After watching you for the first time last year and seeing the beautiful spuds you got we decided to do the same with out year 1 class at our school. The kids were overjoyed to see the crop we got approx 30 kilo from 12 50lt pots. All the children in the school got to eat roast spuds and still a few to take home. Thank you for the inspiration.
Gorgeous crop! I have never heard of the Blue Danube variety of potatoes, but they look amazing. I once made a winter beet borscht using all blue, purple, dark green and black ingredients; purple beets, blue potatoes, purple onions, seaweed, kale, and a little blackstrap molasses. Incredible! I'll bet those Blue Danubes would make a rich, flavorful addition to my borscht.
Okay, I've found you have several vids on spuds so I'll be viewing those. Grown them for years on the farm in soil but it gets more difficult every year with excess rain, wireworms, weeds, heat, cold, you name it. I'm excited about containers in a hoop house and I can thank you for that. At my age it's been awhile sense I've felt motivated by excitement. Failures have become all to common. Thanks
That last bucket of reds, the 3rd one I think, what size seed potato did you use and how many seed did you plant in the bucket? That seemed to have the largest potatoes. Thanks.
I just love the way you treat your produce. In so many potato reveal they throw them in buckets or on the floor! You on the other hand treat them nice. I wonder if those persons realize that they may cauae damage to the spuds. Anyways keep up the good work! And I'll be trying your recipe see if I can have better luck this year.
Nice one dan. Harvested my first blue danube yesterday and tried them for the first time last night made chips. Really lovely spud verry dry. Seen you with them last year and thought I'll have them this year and happy I did thanks Dan
Always struggle to get my mits on Sarpo Mira's I think everyone is onto them now as they are such an amazing strain. Well done Dan as always, the Harrogate show was a good watch as well.
You need to order some early and get them to send them when you want. If you leave it late they usually run out. I know, it's happened to me. Cheers, Dan.
How many potatoes do you put in each pot and do you cut them I have some potatoes that have sprouts on them is it to late to throw them in a pot lol I know I'm 🐌 slow had cancer few years ago and it didn't win but it left me in bad health unfortunately so I have had to put things in pots and in my flower beds and a lot help from my daughter and sister, but sense this covid thing my sister has tried be carefu about comes around. I hope you growing season this year is great.
Maybe either underwatered or overwatered ? The secret is to have pots with big drainage holes so the roots can grow through into the soil below and they also don't get waterlogged. Cheers, Dan.
Fantastic video, I'd like to try it out!! I'm going to do it in an urban setting ( lack of space here!). Maybe you can help me out with a doubt. What do I do later on with the earth? Can I reuse it?? Thanks!!
@@Allotment-diaryUk thanks for info, I've been wondering. I have access to yard compost and composted sawdust and I want to try this method for farmers market. Can't grow them in my soil with success any longer. Any advice or experimenting you've done I would love to hear. Thanks
Just planted Tasmanian Pink Eyes and about to put in Nicola and Patrones here in Hobart, Tas. Wish we could get Sarpo Mira and Blue Danube in Australia - I would love to try them! Great video and excellent haul, all things considered. Stay well Dan
Hi Dan, a decent amount of spuds there. Haven’t tried the blue Danube variety before but if they are as good tasting as you say then I’ll definitely give them a try. Take care. Nick
@@moonlight-ff6ed Those are nursery pots/tubs, and you can get them from a greenhouse supply company or similar outlet. Sometimes they even have them in the big box stores.
Wonderful harvests! I'm trying to get better at container gardening potatoes. I'm not sure whether to harvest when the plant dies back or at the suggested harvest time period. If earlies mature at 70 days, should I harvest at 70 days or wait for the plant to die back? If it's when the plant dies back, how far back? Complete dead foliage or yellowing and dying leaves? I have been harvesting at the recommended amount of days, but in the videos, folks are telling me to wait till the foliage dies and the potatoes will be bigger. My concern is that the potato might continue growing for a lot longer hurting the potatoes by either allowing them to rot or sprout. I've come to you as the known expert on container taters. Thoughts? Thanks Dan.
