Planting Potatoes | 8 Varieties | Which Will Grow the Best?

[@pamelabratton2501]

I just got four type from them! All set up in the window, waiting for the ground to dry up a bit! So EXCITING!

[@valeriegonzalez8313]

Love your excitement

[@trashdog88]

Great information. Your place is gorgeous. Glad you didn't flood. Thank you

[@toneyjohnson8910]

Looking forward to see how they do. I just got in three big bags from Hoss tools and will be planting them in large buckets. Placed around my yard.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Good luck.

[@amywahl5644]

When I plant my potatoes I always make sure my potato eyes are up, best of luck, y'all are going to have a great harvest, God bless Can Wanda do a video about how she cans flour in the oven , I would love to learn how to do that and much more, Thank you and God Bless y'all

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We have a video about that in our playlist.

[@TheSwaffordHomestead]

Great video, It's good to see someone else preparing & planting potatoes the same way! I have potatoes bought but it will be a few more weeks before i plant. I have more luck with a red skin potato like a Red Pontiac, or even a Yukon Gold, Than we do planting the white potatoes in Tennessee. They all produce but we seem to get a better harvest staying away from the white varieties .I have thought about trying others ,but our garden spots are small so we try to stick with what works best. God Bless..

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Same here the whites just haven't done good for us in the past.

[@7dwarfes103]

Inspiring as expected. Just a suggestion. What I do when planting so many varieties is to seperate rows by variety. What I mean by that is this; German butterball and Bintge and Kennebeck are all white potatoes. I will plant a row of Russian Red. Next to it a row of German. Next to that a row of French Fingerlings. Next a row of Pontiac. Objective is to leave less error when digging out. Potatoes do look similar in some varieties. When you want to save some for Spring planting to propagate the same variety it's good to know that what you will plant is actually the potato you had in mind. Much love

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Ours were seperated by different colors.

[@HousewifeInTheWoods]

Danny and Wanda, I just wanted to say I'm really appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thanks so much for taking the time.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thank you so much. It's good to hear someone say they appreciate what we are doing.

[@cheakychic1]

I grew Irish, yukon gold and the Norland last year i planted them all in 1 day and the Norland were the first ones to break ground by a week and they were very prolific i got an awesome crop and left them in the ground until the ground started to freeze I live in the Far north east part of British Columbia

[@misst1586]

My favorite has been Yukon gold. Tasted like I had buttered them when they were just plain.

[@BlackFlagHomestead]

Agreed!

[@christiebetts4970]

Good morning! God bless the potato crop! I'm getting hungry thinking about those potatoes and bacon

[@2shots.]

Looks great.

[@paularizzo5217]

It's not work when you enjoy what you two do as much as ya'll enjoy planting!! Trying to imagine those blue potatoes as mashed potatoes....kinda Dr. Suess-like. I am anxious to see how they do, too.

[@FairieChele]

Love the varieties you planted, Danny and Miss Wanda! I'm putting mine in containers this year so they can be moved to safer location if needed. Doing the same with my sweet potatoes. Can't wait to see how well these do for y'all. Much love and blessings!

[@alicecoppers8980]

Your missed the Mountain Rose and German Butterball, both excellent producers with little blight or Fusium .. I use Diotomatiousearth to protect cut potatoes

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We mentioned the Butterball.

[@tommywilliams5450]

great video feel like I'm there God bless and as always have a beautiful day

[@SeanInAlaska]

Wow! you just planted 100 pounds of potatoes!? hahahaha you are going to have some serious spuds :) I am thinking that bacon will go great with some fried potatoes in the morning

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Oh yeah.

[@SueLD]

This will be interesting to see how all these varieties do.

[@ggarden8432]

I did two rows of the blue ones last year . They did pretty good

[@enchilada1956]

I'm in Southern California in zone 10a and we keep getting promises of rain, but it never materializes...This year I'm planting German Butterball for the first time, and won't have to plant as high as you are because we aren't getting the rain...

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Interested in those blue potatoes, I have never seen those before!

