How to Harvest, Cure, and Store Potatoes

[@shikhalemuel6802]

I LOVE digging potatoes. It is like an Easter egg hunt- so much fun. Taters we harvested from our gardens were HUGE this year! Feeling blessed.

[@markfairman162]

Did you add anything in particular to the soil to get the extra size or was it a large variety of potato? Just looking for some tips. Thanks

[@Escapeofthebride777]

Me too!!!! Most fun garden job ever!!!

[@sherrybanks8861]

My first attempt was planting them in boxes, can I replant more potatoes throughout the summer or do I have to wait till the fall to do it again?

[@w.s.2102]

😂.... i love that reference 😂👍

[@cbass2755]

Harvesting potatoes is so much fun! This video is two years old….it’s June 2023 now. Last year was my first time and I grew in four 5 gallon buckets. Oh man…I couldn’t believe how many potatoes I got! They were delicious. I giggled and laughed out loud when I saw potatoes in the dirt!! Like I said, it was my first time ever growing potatoes….how fun it is!!

[@SaphfireStorm]

Potatoes have been an ego boost in an already rough growing season this year. I work them in containers, but love seeing folks who are able to put them in the ground. It is satisfying to think one potato can create so many others. :)

[@PLem573]

I planted potatoes first time this year I also do containers. 5 gallon buckets

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@PLem573 How did that go in the 5 gal containers? I planted some in 7, and 10 gallon containers and worry they might be too small. Hopefully it works out... looks like they have about a month left.

[@PLem573]

@@ReapingTheHarvest they were small

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

@@PLem573 Aww sorry to hear. Hopefully you still enjoyed them. Best of luck this year if you're growing anything.

[@kelleymcbride4633]

Thanks!

[@lavernabouzspain]

Hi there Lonely Pines Farm! I'm Subscribed. I did a second try of planting several bags of potatoes over the 2024 Spring season. I had noticed that the red skin potatoes vines in one bag wasn't looking its usual spring self over the past few weeks, I could see that the bag felt heavier and thought that was strange until I did some KZbin checking. Yesterday I harvested that one bag, leaving the other bags to continue their separate journeys. This was my second adventure, my first was 2022, so from a few pieces of one "eyed Potatoe," I harvested fourteen varied sized reskinned potatoes. Really nice size! Surprised but I am happy with this harvest and have been encouraged to let the other bags of varied types of potatoes continue growing. Getting another bag or tub started while my area of Washington zone 9a is still getting some sunlight along with the rain. However, here's why I tuned in today for you and your wife's knowledge, I didn't know how to cure the red potatoes. Thanks, to you both for the information. I will not rinse them, but I will sew a burlap bag together and store them in my garage for Fall, Winter or early Spring use. God bless!

[@cookingwithmammajee1930]

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[@erinbuchanan6489]

Thank you so much! SO HELPFUL, and you have a lovely and cheerful disposition❣️🙏

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Subscribed... From Salisbury Plain, England.

[@mslindqu]

Glad you mentioned having two seasons but also acknowledged NOT having two season. Most youtube garden channels seem to think the world lives in california.

[@duaneschultz9230]

This was my first year of planting potatoes. I’m at Wisconsin zone 5B. I planted a small bed of russet potatoes and another small bed, of purple majesty potatoes. Both pretty small cause I didn’t really know what I was doing. I wanted to try it out. The russet potatoes got planted earlier, foliage died back and I harvested them today. I am really impressed with harvest. I haven’t had a chance to weigh them yet but it looks great. God has really blessed me with bountiful harvest. Praise God.

[@7munkee]

I dig them up when I'm ready to eat them. After Thanksgiving Day, I dig up the rest. This way my potatoes last twice as long. My Grandaughter had the genius idea of leaving the tiny ones in the ground. They come up and start growing in May and that's a sign for me to start chitting what few potatoes I have left from the previous year.

[@larryhernandez76]

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[@truebluebluetick]

I always heard you shouldn’t plant potatoes dug out of your garden back to your garden. Maybe that’s just a salesman pitch for you to buy new potatoes?

[@7munkee]

@@truebluebluetick Just save some of the biggest healthiest potatoes for replanting and you will get several cycles before you need to change up to new potatoes.

[@truebluebluetick]

@@7munkee good to know!