I just harvest when they die back, no need to leave any longer as you say they may rot. If you're not sure just empty a pot out whenever you think and judge it that way. For me as soon as it starts to yellow and look sad it's time to pull 'em up. Cheers, Dan.
Hi Dan when you say you used your own seed potato for the danube can i ask how you stored them? did you keep them in the fridge or just in a cool place?
I just dig it into my outside beds as a soil conditioner. You could use it next year for a different crop but you'd need to add some fertilizer and maybe a little lime . Cheers, Dan.
They're great if you don't get blight, I was lucky this year otherwise they can be a bit small. Worth the risk though as they are the best roast spud ever. Cheers, Dan.
When you plant them, do you keep topping them up until your pot is full? I've tried several times to grow potatoes with no luck.. when you top them, how tall are they when first topping them and do you cover them completely?
I think it's not what you meant, but the rats moved out of our place after we introduced feral cats, from a feral cat rescue. They are cats that will never be domesticated but will hang out if you them feed and offer them outdoor shelter. Ours have a snug dog kennel now, which they have come to feel safe in. They are neutered/spayed, and catch the odd squirrel/ pigeon / mouse.
I love growing spuds,I don't think it's a money saver,but old chap like me like to make my own vegy patch. Those 30L pots,I don't know maybe 9 or 10L..However if the spuds aren't "tampered with by supermarket Ie stop them sprouting,they are more useful than chucking in bin. And I can grow carrots for 2c Aus. Thats a penny each
you may want too try larger pot next year,45L pot,,, may allow more room for the tubers to grow and get bigger,,, but a very nice crop never the less,,, i use a 2cu.ft. pot ,,,, in canada,,, 100% mature compost , get similar numbers,,, but they never reach the side of the pot ,when growing like yours did ,,, could be the limited sizes your were talking about, but those are a good size too tks for the video
I absolutely enjoy your videos but I have to apologize, I am not able to understand what you are saying on occasion. What is the variety of the Red Potatoes you are saying just before you say the Blue Danube variety ? I am paralyzed from my shoulders down, and planning on using the "trash bag" method of planting my Potatoes. (with help of course) ! So having the same Red variety would be great for my project ! Thanks again, and again I apologize.
quadsman11 - they are Sarpo Mira (red) and Blue Danube (purple) varieties. You can find this info in the description box just below the title of the video. There is a little “down” arrow over to the right which you click on to open the info box. Hope this helps. 👵🏻🐾💕🇨🇦
After watching you for the first time last year and seeing the beautiful spuds you got we decided to do the same with out year 1 class at our school.
The kids were overjoyed to see the crop we got approx 30 kilo from 12 50lt pots. All the children in the school got to eat roast spuds and still a few to take home.
Thank you for the inspiration.
Good to hear.
Cheers, Dan.
This is fun to watch. Kinda like a cross between Christmas and an Easter egg hunt.
Cheers, Dan.
Gorgeous crop! I have never heard of the Blue Danube variety of potatoes, but they look amazing. I once made a winter beet borscht using all blue, purple, dark green and black ingredients; purple beets, blue potatoes, purple onions, seaweed, kale, and a little blackstrap molasses. Incredible! I'll bet those Blue Danubes would make a rich, flavorful addition to my borscht.
I never tire of potato harvest videos. Even with neglect you do well. Thanks for sharing Dan. :-)
Cheers, Dan.
You covered up some red ones to your left.
The blue potatoes look awesome!
Wow! That's amazing! I have 2 pots growing now and many more potatoes to plant if I can find more pots. So exciting
I missed your first videos. Can you tell me how many seed potatoes did you bury in each pot? 1?/2? And you have drain holes how often did you water?
Okay, I've found you have several vids on spuds so I'll be viewing those. Grown them for years on the farm in soil but it gets more difficult every year with excess rain, wireworms, weeds, heat, cold, you name it. I'm excited about containers in a hoop house and I can thank you for that. At my age it's been awhile sense I've felt motivated by excitement. Failures have become all to common. Thanks
Awesome looking potato reveal and harvest Dan !! Thanks for sharing
Cheers, Dan.
