Organic Container Potato Growing For A World Record

[@AllotmentDiggers]

Good luck with them Kondor Tony. finding them Kondor is like trying to finding hens teeth this year...I will be defiantly be ordering the Kondor earlier for next year.....

[@simplifygardening]

It was the same last year mate. they are hard to get hold of

[@50shadesofgreen]

best of luck this year Tony, let hope you get a record breaker !!

[@simplifygardening]

Oh me too. can but try matey

[@rodhalliwelloutabout.4161]

Hi Tony, I buy mine from Oaklands Gardens, Good luck with the Giant potato this year. Thanks for sharing.

[@simplifygardening]

Rod Halliwell great stuff Rod. Cheers pal 😁

[@sandrat3253]

Ah man, good luck with that, crossing my fingers for you here in Ireland! :-D

[@simplifygardening]

Sandra T thanks Sandra. Fingers crossed here in Wales too

[@kater4052]

I'm jealous. Here in northeast Texas we plant potatoes mid February. My hubby and I were both really sick with the flu for weeks and missed the planting window for potatoes. No home grown potatoes for us this year. Didn't get to plant til mid March. We're already in the low 90s F (mid 30s C) here for the last week. But I've got corn about knee high and already harvesting tomatoes, onions, zucks, etc. Leaf mold and worm castings are the bomb. Good luck to you on getting the world record.

[@simplifygardening]

Purposely left them late this year, most the spuds just popping through the ground now. We are a little behind this year due to the long winter we had

[@LindaPenney]

Blessing in sharing Tony

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Linda :)

[@stevendowden2579]

all the best in your attempt

[@simplifygardening]

Steven Dowden Thanks Steven. Appreciate it 😁

[@chrispugh2715]

enjoyed vidio Tony ,we have leaf mold but wont be ready till next year ,thanks for tip ,we shred more now

[@simplifygardening]

Chris Pugh shred it a few times its great stuff i make about 2 tonne a year

[@annehughes9525]

Will look forward to seeing how these do Tony :-)

[@simplifygardening]

I will keep you updated Anne thanks for the support

[@MuddyBootz]

Good luck with the giant challenge mate 👍🏻. Was wondering if it would help with watering if you put a length of 3” down pipe in the bucket with holes drilled in the sides? Plus less risk of damaging the foilage Maybe even put a dripper pipe inside the down pipe and connect to auto water system 🤔

[@simplifygardening]

will be running some sort of system over them mate, but got time yet

[@pondguru]

Awesome stuff and you do well to get those containers as most of the landscapers around here keep hold of them. That leaf mold you have there is beautiful stuff. I'm not sure what you need to pull up a giant potato but for a giant turnip I hear that you will need a mouse, cat, dog and old lady as a bare minimum....

[@simplifygardening]

A firefighter and a couple of little tearaways Richard. Lets hope its big enough to prevent us pulling it alone lol

[@simplifygardening]

Hey, Richard. When are you starting that garden of yours? Maybe a collab video? :)

[@pondguru]

That sounds good to me as we should be getting the main lawn art of the garden finished in the next month or so then it is on to the vegetable garden. If I can get the structure in this year ready for planting next year I'll be more than happy. Not sure how a collab will work as you're miles from me (Wales?) but I'm open to any ideas you have. The garden will be a series of raised beds made from sleepers so should be quite easy to make. May even have a greenhouse if there is space too. I'm away for a few days but feel free to give me a ring on 07772848730 from Monday onwards no worries.

[@simplifygardening]

Yes, Richard, It is a long way away, but maybe I can find the time to make the trip to you, what if I come up and we have a chat about the structure and reasons behind the hardscape of a vegetable garden. support frames, tunnels/greenhouses raised beds location whatever. Id also love to see that pond of yours. Then we could film that as a video Il show your pond and stuff on my channel and you film the structure video or something for yours. Just a suggestion. I will give you a call next week. Tony

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

i sincerely want you to succeed, tony. lets hope its a rare year without blight. I'm rooting for you all the way, mate...................brian

[@simplifygardening]

Cheers Brian. hopefully will be a long season for them

[@DigwellGreenfingers]

Good luck Tony! Lucky you saved one as there are no giants for sale anywhere this year. I'm trying with a Ramos, single chit. Fingers crossed. Steve

[@simplifygardening]

Digwell Greenfingers cheers Steve. Appreciate it. Will try keep them going as long as possible

[@1stBumbleBeeMaster]

I just had an idea when watching this. We should do a competition for each variety, Biggest Sarpo, Biggest Rooster, Biggest King Edward etc I am convinced with some cultivation that one day some one will break the record with a Sarpo. Red Pontiacs and Dakota Reds get pretty big as well. I want to cross a Red Pontiac with a Red Sarpo and see what happens. Anyways Tony Best of Luck with them two halfs, Chris :)

[@simplifygardening]

1stBumbleBeeMaster Sarpo has a real good chance to get huge

[@rebeccajordan1649]

Could i have some advise please? First time grower hopefully, ive just had some seeds delivered by royal mail but the bag has split in delivery and they have put them in another bag, the weather has been bad here in England since i ordered and i think rainwater has got it and some of them feel really squishy and damp do you think they will be ok to plant or will just rot? Or is there anyway can increase my chance of them being sucessful? Btw love your videos I learnt loads! Thanks 😊

[@simplifygardening]

if when you squeeze them and they release fluid with bubbles they were damaged by frost and will rot, if no fluid then will be fine to plant

[@rebeccajordan1649]

@@simplifygardening thankyou! Really appreciate the help!