[@AwoudeX]

Pro tip: when harvesting, bring your containers with you, so you don't have to pick up your potatoes twice

[@prkashbhakta2592]

And you grow potatoes in a tub bath

[@jayc6159]

There’s just something so satisfying about harvesting potatoes, I’m eating some of our potato harvest for dinner 🍲

[@janharkey5705]

My first year trying...thanks

[@acenterprices]

Thank you for the info on the mighty spuds. My wife's name is Laura also she just passed July 17 2022. So you saying Laura in your vid and that she on Tic Toc made ma laugh and smile. I will watch your content on growing. And save my life at the same time growing the best food.

[@ramonalee1832]

Nice to find someone in the Pacific Northwest.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Hi neighbor!

[@emilys49]

Thank you for the video. First time potatoe grower here in Central oregon..patiently waiting for plants to.bloom!

[@atifakhlaque4533]

Very nice 👍

[@bikinggal1]

I never realized how good I had it growing up till I started to try growing my own garden on my city lot with little sun!

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Our first garden was under fir trees, the lettuce (and everything else) was absolutely filled with pine needles. it sucked so bad!

[@albert1437]

Cool. Beans

[@cbass2755]

June-2023..Southeast Michigan…I have two 20 pound grow bags with huge plants that did flower last week. No signs of dying off yet. But I had three days of bucket rain! I was out securing up my pepper plants and bean plants. They got hammered! But thankfully none broke at the main stem. So…when it drys up, I’m going digging!

[@reubensonkionesala2045]

Its nice watch your vedio..im reubenson from the philipines

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Hi there!

[@helengarland9079]

Thank you so much for this very good advice , i've just started growing my Potatoes in an old 1/2 Beer Barrel the leaves look lovely and green lots of foliage . It's been about 2 Month's maybe a bit longer.Just a little more patience on my part . You've been very helpful thank you . Helen UK

[@robertjackson1407]

Thank you 😊

[@martinjkelly777]

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 I am hoping to harvest my spuds soon. Thanks for the video as I was looking out for when to harvest them! And to think I live in the land of the potatoes! This is my 1st time to plant potatoes. I will keep you posted as I have subscribed to your channel today. Thanks again for the video.

[@patriciachippendale2022]

It's usually after they flower

[@marcrapanault3129]

Fun video, thank you! Got to love a farmer who laughs so much!

[@karlaedgar8400]

My first year planting anything. I planted in buckets, yukon gold. So we will see. Thank you for the video I had no clue when to harvest. Very helpful!!

[@eugenetswong]

Hello, from Surrey, BC. Thank you for sharing this info. I think that your weather must be the same, so I appreciate it.

[@rnoel1485]

Thanks for the info. I'm growing potatoes in a trash bag and I keep adding dirt. It's working. But I think I'll harvest next month.Thank you again

[@crispusattucks4007]

This was very helpful. Thank you 🙏

[@gangoffour1]

Thanks. I enjoyed the video.

[@parrense501]

A big thank you from me and my family.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

You and yours are so welcome! Thank you for checking out our channel!

[@Doesitstop]

Your personality is so refreshing! I love it..I know this is an old video but it's so helpful..thanks

[@jefferybublitz7968]

I didn't realize it, but my potatoes put seed potatoes that got turned under in th fall of last year. I saw them flowering, but got really busy, & they fell & got lost in th soil. So now this year's growth, I've got potatoes coming up all over th garden.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Once you plant potatoes, you'll always have potatoes! 🤣🤣🤣

[@patjames8077]

Thanks for the tip on harvesting potatoes 😊

[@bethanyvillero6900]

So fun! I loved digging potatoes as a kid and am attempting to garden now that I’m on my own.

[@1SaltyGirl]

After I get everything in my garden I need I have little space for potatoes. But I plant them anyway. They're just that much fun. This year I planted some in cardboard boxes. So far they are fine

[@annasmith661]

Good info!

[@malloryhuffstickler777]

Very useful thank you!

[@peterbathum2775]

thanks. clearing in the forest here. potatoes in large containers to control the soil and keep the local mole population from eating them

[@klu570]

A very nice Video, nothing weird and to the point. I've been growing my own for 2 decades and haven't purchased a potato in over 15. One thing to consider when you sized the potatoes is to flame the tops so all vines die and it will also destroy any pathogens. Then after 2 to 3 weeks later dig them. Killing the vines start dormancy and waiting a few weeks before digging will let the potatoes set thick skin in the ground. I harvested last week and still have good potatoes in storage I can still use, and setting skin makes a big difference in storage. Commercial growers spray or flame to kill vines prior to harvesting and where I learned this.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you so much. Great tip and I will do that next year 😀

[@wandahershey9227]

Great harvest! Have a blessed day

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you, you as well!