Really great harvest from only a few small pots! Your soil looks really rich and loamy; what are you planting them in?
Is there a planting video? What did you do to get so many beautiful potatoes? Wow!
Got to admire a guy who gardens in white trousers!
They weren't for long.
Cheers, Dan.
Robert Morley I got to admire his wife who most likely get them white again for him, good spuds Dan
Wow.....
That last bucket of reds, the 3rd one I think, what size seed potato did you use and how many seed did you plant in the bucket? That seemed to have the largest potatoes. Thanks.
I just love the way you treat your produce. In so many potato reveal they throw them in buckets or on the floor! You on the other hand treat them nice. I wonder if those persons realize that they may cauae damage to the spuds. Anyways keep up the good work! And I'll be trying your recipe see if I can have better luck this year.
Exactly, if you bruise them they'll rot.
Cheers, Dan.
Nice one dan. Harvested my first blue danube yesterday and tried them for the first time last night made chips. Really lovely spud verry dry. Seen you with them last year and thought I'll have them this year and happy I did thanks Dan
They are even better as roasts, so dry and fluffy.
Cheers, Dan.
Great crop of potatoes mate
Steady crop all things considered.
Cheers, Dan.
Such beautiful spuds!
Nice harvest there, bless you.
How many month you get harvest starting you plant it?i wan to try to olant potatoes.
Nice haul for 5 buckets and good luck with your carrots this year :)
After you harvest potatoes do you throw the roots out or will the grow more potatoes?
It seems like you almost need a large sifter for those blue danube potatoes. Along the lines of the ones you always see archeologists using.
I'm new to gardening, can you please tell me what soil you put in the containers? Is it a mixture of something?
Wow ,well done some nice ones there , happy eating ! Pat
Cheers, Dan.
Always struggle to get my mits on Sarpo Mira's I think everyone is onto them now as they are such an amazing strain. Well done Dan as always, the Harrogate show was a good watch as well.
You need to order some early and get them to send them when you want.
If you leave it late they usually run out.
I know, it's happened to me.
Cheers, Dan.
Is that wind sound at the back? What a strong sound. Or it's the sound of cars passing by?
How many potatoes do you put in each pot and do you cut them I have some potatoes that have sprouts on them is it to late to throw them in a pot lol I know I'm 🐌 slow had cancer few years ago and it didn't win but it left me in bad health unfortunately so I have had to put things in pots and in my flower beds and a lot help from my daughter and sister, but sense this covid thing my sister has tried be carefu about comes around. I hope you growing season this year is great.
Great harvest! I wish I knew what I'm doing wrong. I planted in 5 gal buckets, too, but I only got 4-5 tiny potatoes.
Maybe either underwatered or overwatered ?
The secret is to have pots with big drainage holes so the roots can grow through into the soil below and they also don't get waterlogged.
Cheers, Dan.
Similar for me. I'm thinking about maybe fertilizing partway through the season next year?
How can you tell when it's time to pull them out.? When it's time to harvest
Sara Rich after 5 Months when leaves become dry and yellowish or steps stop growing and wither
This is beautiful. I love the look of the dark ones, mine were very pink but been attached not sure if it's Ants on the ground.
Cracking stuff Dan! You converted me to container spuds a few years ago - nothing simpler!!
May cost a bit more but it's so much easier than digging them out of the soil in the rain.
Cheers, Dan.
great man !!!! i have a question for that.... do you re-use the soil for another potato growing or you put it simply on the yard?
You can reuse all the organic soil many times as you want
Fantastic video, I'd like to try it out!!
I'm going to do it in an urban setting ( lack of space here!). Maybe you can help me out with a doubt. What do I do later on with the earth? Can I reuse it?? Thanks!!
@joseph probst thanks!!!
do you save the soil for next season?
Excited to try this Out.
Lovely crop. Your soil is SO rich. My mom would have said that your soil is so rich you could eat it with a spoon.
