Happy Gardening!
Hmm.. MIgardener said potato don't grow on stem, they only grow on root zone.. this is what i also found is right, so hill soil onto stem like crazy won't produce more potato.. around 15cm high in mount or plant potato 15cm below the soil level is sufficient.
Here is a link to the Texas A&M Agricultural Department discussing growing potatoes. You will see an illustration similar to mine and showing potatoes growing on the stem under the soil. That's where mine grow. agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/library/gardening/irish-potatoes/
Hi Rick. Thanks for your tutorials. As usual, you get straight into the meat unlike the majority of TH-camrs, that waffle for days on end. I have always seen and heard, that you add soil constantly as the potatoes grow. The link I am sharing, well, before I make a call, I trust that your followers will trust your judgment better than mine. Thank you, good man, for sharing your knowledge with the world. Kind regards. Graham from South Africa. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/oXkep4LJDp4/w-d-xo.html
Glad you find my tutorials helpful, and thank you for the kind words. Look forward to checking out your link. Best wishes for a bountiful potato harvest.
Here's a link to it on Amazon. Happy Gardening! The How Do Gardener Potato Planting Guide: A complete guide to planting and growing potatoes for each state (How Do Gardener Planting Guides Book 1) www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYM5C3C/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_gl_2WEGQQT3C8VPXC9AVH9N
Here's the ebook on Amazon: The How Do Gardener Potato Planting Guide: A complete guide to planting and growing potatoes for each state (How Do Gardener Planting Guides Book 1) a.co/d/j4UuVhu
I appreciate the straight forward way you convey the information in the video. No "top 10" clickbait, just a simple, straight forward guide. Very helpful video! We are starting our first potato bed this year, and for a new gardener, i find this video format most helpful.
Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful. Home grown potatoes are the best. Thanks for subscribing, and Happy Gardening.
Good morning the information has really helped
Glad you found it helpful. Hope you have a good harvest. Happy Gardening!
Been chain watching potato growing utube today by different people. So glad I found this one. So good throughout. So so wish someone before this explained how new potatoes grow from stem upwards, so now I know it’s not only to prevent green potatoes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
So glad you found it helpful. Best of luck with your potato harvest this year. Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener Thank you.
you are an excellent instructor. you could be on radio with your voice...
Thanks Ken. I appreciate your feedback. Happy gardening!
Great video! My wife and I store potatoes in our root cellar for almost ten months. It drops to plus 1C (34F) in the dead of winter, rising to about plus 10C (50F) in the late spring. As it warms up the potatoes start to sprout but we just rub those off and get several more months of storage.
I know everyone warns that root vegetables should never be washed before storage, and we followed this advice for years, but this is a myth. We started experimenting some years ago, first by lightly washing, then by vigorously washing, and these days we use our power washer (held some distance away so as to not damage the skins). Our root vegetables are thoroughly washed and (most importantly) carefully dried in the sun before being loaded into Rubbermaid laundry baskets and stored in the root cellar. I know, pressure washing sounds crazy, but it works. My wife likes her prewashed vegetables, and storage life has not been compromised in any way.
Glad you liked the video. I'm envious of your root cellar. No such thing here in Central Texas. Nothing but solid limestone. I think by fully drying your potatoes in the sun, you've solved the problem of washing potatoes. Well done. Happy Gardening!
Thank you for sharing such information.
You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful. Take care.
Im watching from Botswana, Africa thanks for sharing this information
Glad you found it helpful.
I enjoyed the presentation, I'm now transformed
Glad you enjoyed the video. Happy Gardening!
Great video! Thanks so much.
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful. Happy gardening!
I've been a hobby gardener for MANY years and I learned why my potatoes were never successful. Your illustration of how a potato grows is invaluable! I didn't know that the potato grows between the seed potato and the top of the soil! That is so important to know. I just thought we added soil to give the potatoes more room. Not to give it a place to grow. Thank you so so much! Okay yeah I'm excited about potatoes, just proves I'm getting old huh?
Glad you found it helpful. Hope your potatoes thrive this season. Happy Gardening!
