Potato Harvest Reveal - Full Length Video

In this video I harvest the Charlotte 2nd early potatoes and get the results of the experiment started in March. To view the video of how I planted these and set up the experiment please follow the link below.
• Growing Early Potatoes...

[@MissBetsyLu]

That foliage is way way way way too healthy looking to be harvesting them now. Many grand blessings everyone

[@rickthelian2215]

Nice, with 2 Seed Potatoes each🥔

[@sarah_farm]

Your video is a great reminder of the value of patience and perseverance. It takes a lot of time and effort to grow and harvest melons and oranges, but the end result is so worth it. And the fact that you're able to make a living by selling them at the market is even more impressive. Keep up the great work! And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[@leatonveg]

Thank you Sarah

[@kimrachea2697]

That great very exciting to see your experience thanks very much ❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@leatonveg]

Thank you 🙏

[@GARDENER42]

From experience, give Charlotte at least 95 days & preferably more for the maximum harvest (115 days this year in my case). I wait until the tops are completely yellow before cutting them off touse or store.

[@stephenbrammall2565]

Thick end of 30lbs of new potatoes Jason, you're going to be enjoying that harvest for a few weeks, hard to beat new potatoes with lashings of real butter, Kerrygold for us here...

[@leatonveg]

Thanks Stephen. We have had some last night with mint from the garden and butter, Bloody lovely.

[@sowgroweat6987]

Love a good Potato reveal, all in all a great harvest there.

[@wildlifegardenantics]

The total weight of the two homemade compost buckets was slightly higher than the total weight of the two with shop compost and potato fertiliser. I'd be sticking with homemade as long as it gives the most bigger potatoes. Thank you for making the video 🙂

[@leatonveg]

Hi. Thanks for watching and yes. Ill be going home made in future.

[@myrustygarden]

Wow fantastic potato harvest 💪💪, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@leatonveg]

Thank you Ali. I’m pleased 😀

[@susiespearing6165]

I store mine hung in the shed in green potato bags from Wilko .Lasted us months and we are a family of four adults 🙂

[@leatonveg]

Hi Susie. We’re they early/new potatoes or main crop?

[@GARDENER42]

I cut the tops off my Charlotte (in 30litre tubs) then stack the tubs in the garage. They last all the way through to January that way, as the compost slowly dries & prevents the potatoes from becoming dessicated. Then in January, the last couple of tubs give me my next year's seed potatoes. Four years on & no sign of virus or other problems.

[@leonorereynolds1520]

Thank you, I enjoyed watching your video with informations on what compost you added to the buckets, cutting or not cutting the flowers and the result of the experiment. Very informative without too much talk like some of the others just to lengthen the video. Thanl you much

[@leatonveg]

Thank you. Much appreciated

[@TitasIttyBittyFarm]

I just stumbled on your channel, and I’ve been watching your videos all afternoon. Very impressive. New subscriber to your channel 😊

[@leatonveg]

Thank you. Much appreciated

[@allythescot]

Great video,Ally

[@laurathomason8693]

What a brilliant and informative video. I just wonder what the results would have been with home-made compost and the added fertiliser? Leaving the flowers on? But I know to leave the flowers on all of mine now.. thank you so much for a great video Jase 😀

[@leatonveg]

Hi Laura. It’s through trial and error, experiments and mistakes we learn. Of course every year and every garden is different too which can alter results

[@glassbackdiy3949]

Interesting results and lovely harvest. I've done a similar thing with 20 buckets, all home made composts; 2 yr composted dog poo, 2yr woodchip, and thermophillic some with BF&B some without, all main crop not quite ready yet

[@leatonveg]

That’s an interesting experiment. Let me know the results please. 👍

[@glassbackdiy3949]

@@leatonveg the results are finally in, no clear winner, average was 7.3lb, lowest was 6.1lb from composted dog poo, but so was the highest at 9lb (this did have 1 single spud just shy of 2lb which bumped it up) most were 6.5-7.5 with no clear winner/loser, plucking flowers dint seem to make any difference, adding BF&B dint seem to make any difference, the thermophillc compost with BF&B had the best looking plants for the longest period (waxy leaves, no leaf spots, vibrant) I was convinced these would be the winners, but that din't seem to translate into higher yeild overall when I tipped them out. I sowed carrots into the tubs as I cropped the spuds, seems to be going well, think I'll repeat sucsession this nxt yr too.