[@Iamclarkman]

Nice job Jerry!

[@sandrahoffman1958]

I’m in mid Missouri and have learned to dig my potatoes when needed. I have raised organic beds and most winters I can dig year round.

[@PlumbsmartPaul]

I chose your video because it was at least 10 minutes shorter than several others. Good job! I subscribed too.

[@lorenemccormick3004]

I just planted my first vegetable garden in my back yard this spring! My potatoes are starting to dye back now…can’t wait to taste them! I’m in suburban Orange County, CA and planted everything in half wine barrels. It’s working out perfectly! Thanks for this great video!🥔🍅🫑🍆🌽

[@Gnarmarmilla]

Thanks, brother! I put a shoot from a purple potato in my front yard and it really took off, the vine spread a whole bunch. Wasn’t sure where to start in order to harvest it. This video helps. May God bless you, sir.

[@coltykuu]

WOW! That is a lot of potatoes from not a lot of land! This gives me hope that I can start growing my own food over the next few years.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

You certainly can! This was only 60 plants

[@coltykuu]

@@LonelyPinesFarm I am on the Key Peninsula. Do you have any suggestions for growing in our climate? I am a total noob.

[@lilolmecj]

@@coltykuu potatoes are very easy to grow in the Pacific Northwest. You can plant quite early, every year I find a handful of volunteer potatoes no matter how carefully I try to harvest. Normally I will plant either seed potatoes from the farm supply, or sprouty ones from the store, as soon as I see a volunteer one up. They are not picky about soil types except damp soil that doesn’t drain well. Don’t fertilize, they will just make bigger plants. Their plants are fairly large, so allow for a 2 foot diameter.

[@patriciachippendale2022]

Love my spuds grow them as much as I can taste so much better than store bought

[@carolbarnett3912]

I am a fairly new gardener on Long Island NY.. Did container gardening this yr..Next yr plan on expanding into the ground with a much larger area..This video very helpful..Thanks

[@lllfff3359]

Good info

[@TheCookster64]

I've found that for small potatoes, just wait until the plants die off. You'll get a mix of small, medium and large potatoes. And you'll get more.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

we totally agree. let the plant mature and die off and youll almost always get a great harvest with a nice mix, Happy Growing!

[@northeasternguy1010]

Tried potatoes for the first time last year and they were miserable. I did not know about proper drainage nor proper soil/sand mix. This year I actually paod attention to what the plants need and things are looking awesome!

[@goatkidmom]

Try fertilizing them with epsom salts; 2TB per gallon of water. Pour some over each plant when they are 3- 10 inches tall. They'll be a lot happier.

[@smallfeet4581]

​@@goatkidmomdo you have to add anything to the compost when growing potatoes ?, This is my first time and I've had no flowers yet and stalks are only about a foot high , I just stuck some cut up old potatoes in a planter and hoped for the best , I'm sure I saw one at the top but it was green , the stalks are quite green too with lots of leaves but I'm loathed to look in case it's a failure , everything seems to be taking ages to grow even my pepper plants are only about just over a foot high as it's peat free compost now

[@billyfield7880]

Yay THANKZZ from Australia

[@andreav2125]

Hey, thanks for this - super helpful! It's our first year planting potatoes, so we'll see how it goes when it's harvest time here in zone 5.

[@jameshuntington2926]

Helpful, thanks !

[@countryblends]

Cooking my first batch of garden raised Yukon Golds with lunch today. I’m so excited! People told me it was too hot here in Texas to grow them. Five more bags to harvest.

[@pjgraham2211]

Fun... exactly what I needed to know. This is my first real harvest of potatoes here in Sequim. Hadn't wash them, considered it but decided to look for good info. Thanks for that.

[@santiagosatori]

Thanks. Very informative. I still have to wait until right around July 15th . This will be my 1st potato harvest. I put out about 16 in my raised bed and we'll see what comes of it.

[@rhondapelletier2141]

Me too! Well I didn’t experiment and put one potato into a cardboard box and just put compost and a little bit of warm castings. Just to see what would happen. My box is full and beautiful, but other channel said to cut off the flowering buds to let more energy go into the potatoes. So I did that. I plan on harvesting this in middle of July or beginning of August. It was just an experiment if all goes well I will be doing many more next year!!!!

