Bulk Growing Potatoes for Self-Sufficiency - In the ground and containers | Homesteading | No Dig

Today on the smallholding I am planting my main crop potatoes. I am taking things to another level this year in the hopes of being completely self-sufficient. I am hoping to produce up to 350kg of potatoes this year.
I am planting up all of my containers and also half of my original potato patch. In the potato patch I will be using the traditional ridge and furrow method.
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[@sowgroweat6987]

Lovely what a bit of sunshine can do for us gardeners.

[@SmallholdingUK]

😎 👍

[@Nellyontheland]

I missed this one. ❤

[@cherylhowker1792]

Nice detailed video this one mate really enjoyed it. Don’t forget with feeding the squash plants you can use vermicompost and make worm tea/ compost tea and feed them that. If you have the ability in vermicompost.

[@SmallholdingUK]

Yes I will definitely be doing that and adding a scoop or two at planting time it’s fantastic stuff 👍

[@ibrstellar1080]

I plant my main crop spuds around the 15th-20th of April but I buy the cheap dust sheets from homebargain as a fleece with straw on top of the containers as this will stop any late frost damage, I have copper pipes under the buckets to deter slugs and seems to reduce them eating foilage. Those number of buckets look impressive all lined up and well done.

[@SmallholdingUK]

Thank you 🙏

[@glassbackdiy3949]

I do mine in a very similar manor, I found woodchip or grass clippings round the bottom encourages roots to extend into the soil, higher yeild than when I had them on concrete, birds n moles get stuck into it so it must be full of life, I trialed different home made composts last yr some with BF&B some without, no difference in yeild surprised me. I start mine in the GH planted St paddys day, brought them out this week, poor light levels made them stretch a bit so I also used the builders bag pins and string to stop the flop, works well, they've just started flowering. I've not got a watering system tho, it does get a bit tedious in hot weather, maybe a project for next yr, this yr's project is a chicken plucker from a washing machine, just gathered all the parts!

[@SmallholdingUK]

Yeah I’m pretty new to container growing so I’m hoping they will do well this year Good luck with the chicken plucker 👍

[@michaelcrawford2094]

Another great video! I've gone with Pink Fir Apple and Sarpo Mira this year in a similar set up to yours.... Don't think i'll get 350kg though!

[@SmallholdingUK]

I’ve not tried pink fir apple but sarpo mira are a good one I’ve done before 👍

[@bobtanner6231]

thanks for the update,what else are you aiming to be self sufficient with ?

[@SmallholdingUK]

This year fully with potatoes as there a staple, but I’m increasing my parsnips also, love a roast parsnip, more carrots this year and beans green beans and borlotti and czar for drying then strawberries and raspberries also I grow loads enough to freeze for winter use