[@TheLeisamarie]

Blues garden! I love it!! Can't wait to see how they do! Envious that y'all only suffered one inch of that rain (we had 5+ lol). And! That you're already getting in the soil! We love the Kennebec because they store so well! Best of luck to you and Ms. Wanda!

[@lc7789]

Can you do a video on how to grow corn in the deepsouth? TIA

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We have several videos on corn. Type in corn and Deep South Homestead in the search box.

[@bridgescwr6136]

Morning Mr. Danny, good luck with the Taters! God bless! Y'all must be dry there! Thanks for taking the time out to share! Hey Ms. Wanda!

[@janpenland3686]

Thanks Danny and Wanda. My ground is still too wet to plant mine. We got another 5 3/4" on top of the 8 1/2" from last week. I'm planting my spring onions this week and hope that the potato patch dries some before the next planting date. Much Love

[@Gayle.M]

Can you put cut potatoes in the dehydrator to dry them for planting?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

No they need to air dry.

[@OutWestHomestead]

I miss growing lots of potatoes. In Texas we could grow lots of potatoes but here in the desert with adobe dirt it's a challenge.

[@growingtexas1772]

I planted red norlands last year. They did well & tasted very good! I couldn't find any this year, so I planted red pontiacs. I planted mine in feed tubs this year to see how they do.

[@steveruby2120]

Question, being planted so close together will the potatoes cross pollinate and if so will it affect the taste or colors?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

It should not effect them.

[@steveruby2120]

OK thanks

[@paperbuttons19]

Oh wow, I love the blue potatoes. Never grown them. I always steam them. Taste so good! I grew red and yellow last year in containers with success. I might have to try a new one this year. Hope you have a great harvest!

[@robinr.770]

Good morning. I am partial to the Blue and Yukon. Those Blue are pretty. You will have potatoes coming out of your ears this year. lol Enjoy yourselves. Many blessings.

[@ronfrauts3678]

Good day Deep South.I have been looking on you tube and decided to grow my potatoes in contaners. I have gathered there are two types of potatoes determinate and indeterminate type.The indeterminate grow more potatoes as you hill them.Any advice. God bless.

[@MsLippy]

Ive seen blue potatoes in the store; but never tried them, very curious to see how they do.. May Yall have a Awesome Harvest of potatoes. Blessings Yall

[@chrisyoung732]

Gemini Homestead I grew some in containers a few years ago and they were very similar in taste and texture to Yukon gold potatoes

[@MsLippy]

@@chrisyoung732 , thank you for letting me know that; because I was wondering. The grandson really wanted to try them. Blessings Yall

[@vincentgolden5352]

If you have potatoe bugs bad i have a cure for that my pap used bone meal as soon as you cut your taters dump some bone meal on them cover them good then plant away the yellow striped potatoe beetle that turns into those pink pains in the rear do not like bone meal its an old remedy that was passed down in my family just figured i would share. Takecare

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks for the tip. So far we don't have them.

[@ccbayless556]

Mr. Danny, I'm in the same zone as you I believe..8B. I'm down in Picayune, MS. Question for ya: when is it absolutely too late to plant potatoes? Thank ya for the videos!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Usually mid February.

[@lololollaughatlife1431]

How do you save potatoes? I have some in the cool garage left over from thanksgiving -can I plant those?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They store best around 40 to 45 degrees in a dark place. You can plant them if they are sprouting.

[@patprettyman3792]

when you harvest potatoes, do they need to cure for awhile? Pat from Oregon.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

You can eat them when you first dig them, but for longer term storage, we let them dry for a couple of weeks before storing them. This toughens the outer skin and preserves the potato.

[@mimici09]

I planted fingerlings yesterday and put the whole seed potatoes in the dirt, did not cut up. Was that wrong?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

If you plant the whole potatoes you will get smaller potatoes at harvest time.

[@deborahwagner9033]

good morning

[@lololollaughatlife1431]

Do I need to put a lot of fertilizer or sand?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They really need both.

