The Best Tips for Growing a Huge Potato Harvest

[@RhinoDNA]

I have become utterly addicted to this channel! Great information...absolutely genuine, salt of the earth people...great advice...wonderful tutorials and I could listen to these fellows talk all day long!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Sandy! Glad you enjoy the channel.

[@outsidewithjeff]

Sandy King Allen Same.

[@frasersgirl4383]

I feel exactly the same!!!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Great show guys we just planted ours I had no idea yall had potatoes. Next year I'll be checking you out for taters.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We saw that. Y'all are on the ball getting potatoes in the ground!

[@XaViEr3520]

are these from the same potatoes you harvested last year and made a video of ?

[@shannonsmith9186]

Came back to watch this getting ready for potato planting this year (2021). Those Daikon Radish are used in a lot of Asian cuisine, especially Korean food. Daikon is the radish that is used in making Kimchi.

[@jamieceazar]

Awesome show as always guys. Thanks for all the great tips!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching Jamie!

[@HeirloomReviews]

Yes that was what i am looking for! 😁👋 Thanks for sharing 🤟👌S👀 you on the next one ~!~ 🙏👉👍👍💯Much love💝

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Enjoy!

[@XaViEr3520]

Yes!!! Another row by row episode!! Yes make that video travis on that shallot planting!! I’m planting mine this Saturday, I’m in zone 9 south Texas. Already have my Taters cut and callused for this weekend! And Greg you’re right it’s a peaceful time when you sit there and your dog just cutting your taters for planting! It’s almost as if time slows down and you hear nature/spring trying to say “I’m almost here, not much longer” I understand if you dont, I mean Dixondale has that Onion Transplant strategy on point.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It doesn't take but a couple days in the 70s and we get tater fever!

[@michaelrutherford4932]

All radish are related to turnips. Daikon is grated with carrots then marinated in a little sugar and rice vinegar and used as a relish in South Asian cuisines.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Turnips and radishes are both closely related, belonging to the same Brassicaceae family, commonly known as the mustard or cabbage family.

[@XaViEr3520]

My question got answered and Forgot to thank y’all so here it is Thanks Travis and Greg 👍🏼

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for playing!

[@XaViEr3520]

@@gardeningwithhoss got the prize! woooo i was actually thinking of getting that planner! i compared it to my Notes and its very similiar to my oberservations! thanks travis and greg! you have a fan and customer for life!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you received it well!

[@XaViEr3520]

Wow I didn’t notice the koozie and catalog I was soo amazed with the planting planner! Hit the jackpot can’t say thank you enough!!

[@pointseeker]

I have my chicken run next to my garden. I plant daikin radishes in late summer and release the chickens on them in the fall. They love them.

[@papageek7803]

My dad told me stories of being a kid during the Great Depression but when he would plant taters he'd just cut a seed tater into 4s when planting. My favorite side dish was when he'd harvest some red "new" norland taters and then he'd clean them up and scrub off the skin and then he'd steam them and then heat up a cast iron skillet with a little lard and then he'd set the taters into the skillet and let them crisp up turning the taters until they were a nice golden to dark brown,that was some good eatin I'll tell you that.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That sounds like good eatin'!

[@darrenyurczyszyn8051]

God bless you all from Canada.... stay safe and thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Same to you!

[@outsidewithjeff]

Do you prefer running your rows north-south or East - west? I have never heard you mention this in any of your videos.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's because we don't believe it matters as long as the garden is in full sun.

[@galaxy2319]

I plant potatoes on 36 inch rows. I use the berta rotary plow with BCS to hill potatoes. If you go around each row it will hill on both sides. Covers approximately 2000 sq ft in a half hour. Saves a lot of labor. I try to hill early before the potatoes swell or it might nick a few. Frankfort, Ohio, Zone 6b. Plant 1st week April. -Robert Rutter

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've got a BCS but not the rotary plow attachment. Have seen that thing in action though -- makes quick work for building beds and hilling. Thanks for watching!

[@galaxy2319]

@@gardeningwithhoss you mentioned taking many passes to chop cover crops up with tiller. The rotary plow will bury waste high buck wheat in one pass and not get wrapped up. It is narrower than a tiller but it gets deeper and does not over pulverize causing crusting. Excellent for sod also.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wow. Bet that's nice to be able to do it in one pass.

[@Farmd427]

Full disclosure on the onion seed question....this is my first year growing onions from seed instead of dixondale onion sets. After buying the seeds, and I bought quantities to get discounted per unit prices, I don’t think I’ll be able to compete with dixondale. I achieved 70% germination with Texas legend, less than 70(68%) on Natsugaro bunching onions, and 86% on Warrior bunching onions. I had 75% on tadorna leeks. I think I’ll stick with warrior bunching onions and leeks; I was just disappointed my local feed store didn’t have texas legend sets. I was only able to get 1015s, but they are a similar onion nonetheless. Thanks Greg and Travis!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's pretty good germination considering it's your first year trying to grow your own onion transplants. We get around 85%, but we've been doing it a while. That's the advantage of growing your own -- you can choose your varieties!

