Potato Reveal | Container Maincrop Potato Harvest & Growing Tips

[@simplifygardening]

nice result Jim

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks Tony. Means a lot coming from you🧑‍🌾

[@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.

[@Brenda-xc7sq]

Oh to be so young, slim and fit again - another helpful video Jim and a nice crop of potatoes, I think I will grow Sarpa Mira in my garden buckets next year.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks! They're a good reliable variety and some pretty nice spuds!

[@nickthegardener.1120]

Hi Jim great harvest and good tips for growing. 👍🤠

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Cheers! Not too bad considering the dry weather we had!

[@traceysallotment2506]

Great reveal , I'm storing mine in a hessian sack for the first time. So far so good 👍

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks Tracey! Mine are just curing in the shed for a few days before I pop them in my hessian sacks for storage. I had to block out the windows in my shed! 🤦‍♂️ Good luck I hope it all goes well!

[@traceysallotment2506]

@downtoearthwithjim I.did the same and made sure mine were dried out so they should be fine 🙂

[@deborahthompson5041]

Wonderful harvest and information. Enjoy

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Cheers!

[@paddyohalloran4369]

Great job jim I've been growing sarpo miras for maybe 8 years now Great yeild from them every year. Keep the videos going really enjoy them. Happy gardening

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I think I'm going to be growing more Sarpo Mira every year as they are the best performing variety for me. Thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you enjoy my videos. Thank you for watching and happy gardening to you 😊

[@robsallotmentchannel9942]

Hi Jim Not a bad harvest of spuds you got there. I grew king Edwards once and what a waste of time, like yours lots of small ones. The best main crop I have ever grown is sarpo Mira, I got 11lb of two seed potatoes one year, think it was luck more than skill. Another good main crop that I grow is Cara, they normally perform well, not ready to lift my main crop yet still harvesting the first early ones. Take care 👍👍👍👍👍🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks Rob! They've not done too bad this year. Wow that's very impressive! I have to say I'm really impressed with the Sarpo Miras, last year they performed really well too. So I think they're going to be my choice each year to be honest! The blight resistance is the best thing as we have a lot of blight problems. Take care, Jim 🧑‍🌾

[@myrustygarden]

Woo hoo love potato reveals and great job Jim 👍👍, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks Ali 🧑‍🌾 got to love a potato reveal! And they were better than I expected in the end after we had such a dry spring! How have yours done?

[@myrustygarden]

@@downtoearthwithjim quite happy with my potato 🥔 this year so far so good 👍👍

[@downtoearthwithjim]

@@myrustygarden brilliant stuff! Containers or in ground?

[@myrustygarden]

@@downtoearthwithjim 🤭🤭 always containers I poke too many in the ground

[@thetinygarden_]

Some really nice size potatoes and a great harvest! I didn't know about the trick on removing the flowers!! I was going to say it must have been quite a workout flipping out all those containers 💪I put manure in my second batch of spuds I didnt realise it could cause scab 😲🤦‍♀️ Great video Jim 👍

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Yes! To be honest mine fall off on their own and don't set seed pods. But otherwise you should pick them off by hand. It was backbreaking work for sure 😂 who needs the gym when you're a gardener?! Honestly scab isn't a big issue.. so long as you dry them properly before storage. And it peels off when you peel the skin off anyway, they're just a bit unsightly and not as Instagram worthy 😂 I'm not 100% sure if it's the manure but the ones which were touching it had scab and other gardeners have had similar happen to them. Thanks for watching!

[@thetinygarden_]

@downtoearthwithjim good to know I have a few flowers forming at the minute so I might just pick them off!! Honestly Jim, when you said you were flipping out all those buckets I really felt for you, and you made it look like a peice of cake! They would have been so heavy with the water as well 🙈 really enjoying your channel 👍🌱

[@downtoearthwithjim]

@@thetinygarden_ yes pick them off 😊 let the plants focus their energy onto growing those tubers. Thank-you for your kind comment 😊 🧑‍🌾

[@rizesgardening]

Nice harvest!

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks!

[@donnabailey5325]

Fabulous 👌

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks 🤗

[@moirad6579]

Great harvest! Love watching potato harvesting videos 👍 Wondering how the sarpo mira rate in terms of taste?

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Thanks! It's probably my best year yet for spuds. They are a good all rounder in my opinion although I've found them to be better for roasting than for mash

[@garyweaver317]

Why do you plant mostly red potatoes and few white potatoes?

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Couple of reasons. I have an issue with blight on my plot and many of the blight resistant varieties such as Sarpo Mira and Setanta are red types. The other reason, I just like them? I've not noticed any flavour difference though to be honest. I'm growing a few white skinned potatoes this year

[@evaulrikajansson62]

Where do you store your pptatos after harvest?

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I'll usually let them sit in the sun for a couple of hours to dry off. Then I'll let them cure (dry out and let skins harden for storage) in the shed for at least 2 weeks laid out in trays, in my case mushroom crates usually. Then I'll bag them up in Hessian sacks and store them in our pantry at home which is cool and dark. Keep them away from onions and in a dark cool and dry place

[@MarkSmith-qk2rl]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤓🥸🤡

[@downtoearthwithjim]

??? 😂

[@user-ov3kq2vk7r]

Where did you get the pots

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Here. Oakland gardens. Tony from Simplify Gardening has a discount code. 'Simplify30' for X10 30 litre buckets delivered for £30. www.oaklandgardens.co.uk/30-litre-pot-with-handles-44401-p.asp

[@nitelite78]

You seem to plant your seed potatoes very shallow. Can go much further down.

[@downtoearthwithjim]

I usually go around 6-8 inches? Yes I could certainly go deeper but have found no issues so far

[@1Melody1963]

No need. Potatoes don’t grow deep

[@djh-vevo8726]

Where i can get this variety seeds

[@downtoearthwithjim]

Online? These are Sarpo Mira, Setanta, and King Edward. Give the full video a watch 😄 my second most watched video so far

[@djh-vevo8726]

@@downtoearthwithjim we don't have these varieties in my country !, we have others i'll name some of them bartina, kondor, spunta, manitou, arizona, rudolphe... these are most grow