I'm here too miss Sherry!😁 I got a bird feeder now! I'm third-stage old now I'm kind of enjoying it! What cross me over is not liking any new music on the radio, the fact I said radio tells you! 🤣
I like your video, very informative, thanks for sharing 👍
Glad you found it helpful. Happy Gardening!
Wow! Excellent and very concise video!!! Thank you!! We have lots of land and I hope to grow all kinds of potatoes!! Thank you so much!!!!!
Glad you found it helpful. Happy Gardening!
Very informative
Planning on starting commercial potato planting
Hopefully I will be getting a good yield, looking forward to more of this kind of videos
Glad you found it helpful. Be sure to check with your local Cooperative Extension Service as they will often take the type of information I provide and expand on the commercial production aspects. Let me know how your first harvest goes.
www.howdogardener.com/439-2/state-cooperative-extension-offices
Excellent video!!!
Thanks for posting… I just subscribed.. 😊
So glad you liked it, and thanks for subscribing. I should have a new video out in the next week or so, Grow your own Citrus, in which I have to battle The Squirrel Cartel once again. Happy squirrel-free gardening!
How can you differentiate between blight and too much heat/ not enough water???
This is my first potato garden really big…( in my opinion) maybe I bit off more than I can chew?
It’s 10’x 25’… planted mid April…
I live in Nebraska panhandle
If you planted them in mid-April, they may be getting close to harvest time. Usually around 90-120 days. They're ready to harvest when the tops die back. I'd stick my hand in near one of the plants and see if you can feel a potato. With that size bed, you could harvest a few for dinner. Hope this helps.
Thank you.
I needed this basic but insightful information.
I had so many questions as a beginner planter - still do but this definitely helps.
So glad you found it helpful. Enjoy your potatoes and Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener Thanks.
#1 Benefits with having 'beds'?
#2 Thoughts on planting on top of the ground simply by covering with compost and then dried grass/straw?
I have seen some quite recent
The most important factor, whether in a raised bed or any other method is to have loose friable soil. Even if you're planting in poor soil in the ground, dig a furrow with the soil piled up between furrows, and just cover the potato plants as they grow.
Thank you. I am doing the hard work of digging a portion of our yard.
It is tough but I am excited and determined.
I realize I am a bit late with sowing (and the favorites are sold out) but that won't have me stopped.
I am also going to try to grow squash, probably not too close to the potatoes as they are said to eventually steal space.
I live in Sweden and now is the beginning of our warm season.
Either way it will be a learning experience!
Next season I will be more prepared and I always picture about how it can be in my mind!
Sounds like a good plan. You will always have both successes and failures in your garden. Learn from them both for next season and enjoy. Happy Gardening!
Awesome
Thanks
Awesome video
Thanks. Glad you found it helpful. Happy Gardening!
A recent water use efficiency study revealed how different treatments affected water use efficiency during the growing season
of a potato crop. The research results showed the superiority of SWRT subsurface membranes that reached 3.46kg m-3 compared to plant fertilizer, animal manure and comparison treatments that gave efficiency of 2.96, 2.66 and 2.34 kg m-3 respectively. The
reason for the superiority of the SWRT treatment is attributed to the membranes that maintain optimum moisture content close to field capacity in the root zone and the consumption of water is minimal and yet produces a high yield.
Thanks for the info.
Cam this approach be used for Sweet potatoe as well. We call this Irish Potatoe
Here's my sweet potato planting guide: th-cam.com/video/tTYOmvhvfc4/w-d-xo.html
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I live in the tropics can i get some tips to ensure my potatoes do great
Potato plants themselves will grow well. But, Tuber growth is limited in temperatures above 30°C (86°F). Optimum yields are obtained when daily temperatures are in the 18 to 20°C (64 to 68°F) range.
Hi im.getting ready to start some.seed potatoes on pots. What should I add to the soil to help feed them? Thank.you
If you have some compost available you can mix that into the soil. A good ORGANIC fertilizer can also be mixed in to the soil. I really like Jobe's Organics. I go into detail about how plants, soil, & fertilizer interact in one of my videos. Otherwise, as long as the soil in the pots is of decent quality and has good drainage, they'll probably do just fine without amending the soil. Take care and Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener thank you so very much!!