[@krisoluich9119]

Daikons are big in Oriental cuisine. I once read that the grow tip of a Daikon will generate 900 PSI which is the ballistic pressure of a 40 caliber bullet.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wow! That's some intense pressure!

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

On the pepper harvest issue. I've found that if you clip the stem first then pull the pepper there is less limb breakage. At $12 per bundle (70 to 100 onion quality plants) planting onions by seed just doesn't add up....Go Dixondale...

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Correct. If time is worth anything, it's well worth paying for good onion plants.

[@welchfarmnc]

You guys do a great job one of the best you tube garden information sights

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy our channel!

[@garyschmelzer]

@@gardeningwithhoss I rewatch a lot of your videos everyday. Because I'm learning a lot

[@waveoglesby2920]

I just got my potato’s in from Hoss Tools. I’m in region 7b. When should I plant my potatoes and until I do where should I keep them??

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hold tight. We are doing this weeks show on Potatoes. In the meantime I'm going to send you to a link on our website that is the Potato growing guide. It has when you need to plant for your zone. Keep in a cool dry area. Just as you would store potatoes you buy in store. hosstools.com/potato-growing-guide/

[@marloscorner4265]

In western Colorado we always planted potatoes on Good Friday. Always worked well there. Now I’m in west texas, I’m planting potatoes this week and I’m late!! Lol

[@charlottewhitecrow4491]

Love watching your show here in Northeastern Oklahoma. Great information.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Charlotte!

[@charmainemontgomery582]

I’m finally on your live show, instead of the replay 😊 20 years ago, I canned potatoes & they broke down where I couldn’t mash them (very sticky) or even heat them to eat. Could it have been the type of potato 🥔 I used? If I tried fingering & canned them whole, would they work out better? Thank you!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't can many. We do take some of our smaller red potatoes and pressure-can them in the same jar with some green beans. Makes for a nice quick meal. The smaller ones canned whole seem to store pretty well.

[@tommathews3964]

I can a BUNCH of taters every year and have great luck with them. I can the Kennebec variety (I've tried a bunch of others with mixed results) and cut my chunks just slightly larger and they hold their structure fine. I always soak them good to pull some of the starch out first, but they do well for us. Ate some last night, matter of fact!

[@charmainemontgomery582]

Tom Mathews thank you for the tips! I’ll try your way 😊

[@tommathews3964]

@@charmainemontgomery582 I soak them in cold water AFTER I cut them into chunks and it pulls a lot of that starch out of them. The starch is what makes them "sticky." I'll usually soak the chunks for a while, pour out that water and repeat. The water will be cloudy after that first soaking and will get clearer with each rinse/soak cycle as the starches are pulled out. You won't get that cloudy water in your jars once they are canned either. I've done Red Pontiacs, Red Norland, Adirondack Red, Yukon Gold, Caribe', Elba, King Harry and others. They all do ok, but the Kennebec variety has worked best for us, with Yukon Gold and King Harry probably next best. I'll can Yukon Gold and Kennebec this year. (assuming my crop makes!)

[@XaViEr3520]

Would there be a “sample” deal? Like couple of each variety?

[@michaelmorris1802]

I second that... would like to buy a bag of mixed seed.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's not a bad idea at all. We'll try to put something together.

[@cancanlady]

Will shop for that next year. New to the channel.

[@XaViEr3520]

@@cancanlady the suggestion was answered and they offered it!!!

[@70washington]

Oh my, ya I was thinking the same thing at 17 min into the video.... Hard times call for different measures. You can at any time when getting ready to plant potatoes just cut the sprouting eyes with some flesh out / off and plant and eat the rest of the spud.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yep. It doesn't take much "meat" of the potato to plant.

[@timjones4232]

How soon can I come behind tilled in turnips and mustard greens with potatoes? Tilled them in 2 days ago.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Might want to wait a couple weeks -- or however long it takes for all the mustard plant leaves to completely decompose.

[@rustyvt4470]

Here in Zone 4 we'll be lucky if we can work the soil to plant taters in the ground by May 1. Maple syrup in March! Warms us Yankees to think of you fellas getting to garden when it's -5 outside this morning here. Thanks for the show.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching! Hopefully you're able to get those taters in the ground sooner than later.

[@garyschmelzer]

Just love it how Greg describes how hesits on a bucket and cuts up seed taters with his dog next to him. Just a simple life.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's the small things ...