[@chrisyoung732]

I watched Paul Gauchi(sp ) from the back to eden garden fame he doesn’t cut his potatoes and replants the largest potato from each plant. I’ve never cut my seed potatoes and they seem to do fine is cutting just to increase over all yield?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Yes it increases yeild plus you get larger potatoes.

[@jackman6256]

Heres question not about potatoes but tomatoes I saw on youtube were a lady used mint boil down in water to make a spray she claimed will keep bugs away so does it work ?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Mint will deter different bugs it depends on which one hits your tomatoes.

[@amandaforeman703]

Man I hope they all work out for you! I’m probably gonna plant Yukon gold and Pontiac red this year! I love growing potatoes! I wanna try Irish cobblers too! I wanna do red Norland too!

[@FriendlyCleaningKC]

Are Pontiac reds just a northern potato? That’s what we always grow in Missouri

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

No we grow them in the south also.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

Between the Lord and ya'll, you are keeping my Spirits up waiting for the fields to thaw out up here in Maine. Taters, onions, and maters being my primary crop. The ground right now is a 2-foot thick solid block of ice, covered with snow. All I can do now is go out and lay down my fertilizer so that it can dissolve evenly and spread out like a blanket in the snow. Then when the last week in April shows up I'll take the bottom plow and turn over everything with the old Farmall super C, then disc it all. Then I get my other tractor with live PTO and run a 6 ft. tiller and row shaper to build my rows and then and only then I can drop seeds. Sometimes I have to wait because I'll still be tilling up chunks of ice and have to wait longer to get the soil temps. up to plant. Thanks for the Daily videos to keep me going. God Bless from an old Southern boy stuck in Maine.

[@patriciahaddix5748]

we grow 3 out of 8

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Y'all are busier than a one-legged man in a butt kickin' contest.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

I have never grown potato's in my garden. So i might grown a few this year just try growing something new.

[@EastxWestFarms]

Thank you for this informative video. Before watching your video I thought purple/blue potatoes are sweet potatoes, i.e. technically not potatoes but vines that belong to the morning glory family and not to the nightshade family.

[@dennislee444]

we always step on our tater seeds danny. they come up faster dad always said. ever heard that ?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

No haven't heard that. I would be afraid of ruining the eyes if they have sprouted good. but soil contact.

[@dennislee444]

@@DeepSouthHomestead try it you like experimenting, step on a few and watch. youll be amazed

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

We have to figure out which one grow best in Idaho.

[@7dwarfes103]

OOPS. Jumped the gun on you Danny. You made this comment later on in the planting part.

[@royamberg9177]

Only potatoes I'll grow is kenebeck and ucon gold

[@joyreardon1898]

👍💕

[@norton750cc]

100lbs planted? My figuring you could get up to 1000lbs back......

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

That's what we are thinking.

[@SgtSnausages]

You don't need ANY actual potato. I save my own seed, too. My first Spring planting is to pull off the long sprouts that grew all winter and plant just those. No potatoes at all. My sprouts will be anywhere from 2-3 inches up to those big 12-16 inch white viney ones. Just pull 'em off and plant 'em. They'll sprout a plant anywhere you see a node. Don't worry about the actual potatoes, those will get planted next month ... and they will have a brand new crop of sprouts on em. Pull those off too, and plant them. Then cut up your potatoes and plant those too. A bare sprout, no potato, makes a perfectly fine plant. I don't know why more folks don't do this. I've heard some folks say if you break the sprout off it won't grow back and the potato's dead. LOL. I've done experiments. Over a typical winter here, I can break 'em off and they'll grow back 7 times. Likely more, but it's time to plant by then so I've never had more than 7. When you bring out your seed potatoes in (March here), if you've got those long sprouts - you've just doubled your yield. Plant the sprouts, then plant the potatoes the way you normally do.

[@trevapowell9193]

Mr. Danny Walker screw the whole process do you dry them inside the house and are you putting anything on them after you cut them open before you put them in the ground please walk Us by the process step by step thank you

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

After I cut them up I spread them out to just air dry in a warm place with light. I don't put anything on them just let them dry.

[@garyjohn316]

Yall are going to have more taters than you know what to do with!