[@nidge2822]

Wow so glad your doing lot of video on spuds tony I have 4 x 35 ltr buckets ready to go ..just ordered some grow more granules and some blood fish and bone to mix in the compost please tell me if this will be ok ? ..now should I buy some Desiree from supermarket and chit them of buy from seed merchant ?

[@simplifygardening]

Neil to start id buy seed from the merchants, store bought are sprayed with a shoot fluid to stop them from shooting, however this doesnt always work and many have grown from the store bought

[@nidge2822]

Thanks for your advice tony I will buy from merchant 😀

[@simplifygardening]

Excellent

[@AnthonyHitmanDarts]

Oakland’s is where I’ve bought all my tubs from, also bought a good few hundred pots from them too. The spuds in my tubs are growing quicker than neighbouring plot holders, I wonder if it has anything to do with the heat generated from them as they’re black?

[@simplifygardening]

Ant's Allotment might help create a micro climate Ant. Oakland great company

[@wendyrowland7787]

I am not into big potatoes, but we are eating the Charlottes I planted in the greenhouse. Just as an experiment, I have replanted two surface green ones that have small chits, in tubs. I actually grew the spuds from supermarket bought Pembrokeshire potatoes. Yes I know you should buy certified seed, but I recall the farmer who bought Scottish seed and was reunited with his lost pocket knife in one of the sacks. I am using pure chicken and pine shaving compost as a growing medium with a sprinkle of 14N 14P 21K fertiliser.

[@simplifygardening]

Whats the name of the fertiliser you are using Wendy, please?

[@wendyrowland7787]

The fertiliser is specifically for agriculturally grown potatoes. We bought it in 600K bags to spread on deficient pasture and I kept a couple of sealed buckets back for the garden. I guess an allotment assn. could share out that kind of quantity, but it must be kept tinder dry in storage. You also have to be an account customer with the agricultural merchants for anything that contains nitrogen. Oh and you need to be able to transport a bag from their depot and be able to handle big bags, so I guess the idea isn’t viable.

[@simplifygardening]

I would love to see the makeup of this product through to compare with what you can buy publically. I don't suppose you have the details or a website where you bought it, do you?

[@sunriseseven4366]

Good luck!! :)

[@simplifygardening]

Sunrise seven Thanks 😁👌

[@pauldavies5655]

go on my son !! and i want some chips from that potato mate !!

[@simplifygardening]

Thanks Paul. And um no. but would make fantastic chips if you had a frier big enough lol

[@cathiegalbraith475]

What do you use for potato food?

[@simplifygardening]

Hi Cathie. It is Blood fish and bone, and potato fertiliser in pelleted form. also some 6x chicken manure pellets. all available from our online store. link in description

[@jmch2186]

Hi Tony, when is the eta of the reveal 🤞🏻

[@simplifygardening]

J McHugh around 3 months

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Fingers Crossed on those baby's T.... Great tip's as ever Brother.... Just uploaded the belated Moto GS5 vid pal when you get a chance between mountain grinding trips.. LOL!!!

[@simplifygardening]

Guru Murphinda when I get 5 mins i will pal. If not tomorrow

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Home Grown Veg did the sarpo miras in his raised bed experiment with some cracking results pal.... I'm doing the Sarpo this year to just see what happens mate... Good eating I here and a heavy boy too.

[@simplifygardening]

Did them in raised beds a few years ago in another experiment

[@thelittlefarmersfarm5706]

Hey Tony..... An Elf has dropped off some parcels at Mother Earths Mansion today mate!!! I'll be harnessing the full power of RA in no time now... LOL

[@simplifygardening]

Oh Won't be long now matey and you will have a bright shed

[@eddielloyd13]

Add wormcastings to that compost and you will get natural nitrogen back in the compost along with nature's nature enzymes and microorganisms. Works really well on Annuals & Peranials when planting.

[@simplifygardening]

Yes Eddie ive used all the castings my worms have produced need to wait a little longer for more :)

[@eddielloyd13]

UK Here We Grow keep the post up, I'm very envious. My bee's have taken over my garden. Their on the move as I speak. So next year I'll be out planting the root vegetables again. Nothing like getting your hands dirty. Best of luck on the Spud.

[@simplifygardening]

Yeah I have a few hives in the garden atm the last swarm I caught have stored tons but unfortunately didn't get the queen so she must have ended up in the grass or something but I will get a cell or some eggs from one of my other colonies when weather a little better as its unsettled here atm

[@eifiondavies2662]

good luck with your potatoes from a welshman to another

[@simplifygardening]

Perfect Eifion. where in Wales are you?

[@eifiondavies2662]

no i moved when i was 14 years old had no choose with my parents i got family their. i still call it my home i still speak welsh i live in shropshire now

[@simplifygardening]

Thats great, always good to meet fellow welsh folk :)

[@highstandards6226]

Earthworms!

[@simplifygardening]

What about them?

[@lisanowakow3688]

Has anyone grown potatoes hydroponically? It would be much easier to grow a world record size if you could see what it was doing.

[@simplifygardening]

Yes a friend of mine tried to grow a giant hydroponically it didnt do so well

[@BarryCrawley]

Have you had any success growing potatoes from real potato seeds as opposed to growing from seed potatoes. The right genetics would produce a giant and the randomness of genetics from seeds might just get you that illusive record for the biggest spud.

[@simplifygardening]

No Barry that is not something I have tried, but you planted a seed yourself now lol :)