The soil is actually just cheap compost that is about 50% wood fibre but it seemed to work well.
Cheers, Dan.
@@Allotment-diaryUk thanks for info, I've been wondering. I have access to yard compost and composted sawdust and I want to try this method for farmers market. Can't grow them in my soil with success any longer. Any advice or experimenting you've done I would love to hear. Thanks
Great video. Thanks. Questions please. 1. Which season are these? 2. Brand of compost. 3. Size. Of pot. Thanks Paul
Just planted Tasmanian Pink Eyes and about to put in Nicola and Patrones here in Hobart, Tas. Wish we could get Sarpo Mira and Blue Danube in Australia - I would love to try them! Great video and excellent haul, all things considered. Stay well Dan
Cheers, Dan.
Wow how many seed potatoes did you put in each pot? Did you add soil to the pots as they grew?
Hello Brenda
Hi, we are wondering what the black potatoes look like inside. Are they a purple colour and do they change colour when cooked? Thanks
These are white inside.
Cheers, Dan.
Hi just found your videos . I have mushroom compost for my potato seeds do I heed anything more to grow them?
Hi Dan, a decent amount of spuds there. Haven’t tried the blue Danube variety before but if they are as good tasting as you say then I’ll definitely give them a try. Take care. Nick
Dan when do you plant and what is your soil mixture
Just wondering where you get those black plastic tubs from for your potatoes , cheers ,
James House music it’s just rubbish bin & deg hols in it
@@moonlight-ff6ed Those are nursery pots/tubs, and you can get them from a greenhouse supply company or similar outlet. Sometimes they even have them in the big box stores.
Oh and where you get your seed potatoes to 😃👍🏻
Very nice crop of potatoes
Wonderful harvests! I'm trying to get better at container gardening potatoes. I'm not sure whether to harvest when the plant dies back or at the suggested harvest time period. If earlies mature at 70 days, should I harvest at 70 days or wait for the plant to die back? If it's when the plant dies back, how far back? Complete dead foliage or yellowing and dying leaves?
I have been harvesting at the recommended amount of days, but in the videos, folks are telling me to wait till the foliage dies and the potatoes will be bigger. My concern is that the potato might continue growing for a lot longer hurting the potatoes by either allowing them to rot or sprout. I've come to you as the known expert on container taters.
Thoughts?
Thanks Dan.
I just harvest when they die back, no need to leave any longer as you say they may rot.
If you're not sure just empty a pot out whenever you think and judge it that way.
For me as soon as it starts to yellow and look sad it's time to pull 'em up.
Cheers, Dan.
Allotment Diary Thanks Dan.
What does the inside of Blue Danube look like? How many gallon container and how many plants per container?
Super harvest.i loved it sooo much.its a rare variety
Can potatoes be planted at the end of summer
What red potatoes were those, but of course they wouldn't be called that in the states. I might be able to find the same genetics though.
Hello Mary
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@@marysurbanchickengarden How are you doing?hope you are safe and sound?
How long it takes to harvest potatoes?
How do you store all those potatoes?
Wowww Amazing harvest..
Hi Dan when you say you used your own seed potato for the danube can i ask how you stored them? did you keep them in the fridge or just in a cool place?
I just kept them in a cool room in the same place I stored them for eating and luckily they didn't sprout.
Cheers, Dan.
Third container MashAllah MashAllah so nice
How many seeds to each pot? Looks like a great harvest to me!
Just 2 potatoes per pot.
Usually get a bigger crop but still ok.
Cheers, Dan.
You get better looking, better sized and more out of one pot than what I get out of 5
If you just kept to the first 4 words of your comment I'd be happy. :)
Cheers, Dan.
Got some Beautiful Spuds. Well done!
Cheers, Dan.
How long before you harvest your potato
Impressive production!
Are these potatoes the most suitable for bigger species?
That compos buy or make?
You can use the smaller potatoes for creamed potatoes .
nice production in containers ! congrats for hard work !
What do you do with the soil from the pots? Can you use the same soil next year?
I just dig it into my outside beds as a soil conditioner.