[@naileditbydebz]

Wow them Potatoes looked great...I'm really new to home growing veggies etc, I'm growing everything in pots, I've done about 10 potatoes pots so looking forward to my very first ever harvest.. I worked out how much it cost me to grow my own & to be honest with shop bought compost plus bit of feed its more expensive than buying a bag from supermarket, but I'm hoping the taste will be worth it.. Great informative video. Thankyou

[@leatonveg]

Hi Debbie. Thanks for watching. But compare organic supermarket potatoes to what yours cost when you know the weight.

[@naileditbydebz]

@@leatonveg Ah yeah forgot, need to.check out the Organic range opposed to the Wonky.. lol

[@MissBetsyLu]

Also. The dirt gets reused

[@seanH1768]

Good video & very interesting. I’m still planting potatoes so I’ll be using my homemade compost.

[@leatonveg]

Hi Sean. Thanks. Yea home made seems to be the way forward I think

[@MissBetsyLu]

1/2 rotted is better for potatoes

[@debz_vegplot]

Great video and really interesting :). I mixed last years spent compost with some shop bought + potato feed, so looking forward to seeing how they do this year. Hopefully next year it will be more of my own compost 🤞

[@leatonveg]

Hi Debz. Home made is always best.

[@MissBetsyLu]

I'm thinking we don't have specific potato fertilizer 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@debz_vegplot]

Vitax make one 👍@@MissBetsyLu

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@debz_vegplot lol. Never heard of Vitax

[@michaelsplot]

Great harvest 🥔🥔🥔👍

[@leatonveg]

ThankS Michael

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Harvested too soon!

[@micktepolt6276]

good job ! thanks

[@katrinagarland5219]

Enjoyed the experiment. Thanks!

[@markclohessy1128]

You opened my eyes 😊

[@leatonveg]

Thanks Mark

[@victorzammit5823]

Good explanation

[@packfamily8828]

Great video !!!!

[@leatonveg]

Thank you. Much appreciated

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

Very. Small potato- alll of them

[@lisanowakow3688]

You threw a spud out into the vegetation bucket and possibly one into the compost on the 2nd bucket.

[@leatonveg]

😆 always miss a few

[@pinballwizard6906]

✌️😎

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

First batch- small

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

Lot of work for such small potatos

[@baselslot]

Hi, how many seed potatoes were planted per tub please ?

[@leatonveg]

Hi. I put 4 in each tub. There is a video back in March I think of me planting them.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Content of potting mix, please????

[@djh-vevo8726]

i just want to know from this harvest can you grow it again and again for years or grow it once after buy seeds again

[@leatonveg]

No you can save the pototoes as seed for next year. Ill be doing a video on this soon.

[@djh-vevo8726]

@@leatonveg thank you for telling , i just want to tel here in algeria north africa we can't keep seeds we buy hybrid seed from companies like hzpc and agrico... We grow it for once or twice after the yeald will 2 potatoes per plant we don't have original and organic seed

[@MissBetsyLu]

​@@djh-vevo8726 can we send some to you????

[@fayfaust5954]

I have a question, I know you can’t eat the green potatoes but can you replant them?

[@leatonveg]

Hi. Potatoes need a rest period from harvest to the following spring before planting to grow properly. I’m not sure storing green ones that long would work as they may rot.

[@rainbowrose2499]

With the very little one’s, make Tatter candy. Google it, to see how 😊