[@anneh7725]

Have a Happy Potato Harvest! 🙂🥔 Good job doing something new 👍

[@Charlotte-zj8rq]

How'd it go?

[@AdventuresBeginHere409]

I love to raise red potatoes; they are so enjoyable.

[@Angry_one]

I did my 1st set of potatoes this year out of a store bought bag that I let eye up. I only planted maybe 12 wedges and have already well over 5 to 8 pounds of potatoes. I'm in East Texas zone 8B and I and I love growing potatoes now. so glad I watched your video and it's helped tremendously. now to cure them and see if we get another season to grow in the fall.

[@jojozepofthejungle2655]

I bought seed potatoes and they didn't even have eyes, they were just overpriced potatoes. So well done 👏

[@toma5153]

I planted some store-bought reds that were starting to eye in February. I kept them on the kitchen counter and finally planted in April. I'll harvest soon. I did a trial exploratory dig two weeks ago and there are some good ones down there! This year I mixed in plenty of sand into the soil.

[@Angry_one]

@@toma5153 the sand is so important, I had no idea. I experimented with different soils even regular dirt. But sand mixed with soil/dirt/and fertalizer did the best. I'm still eating on potatoes. Definitely have more in the ground for fall harvest.

[@Angry_one]

@@jojozepofthejungle2655 I learnt the hard way with seed potatoes, that's what threw me away from even doing potatoes. Until I heard this method.

[@cherokeedancer8448]

Digging potatoes is the most fun. I love it. Grew them in bags and in the garden. Great yield this year

[@toneenorman2135]

Nice potatoes!

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you! Laura's favorite food group! 🤣

[@jamesnewberry1191]

Looks like fun !

[@jillachen7217]

Thank you! From Baudette Minnesota

[@nancyelliot1639]

My first time growing potatoes and my first harvest season in Bellingham after lifetime in CA. Your video was really helpful!

[@sharonbarocco6436]

Great info,I needed this

[@howardryburn9646]

Thanks for posting this. Time to harvest reds in my garden !

[@richardduggar4665]

Thanks for the video. Just harvested my first batch of potatoes. 9 plants and got a bushel of potatoes. You answered my questions

[@everythingelse3086]

I live on the Olympic Peninsula thanks for the info.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Hey neighbor! Hope you're having an excellent summer ☀️

[@gardenhighlightsworm]

Thanks for the information I’m growing potatoes for the first time this year so I’m a little excited and curious as to when to harvest 😊

[@johac7637]

There are many foldable crates used for veggies, ask your grocery store and get a few, they are ventilated and make great storage in you root cellar.

[@ReenaMountainLife]

A sanctuary of peace and tranquility. 🕊️

[@ericmacpherson4373]

This was awesome, short and full of good info. Thanks a lot!

[@RoquetSynce]

Great vid. Thanks!

[@hands2hearts-seeds2feedamu83]

I started my potatoes in March and I dug half of them up today and got about a gallon of small potatoes. This is the first time I have actually got the potatoes to grow. Was hoping for more and bigger ones, just glad I grew a few. Hope to get some more started very soon.

[@toucheturtle3840]

Mt. St. Helen is worth a shout

[@inthenow8077]

Love it. I don’t like that I actually planted mine underground. I like that you have a bed of soil over the ground instead.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

You can do that, it's pretty easy. I just raked the pathway soil up onto the row soil I wanted to plant. It instantly elevates your planting row! 😁

[@xiomaramelendez7300]

My first time planting potatoes and the plant is growing, nervous about when to harvest but we'll see. Thanks for the info, very helpful

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Wait at least til you see flowers, better to wait til the plant starts to die. For the biggest spuds wait till the plant is dead if it does not have disease

[@206lobo]

It's July now and my potatoes are growing in a container, a hugh one with two layers of potatoes. My top plants are getting real big and full too. But I am also nervous to see what I grew inside! First time for me as well. Finger crossed!

[@verawallace9055]

Same, am watching every day for drying, still green and long

[@user-cr8wc7gg2e]

First time for me as well. I have them in a canvas grow bag. Today I went to water them and as I dug my finger into the soil to check on moisture levels I saw a fat, green curled thing just about an inch or so from the surface. I have been on "Cloud 9" all day since. I covered it back up and proceeded to water it. I have been giving it Nutrient Water which I make. Each day when I make a smoothie I put the banana peel into a glass mason jar and cover with boiling water. I put the lid on and when completely cool. I give to my plants. Including the potatoes.