You could use it next year for a different crop but you'd need to add some fertilizer and maybe a little lime .
Cheers, Dan.
What fertilizer you used?
I am sorry if this seems a silly question but will they be your Christmas potatoes I mean for your Christmas dinner
The blue ones will be, I'll keep some for then.
Cheers, Dan.
Spot on lad. I'll try the Danube next year . Cheers.
They're great if you don't get blight, I was lucky this year otherwise they can be a bit small.
Worth the risk though as they are the best roast spud ever.
Cheers, Dan.
Im so please watching it! A bountiful harvest good job
If you planted potato how many months to crop.
When you plant them, do you keep topping them up until your pot is full? I've tried several times to grow potatoes with no luck.. when you top them, how tall are they when first topping them and do you cover them completely?
Hello Leslie
I'll be trying them blues next year. Bloody love roast potatoes 🥔
They are amazing, so fluffy inside it's unreal.
Unlike any other spud.
Cheers, Dan.
I am keen qrade 😍👋🏻 . In Ukraine sorry that potato can not be purchased😊. Whether you buy the potatoes 🥔?
Lovely looking spuds!
How often do you water them??
Great video. Is there a way to keep the rats away? My Auntie used to say mint/peppermint plants kept them away. I'm not sure though.
I think it's not what you meant, but the rats moved out of our place after we introduced feral cats, from a feral cat rescue. They are cats that will never be domesticated but will hang out if you them feed and offer them outdoor shelter. Ours have a snug dog kennel now, which they have come to feel safe in. They are neutered/spayed, and catch the odd squirrel/ pigeon / mouse.
I love growing spuds,I don't think it's a money saver,but old chap like me like to make my own vegy patch. Those 30L pots,I don't know maybe 9 or 10L..However if the spuds aren't "tampered with by supermarket Ie stop them sprouting,they are more useful than chucking in bin. And I can grow carrots for 2c Aus. Thats a penny each
Nice harvest
What are the names of those potatoes?
There's always some potatoes they don't see that we see being covered again from the camera angle
you may want too try larger pot next year,45L pot,,, may allow more room for the tubers to grow and get bigger,,, but a very nice crop never the less,,, i use a 2cu.ft. pot ,,,, in canada,,, 100% mature compost , get similar numbers,,, but they never reach the side of the pot ,when growing like yours did ,,, could be the limited sizes your were talking about, but those are a good size too tks for the video
Чем подкармливали , удобряли ?
How many spuds should i plant in a container
I put 2 in for maincrop and 3-4 for small earlies.
Cheers, Dan.
Is that Sarpo Mira pototoes
Lepo ovo, svaka čast
Why not use a sieve or something?
Kitny month bad pot kholna
very good yeild sir... congratulations.... please tell me formula of watering...i.e after how many days.... how many liters.... please tell sir
How do you store so many?
This potato or sweet potato?
I might get five or six potatoes. Fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great looking potatoes💗
How do you grow them? I have zero clue
I absolutely enjoy your videos but I have to apologize,
I am not able to understand what you are saying on occasion.
What is the variety of the Red Potatoes you are saying just before you say the
Blue Danube variety ?
I am paralyzed from my shoulders down, and planning on using the
"trash bag" method of planting my Potatoes.
(with help of course) !
So having the same Red variety would be great for my project !
Thanks again,
and again I apologize.
They are some kind of red Sarpo potato, I think.
quadsman11 - they are Sarpo Mira (red) and Blue Danube (purple) varieties. You can find this info in the description box just below the title of the video. There is a little “down” arrow over to the right which you click on to open the info box. Hope this helps. 👵🏻🐾💕🇨🇦
I bet I can make a killer potato salad with those! They look great, Cheers
They aren't purple fleshed, just white inside.
Cheers, Dan.
They remind me of purple Viking potatoes that we have in the U.S.
Thanks alot for teaching us useful things in our lives may Allah bless you always Inshallah Inshallah
Se possivel mostre como conservar as batatas por um bom tempo / Grata!
Please show us the plant from the start.
Hello Maria