[@cordovanbee713]

It’s a Great Life!!!

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

Do you find that after incorporating the tillage radish that decomposition creates a foul odor? Our garden is relatively close to our neighbor

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We haven't noticed any smell.

[@cfranson1]

Anyone have problems with Colorado Potato Bugs? I get them bad here in Zone 5. I have dusted, but it doesn't seem to do much good. Any good tricks to get rid of these nasty critters?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds like you could benefit from a good crop rotation plan. Don't plant potatoes in the same spot for 3 years and that should help tremendously.

[@johnnylamuelo2102]

I'm in zone 5 and my spuds go in around mid March.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have planted them that late, but ideal time for us is Valentines Day.

[@christopherpatterson2087]

Are you fertilizing weekly or bi-weekly on the potatoes?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Last year we used chicken manure compost between the rows and didn't have to fertilize much. If we don't do that, we usually fertilize bi-weekly.

[@Sparkeee1978]

You guys should work on designing and building Hoss accessories and cultivators for 2 wheel tractors, like the BCS models. i think you would find a market for it.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

What if we designed our own walking tractor to work with the implements we already have?

[@Sparkeee1978]

@@gardeningwithhoss that would be fantastic!!! Something similar to a video The Market Garden Farmer has titled Planet Jr tractor. We have a 2 wheel Hoss with the 2 piece furrowers / plows, the 3 piece cultivator tines, and the wide overlapping sweeps that are really nice. I think a light weight 5hp and under, with tall narrow wheels, belt drive with maybe 2 or three sets of pulleys, like the top of a drill press for speeds, and an axle stout enough that you could extend them to straddle a 30" bed would be sweet!! I don't have soft ground, I have a lot of clay, and it takes a lot of man power to get through our rows for weeding right now. A powered option would be most excellent!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Stay tuned ...

[@bkershaccount]

whoa, this is the first time i've seen you without sun glasses,haha!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching.

[@frasersgirl4383]

So you fertilize the first time when you first hill them and then every couple of weeks afterwards? Side dressing?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes.

[@NeneLyonz]

you can put daikon in kimchi or ferments

[@pugsmom1]

Very informative. Is there a variety of raddish that is very mild and very little heat?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Watermelon radish tends to be more mild than others. Here's the link: hosstools.com/product-category/premium-garden-seeds/radishes/

[@pugsmom1]

@@gardeningwithhoss thanks so much

[@chomama1628]

Maybe something you may not have thought of but if you cook radishes they get sweet. I use them in soups and stews and you can cook and mash them like potatoes.

[@pugsmom1]

@@chomama1628 I have tried frying them , my daughter in law eats them that way, but i didnt care for them that way. Will have to try ,mashing them then, thanks for the tip.

[@jonathandougherty5251]

My granddaddy used to use ammonium nitrate in his garden while I was a kid. You talk about using Chilean nitrate. What’s the difference other than nitrogen percentage?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Ammonium nitrate works great, and we know many people that use it. Chilean Nitrate is organic and OMRI certified, and we've had really great success using it on heavy-feeding crops like corn and onions.

[@sdfft820]

I’m wondering how many pounds of potato harvest did you get per 50 ft or 100 ft row?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can expect about three to six regular-sized potatoes and a few smaller ones from each plant. 2.5 pounds per 12-15 row feet, 5 pounds per 25 row feet, and 20 pounds per 100 row feet. For fingerling potatoes, use about half these amounts, as the eyes spiral the length of the tuber.

[@sdfft820]

@@gardeningwithhoss thank you

[@Avemarianow]

Good in soup and make pickles out of them!😋😋😋

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Oh yes!

[@elrichoward4193]

Will y’all be selling potatoes for fall planting?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Possibly ...

[@garyschmelzer]

Dont store them in the refrigerator

[@belle5439]

Got a question for you. I moved here from Sc which is sandy soil now here in Ga all this hard Georgia clay. How do you get it broke down? I'm just been planting in pots,but I want a bigger garden. Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Gypsum, compost, cover crops of daikon radishes -- and just grow in it. The more you grow in it, the more those plant roots will help to break it down and make it more workable. It will be a little bit of a struggle initially, but it will get better over time.

[@brianrodrigue6821]

I'm in zone 9 in south Louisiana......I planted on 15th of January

[@mjp5429]

-66F windchill last night here in the Frozen North.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to hear you've already got them in the ground!

[@MichaelSHartman]

Does the Yukon Gold, or German Butterball taste buttery? I had a frost on my earlier planting, but not on my later planting. The later planting didn't get frost bitten, and out performed the earlier.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes, it is like they have the butter built in.