[@constitutionalrepublican1611]

@@user-cr8wc7gg2e put honey and tumeric on your plants, its life changing.

[@rats2themoon]

THANK YOU! You’re the only video I’ve watched that actually answered my questions!!! Idk what day i Planted my new potatoes, idk even what month... so that ship has sailed. Mine flowered, beautifully i might add, a few weeks ago, now they appear to be dying back. So “a few weeks after they flower” was helpful, “dig one up” was helpful, “what size you prefer” was helpful, and even let them die back. Yes, my first year for a garden! And it was VERY helpful watching you Harvest your way!!! Now mounding makes sense!! I’m in lower Alabama/north Florida area. So yes I’ll be chitting some for a second crop!

[@elguapo1507]

Thanks for this! Just about to look for my first ever home growns. Planted some rooting Maris Pipers a few months ago and they flowered a couple of weeks ago so this video was very helpful to me! Thank you!

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Hope you have a great harvest!

[@holahartford8736]

Love growing potatoes First time though I can’t wait to see them Thanks for the video it helped alot

[@Lee.videos]

beautiful farm, good job 🥰🥰🥰

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you! It's a work in progress, I bit off way more than I can handle this year, but still loving every second of it!

[@kimstroup835]

Thanks for the information, I just harvested mine today. So happy with the results.

[@OldChief3854]

Down South, I plant mine the Ruth Stout method. Our biggest issue is centipedes and ants. Not a lot of luck with white potatoes but great luck with reds and purple potatoes. We start planting in late Feb/early March. Been getting potatoes for about a month now.

[@sherrybanks8861]

Thank you so much, this is my first yr. It was great!

[@donnawoodford6641]

This video is great. I love the excitement of finding a treasured Yukon Gold. I understand that potato skins hold valuable nutrients, so after I wash the potato, I cut away some of the imperfections, and leave the good portions of the outer potato for health. TY for posting.🌱

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you for stopping by Donna. My understanding as well, lots of great nutrients in tater peels! I hope you have a wonderful year!

[@susanhardin7007]

Nice potatoes

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Thank you it was a good year!

[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you!

[@cloverhighfive]

yay first year planting potatoes - in buckets! Seen so many videos on how to plant them, thanks for the video on when to harvest them and how to keep them! I'll come back to this video in a couple months :)

[@Littlewing6was9]

Good stuff thank you. I've harvested a pot already due to leaves dying off, was a good yield actually, and really delicious, but its good to know I can let the leaves die back a bit before harvesting, was concerned about that. Sending love from Manchester England 🌼 🤗

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Yay! Glad to hear its going well! Thanks for the love, the world needs more of you! Happy Growing!

[@gazoakleychef]

really helpful thank you

[@deborahthompson5041]

What a fantastic harvest. I have red and russet.... Still flowering at 90 days. Still warm here in S.C.. I am going for 120 days so early October or late September. I am watching the leaves. Thank you for your great tips.

[@kanamichelle7404]

I have watched tons of these videos and yours is the best. Also, I also live in WA state so it’s nice to be in the same growing zone. This is my first attempt at potatoes, and I planted several varieties. I am excited to harvest them soon!

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Hi neighbor! 👋

[@PamL.A.W.]

This video is awesome & this is my first year growing them & I am surprised I did well .🙏🏻❤️✌🏼

[@Snulge]

Thank you! I'm starting to plant and i'm starting with potatoes. I'm excited to be a new gardener.

[@LonelyPinesFarm]

Dont let anybody or anything sway you from that! Learning to grow your own food and some beautiful flowers is incredibly rewarding. and smart. 🥰

[@scottosullivan7763]

I Love to Plant Potatoes

[@DowntoEarthFarms]

I absolutely love your videos! The audio and visuals are so calming; they really help me relax, especially around 03:10. You have a great way of creating a soothing atmosphere. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@richardlilley6274]

Thank you for sharing

[@daveschoffstall4300]

Thanks for the information on when to dig my potatoes, very helpful. Will keep an eye on them this year as I didn’t last year and failed to get any. I lived in Tacoma from ‘77 to’87 and had a wonderful garden there. Became a Seahawks fan during that time and still am. Living in Kansas now and still doing gardening. Thanks again and GO SEAHAWKS!😎