Does it matter when the stem is covered? Can these potatoes be planted 12-15 inches deep to begin with?
I usually try to cover the stem as it grows up out of the soil leaving a couple inches uncovered. You could get away with planting them that deep if you were growing in VERY loose soil, such as Mel's Mix used in Square Foot Gardening. Otherwise probably not. Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener Unfortunately my backyard soil is hard clay but I will fully till the garden down to maybe 14 inches to loosen things up. I've done it once already and added a whole lot of leaves into the soil so hopefully it will temporarily work while the leaves slowly decay.
I'm testing to see if I can grow at least 1 pound / sq ft using clay soil. I don't mind the manual labor.
Do you have video of zero tillage potato cultivation 🙏
Don't have video specific to that. But, as long as they are deep enough, well drained and the soil is fairly loose, containers can be used to grow potatoes in.
Hi what npk do potatoes like ?
As a rule of thumb, potato plants have greater needs in Nitrogen (N-P-K 34-0-0) during the first two months (when the foliar part of the plant develops rapidly). From the second month until two weeks before harvest, the plants need more potassium (12-12-17 or 14-7-21) in order to create well shaped potatoes.
Need notes for this lesson
How LATE can I plant potatoes? Thank.
I planted some July 1st, Chicago area. Planted in cut down old plastic garbage cans and 5 gallon buckets. So far so good it seems. I broke all the conventional rules just because. Planted red and russet, store bought. Hilled them excessively. 10 inches. Figured I'd see what happened. Just an experiment to learn, the hard way. Dirt, potatoes and containers were all on hand. I'll see what happens. Peace.
It really depends on where you live as to how late you can plant potatoes. You can search with your State Cooperative Extension to find the most accurate dates. Happy Gardening!
Hmm.. MIgardener said potato don't grow on stem, they only grow on root zone.. this is what i also found is right, so hill soil onto stem like crazy won't produce more potato.. around 15cm high in mount or plant potato 15cm below the soil level is sufficient.
Here is a link to the Texas A&M Agricultural Department discussing growing potatoes. You will see an illustration similar to mine and showing potatoes growing on the stem under the soil. That's where mine grow. agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/library/gardening/irish-potatoes/
Hi Rick. Thanks for your tutorials. As usual, you get straight into the meat unlike the majority of TH-camrs, that waffle for days on end.
I have always seen and heard, that you add soil constantly as the potatoes grow. The link I am sharing, well, before I make a call, I trust that your followers will trust your judgment better than mine. Thank you, good man, for sharing your knowledge with the world. Kind regards. Graham from South Africa.
Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/oXkep4LJDp4/w-d-xo.html
Glad you find my tutorials helpful, and thank you for the kind words. Look forward to checking out your link. Best wishes for a bountiful potato harvest.
Thank you Rick. Please don't forget to reply. Have a lovely weekend. Graham
Thanks Graham. Hope you have a good weekend too.
@@TheHowDoGardener thanks. And now the entire group of individuals await your opinion.....
And we wait.....
That's funny! I thought that I commented on another video! Sorry about that!
No worries
Been gardening for 20 plus years....first time growing taters.... they're going nuts
That's great! Home grown potatoes are the best. Happy Gardening!
@@TheHowDoGardener thank you sir. Looking forward to a great summer yield.
Where is the ebook?
Here's a link to it on Amazon. Happy Gardening!
The How Do Gardener Potato Planting Guide: A complete guide to planting and growing potatoes for each state (How Do Gardener Planting Guides Book 1) www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYM5C3C/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_gl_2WEGQQT3C8VPXC9AVH9N
What happens if you wash them?
Good question. They may mold or rot. Better to just wash them right before cooking. Happy Gardening!
How to get your guide to grow patotoes
Here's the ebook on Amazon:
The How Do Gardener Potato Planting Guide: A complete guide to planting and growing potatoes for each state (How Do Gardener Planting Guides Book 1) a.co/d/j4UuVhu
Awesome tips, thank you!
Glad you found it helpful.