[@Trivit30]

Now I’m in southern Maryland.. zone 7 ... when I looked up last Frost was the end of April.... y’all said first 16 days? Where did you get your information? I’m curious George

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We were going on averages from the USDA plant hardiness site. That first and last frost date can always vary by a month or so sometimes.

[@Trivit30]

@@gardeningwithhoss do you guys go by it? Have any trouble with it? Think I got mine from the old farmers almanac

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We go by experience mainly. And we always try to test the limits.

[@Trivit30]

@@gardeningwithhoss been gardening for over 28 years and is always different here

[@rw24681]

What is the best soil PH for potatoes?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They prefer a more acidic soil around 5 - 5.5.

[@tommathews3964]

Great show guys, thanks, as always! Greg, I'm betting you've eaten shallots. Every chef worth his salt has shallots on his Mise En Place! Chefs prefer shallots to onions, generally, because of the mild flavor. They don't overpower a dish, like onions can. (my mother was a food geek so I have useless stuff like that stuck in my head....:)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I doubt Greg has ever heard of Mise En Place. Might have to ask him on next week's show.

[@tommathews3964]

@@gardeningwithhoss Chef's "prep station", is that better? :)

[@kelliwebb2870]

When should you plant taters in zone 10. We don’t have frost.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Probably mid-January. It might be tough to find seed potatoes then, as most places don't have them available until the end of January.

[@BD-cu4cq]

Thank you for your videos. How about planting potatoes in buckets for people who do not have room like me. Help us please. Thank you and Love you guys.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Works well. We have many customers who grow them in buckets or fabric pots.

[@artport7]

Those radishes are used by Asian cooks to pickle...

[@granada025]

I have Colorado beetles and they seem to be immune to the permethrin I use, what do you recommend.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Clean up weeds like nightshade and ground cherry near your garden, as these weeds can act as a possible food source. You may have to alternate treatments. Neem is also good as well as spinosad.

[@granada025]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

Just wandering can you put cover crops on a raised beds ?????

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sure you can! And when you're ready to terminate them, you can use a weed eater or something similar to cut them. Then use a fork to turn them into the soil, or tarp them.

[@cfowler12317]

I sure hope you guys are going to carry sweet potato slips they are tough to find sometimes

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We get ours from Steele Plant Company in Gleason, TN. Good folks and good plants. Here's their site: www.sweetpotatoplant.com

[@XaViEr3520]

@@gardeningwithhoss which ones have yall tried and liked?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've tried most of the varieties out there and the Covington has always performed best for us. We haven't tried the Georgia Jet, which we're going to try this year and compare it to Covington.

[@XaViEr3520]

Hoss Tools don’t forget to make that video!

[@cfowler12317]

Thank you for the info.

[@CogHillFarm]

Good stuff Guys!! Gonna have to try & make time to plant me some taters this !

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Planting taters is fun for everyone!

[@daviddawson1718]

When I was 11 years old (Santa Claus ) gave me a wheel barrow. It is what I asked for

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Radishes also stink when they're decomposing in my fields lol

[@joshmccallie4537]

I was wondering does Potatoes Need to be in full sunlight

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They're heavy feeders, so partial to fun sunlight would be best.

[@joshmccallie4537]

K

[@wandaturner3618]

Where do I request a magazine?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We no longer print a catalog, cut you can find all our products here: hosstools.com

[@SandcastleDreams]

I don't string my peppers up and I still get peppers wedged into the crook of a stem!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It can happen. In that case we'll get some pruners and cut them out.

[@lanesteele240]

Single tine cultivar will pluck a dandelion out the ground quickly

[@garyschmelzer]

Eating again, that's Greg

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hey Gary!

[@Angela410R]

With this break down clay soil?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Potatoes grow best in well-drained soil, but growing potatoes does helps to break down soils.

[@yankey4]

Hi gents. I would love to know a cucumber I can plant in 40% to 70% shade that will give me a maximum yield. I live in The-Low-Country of SC. Thanks and God Bless..

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Give this one a try: hosstools.com/product/stonewall-cucumber/ It's a gynoecious variety which means it only produces female flowers, which results in extremely high productivity.

[@namarhodge568]

All Japanese gardens grow diakon.

[@Angela410R]

I definitely would like for you to send me my catalog💝🤗

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We no longer print a catalog, but you find all our products online at www.hosstools.com.

[@belle5439]

My granddaddy always said a dark night in February. Don't know why

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Those old timers had all kinds of crazy ways to determine when they would plant.

[@riversidecountryclub2211]

Wanted to hear about taters, ... ........not radishes...9:03 into video before taters, I shut it off,got bored waiting

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We're sorry. We have a 30 minute show every week and we usually get into the main topic on the second 10-minute segment. Just like every other talk show on TV, they don't bring out the main guest until after the opening monolog.