Chitting Potatoes - Do We Need To Sprout Potatoes Before Planting?

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[@jessicah5843]

Thanks for the video - I loved the beginning! We have done the cutting potatoes in half when planting, and found that it worked well, and they cropped just as well as the ones we planted whole.

[@simplifygardening]

Ha Ha funny beginning mate good video lol

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Cheers mate, struggled to not laugh

[@edemyre8993]

Quite well done, and most gardeners I know have a good sense of humor!

[@upbeet863]

hello monty love the beginning 🤣🤣. all the best ivan

[@MyFamilyGarden]

I struggled to keep a straight face for long enough to do it

[@bigupajc]

Its the guy from BBC's Marcus Wareing's show :) :) :)

[@loygreen]

Lol I love the beginning !

[@mekashealingjourney]

Hello Monty love the wood-chip in bucket tip. I must sow some earlies in my greenhouse asap

[@JamalHossain]

I got my potato from supermarket during December (Christmas) when they were selling cheap as 20p a bag. Kept them and they sprout like crazy. Have already planted them.

[@susanfit47]

Hello from America. Thanks for those tips

[@debs4264]

Saw you on TV with Marcus you old super star!! Loved it. bet that was great fun!

[@shabbirahmedkhan8744]

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله وبركاته Masha Allaah Shaykh Peer. What an awesome introduction 👌🏽🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sharonsaunders8250]

Thanks for this - its so good to have a really clear explanation of chitting. :-) I also didn't realise we could start planting my second earlies yet so mine are still sat around .... must get planting!

[@MyFamilyGarden]

With the earlies I keep the pots in the greenhouse until the weather is warm enough to move outside

[@dougbritton3239]

@@MyFamilyGarden Every time I have tried chitting my pots in the greenhouse they have ended up cooked by the changing sunshine days and heats, I don't have any other places that are light and cool to chitt, but the ones I have left over go into the shed and before long the dark has chitted them better than the advice from the so called experts. A good point you made, and one I never thought of till you mentioned it , is about Farmers just planting un-chitted straight into the ground and having a good harvest. Many thanks for your time and effort.

[@None-YaBusiness]

MashaAllah, I will be growing potatoes on my balcony ,but I will wait until end of March to plant them ..I've put the sprout potatoes that I will plant in egg box ..I hoping I'll get a good harvest this year..I'm in south London... Jazak Allah khair

[@pepeespanol3312]

Hi mate,if this is going to be your first go at potatoes,make sure your balcony is receiving at least 6 hours of full direct light,otherwise they will grow leggy and you wil onlyl get a lot of marble saized potatoes. If you are not sure,try for your first with only a couple of buckets and use your space for something you know will do well,so you do not lose the growing season. If potatoes do well,then go full on them the next season.

[@paulineellison9047]

nice intro to the start well done

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Brilliant video. I don't chit my spuds. Never had a problem.

[@kathivy]

Ha Ha I loved the Shakespeare at the beginning 😄👍 Thanks for the info. I’ll be getting beds ready for potatoes soon and I wasn’t sure if I needed to chit them. I did last year, and I made a big deal out of laying them out in trays, but now I think that I’ll just take them down to the greenhouse in their storage boxes and plant them when I’m ready whether or not they’ve grown sprouts. This info is very much appreciated, thank you Monty!

[@colinchick2692]

I have just seen you on Marcus Wareings TV programme. The first video I saw of yours was how to grow ginger so it was very appropriate subject for me. Well done - and its great that your talents have been recognised by a wider audience

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

LOVING THIS Mate... Like you said last night, I'm the same as you Monty... Spuds are the only Crop I enjoy harvesting... Roll on the summer tip outs!!!

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Especially when the kids get involved it gets even more eventful

[@lizdovey2388]

Great video!

[@TheEnglishladyskitchengarden]

Loved your Shakespeare Mothin. I'm growing far more potatoes this coming year and planting them all in big buckets,

[@leewozzashomeveggiegarden]

Great Video Monty Like you I don't put them outside yet but will be soon potting them in greenhouse

[@clebert6655]

Bravo.

[@izzywizzy2361]

I will soak up any advice on growing potatoes. Loved the intro Monty 🎭

[@tonymatthews445]

Am-Dram for you mate - epic. Love the myth busting also/

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Never been much of an actor lol

[@tonymatthews445]

@@MyFamilyGarden Well you did pretty good with that openener. You should try and shoehorn more of those into your vids 👌💖

[@sarahschneider7435]

Definitely enjoy your videos. I have some Sarpo Mira chitting currently. My plan in to plant them in ikea blue bags in a mix of wood chips make from blown over branches from the storm and homemade compost. Hope that’s ok!

[@MyFamilyGarden]

the bags are a great idead, they're going to part of my container garden this year

[@myrustygarden]

Lol my potatoes chit themselves under the cupboard so who am I to argue. The only reason I am chitting this year is the garden centre brought in seed potatoes earlier than normal and it’s too cold to actually put them outside. Thank you for sharing as always 🐝 safe hi mom 👋👋. 🙏🇺🇦☮️🌻

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Snap, I'm the same, normally I'm buying them the day before planting

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Happy Thumb 64 Mate 👍

[@growshakephil]

I did NOT expect that intro. I just did a spit take on my tea 😂

[@MyFamilyGarden]

🤣🤣🤣 Needed to film it a few times for the same reason

[@cw2126]

Yes then lad 👍🤣👍

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

that was a good impression of benny hill. lol. i generally only chit first and second earlies. these days i have more time on my hands so i'm taking on experiments that some of you guys have done for a number of years. this year i'm trying for a large potato........................brian

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mrpurple75]

Quoting the Scottish play I see. I’ve done spuds both ways, both ended equally terribly. Peace

[@izzywizzy2361]

Hamlet

[@mickallitt7581]

a bit off subject but i've bought a couple of tubs of chicken manure pellets, when would you recommend the best time to use them, i'm going to be starting cabbages and cauliflowers in trays in next week or so so hopefully ready to plant out when the weather allows

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Now's a good time to feed fruit bushes and trees etc with them, did you see this kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqiTgXaVotKarKM also mix some into potting mixes when you pot up your seedlings and sprinkle on beds a week or two before planting

[@mickallitt7581]

@@MyFamilyGarden thanks very much, your advice is always muchly appreciated

[@nazimchowdhury7307]

Can you use store bought potatoes?

[@marytapia7907]

I accidentally put potato skins in my compost. I found three plants growing from the skins. I pulled them out and put them into a pot. They are growing nicely. Will I get potatoes from this way I planted the small plants growing off of the skins?

[@MyFamilyGarden]

they will produce, maybe not a huge crop but definately worth getting free potatoes

[@sbegum3655]

Can I grow potatoes from store brought potatoes?

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Yes you can but they're not guaranteed to be disease free

[@joanpulley9722]

Very good : ))

[@zacharypanton-blair4972]

Are you chitting me! I should have watched this earlier🤦🏽.

[@catherinematthews9573]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Ham at it's best 😜

[@catherinematthews9573]

Like a bit of culture with me spud growing tips