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[@LazyDogFarm]

Do you pre-sprout or "chit" your potatoes before planting? Let us know! SHOP LAZY DOG FARM FIG TREES: lazydogfarm.com/collections/fig-trees 0:00 Intro 0:45 Seed Potatoes from Wood Prairie Farm 1:02 Green Sprouting or Chitting Seed Potatoes 2:38 Have These Seed Potatoes Sprouted? 7:11 Can We Plant Potatoes Early? 8:03 Planting Snow Peas in Our Raised Bed Garden

[@andraroberts9029]

I love how you teach your children and how patient you are with them. You are creating a life of legacy.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Andra!

[@junecombs7043]

ohmygosh that's the cutest helper ever!!!!

[@Wilk853]

Few kids get in this day and time get a chance at such good experience good job travis

[@whitestone4401]

I love when kids help in the garden. Great job dad.

[@684jewel]

Always love videos featuring your kids. Start them young. Great memories!

[@lelandshanks3590]

Thanks Travis for the interview with Jim. Thought I knew about taters? Boy I do now! Great info. Tye Tye getting in on peas, love it.

[@grandmaatthefarm125]

It's marvelous to see how children enjoy gardening. My favorite is watching their eyes get REALLY big when they pull carrots out of the ground! My tater have small eyes developing now after a week in the closet.

[@joshuamullis5866]

Awesome shirt. Favorite place in GA. Enjoy yalls videos.

[@sislertx]

Awe..i so.enjoyed watching the liitle one plant Thanku

[@tommathews3964]

As our old friends CSNY said "Teach your children well"

[@richm5889]

Clearly two experienced gardeners in this video!

[@amyk6028]

Your son is so CUTE! ❤ Mine are teenagers now. Oh how I miss the sweet innocence

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Amy!

[@tinab7791]

Those videos you did with Jim we're so helpful for me. I learned so much and I know it's going to make this year better!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Excellent!

[@diannemiller4754]

Ty ty is such a big helper

[@kittiew260]

Great to see your helper in the garden. I have grown both of those peas from Luke. They are tasty never making it out of the garden because my helper can't resist them. I am in a cooler climate so they are ideal. Potatoes I won't get my order from wood prairie in mail until March so nothing on that front. Great video

[@tinab7791]

My Yukon gems definitely sprout the slowest of all the varieties I've got. Russet varieties always seem ready to go for me lol.

[@sillyrabbits]

For the cool light part. I suggest using a spare fridge. Adjust the temp to 50 degrees. Run an extension cord with a light of some type and put that in the fridge with your taters. The door should seal fairly well. That's my plan.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great idea!

[@patricknunnally5742]

Great video and great Dad!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks 👍

[@apiecemaker1163]

Hey Ty Ty, I hope you’re enjoying school this year. It was good to see you today. He is the same age as my grandson and has the same hairstyle. Good boys with great hearts.

[@melissakingery4393]

You have great help!!

[@tater357]

I like your little farm cub. He's going to be a farmer one day.

[@billyrichardson4306]

I've got six new varieties of Wood Prairie potatoes this year. I'm trying their sprouting method also. Some are starting to sprout. I've got two of their varieties left over from last year's planting that are sprouting . Their not in the best shape but I'm gonna give it a try.

[@DC-rd6oq]

I don't have a cool place to chit my potatoes either so I put them on a card table in the house by a window. They do shrivel a little, but the potatoes seem to grow just fine.

[@debraporter9734]

Great show

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Debra!

[@joshward9835]

GreAt to see Ty Ty back

[@nanaslittleloves5782]

Great job Ty helping your dad!

[@papawsplace]

You have a good helper there Trav!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Eddie!

[@sandraoconnor5700]

I will be checking my hopefully chatted potatoes on Friday for planting❤❤❤

[@oldladydulaney6773]

You sure had some good help with those peas👍😃

[@andrewjackson3761]

your a great dad . from uk

[@haynerbass]

You could put the taters in a refrigerator with some battery powered lights.

[@hannahrosefl]

For my family, we only need a few plants of kale or collards so we would keep them but not if they've been compromised by weather

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

It's chitting and you know it's chitting, let's get this straight. It's green sprouting up north but it's chitting in the south. Mine chitted to much to soon and I might have to plant them early because I don't like the long sprouts that easily break off.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You may be right, but I do like the term green sprouting. It's a little more accurate as far as what the process actually does.

[@cherylmackowiak3728]

I might be doing this wrong but brought home my potatoes (5 different types) on Jan 21st, cut them into pieces and placed in dark for 2 days, then moved to coolest room in house that has light. They all are breaking bud but no major growth yet, which seems good to me (don’t want them etiolated). Plan to plant around the 11th in North Florida. Hopefully the early slicing did not mess things up!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've seen folks cut before chitting. It should be fine.

[@tater357]

Just thought you should know Travis, that the blue label from your Rose Gold bag fell off in the Huckleberry Gold batch.

[@markoliver4194]

3:23 it happened 😱 I hope he figures this out.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@cofoothills]

blue peas are great!

[@jeffmartin693]

looking forward to seeing how the sarpo mira do

[@gailgrice8979]

You’re such a good teacher!

[@gregoryb7485]

great vid as always, im waiting on the black malta figs, if possible drop a hint in a vid when there ready thanks.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Will do!

[@markware4933]

I believe that I've incorrectly believed that "chitting" referred to the process of cutting the seed potatoes to the desired planting size and eye count. Now it seems that the term refers instead to pre-sprouting the seed potatoes under controlled conditions to have the sprouts at a Goldilocks stage to match up with optimum planting conditions. I think that you've said that you cut your chitted seeds to size a week or so before planting to allow them time to heal or scab over, and that some growers use sulfur powder to protect against virus infection during healing.

[@martinandrews8496]

That's what I've heard alot of people call shitting. Good point

[@richm5889]

I was told chitting is the European term and it took over from "sprouting" in regards to potatoes in the U.S. although sprouting is indeed what it is. Perhaps to distinguish it as a fairly unique process in potatoes.

[@theadventuresofjerryandjodi]

Thank you for the info. I’m trying to figure when to plant potatoes down here in 9A below you in Florida. I don’t want to wait too late if we get some really hot dry days early this year. I think I might start my potatoes when you plant yours and just see if it makes a difference.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'd go ahead and plant yours now.

[@jacquelinedarby1076]

I just recently purchased some Sarpo Mira from Wood Prairie. This is the first time I am planting a variety of potatoes, something that I never did. Yes, I am a rookie. Please help me out.

[@StatMedic17]

Hey Travis, after green sprouting when would you start cutting your taters into seed pieces? I know they need a certain amount of time to heal before planting…

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'll usually cut mine a few days before planting.

[@melissakingery4393]

Wow that's fantastic they love cabbage!! I just got those blizzard peas from Lucas also. So Travis when it comes to potatoes and they are a nightshade do you know which one would cause the least amount of inflammation and I'm gonna order some from them but I've tried potatoes twice and not successful and the potatoes are kinda high so I want to be careful!!?? Do we are Texas but having an ice storm with huge branches and trees falling down everywhere I've never seen anything like it!! And about 28 degrees I covered everything but don't know what will survive!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Not sure about which potatoes are less inflammatory. But as far as easy to grow, Caribe is a good one.

[@jonthornton4083]

What a great helper you got there. My Elba taters are just beginning to sprout. Only got 1lb going in 20 gallon bag. First try can’t wait. What size is the raised bed you planted the snow peas in maybe 3x6? TIA

[@LazyDogFarm]

That one is 44" x 76"

[@outlawjjsmith]

I have a question, how tall to I need to let the Mustard grown before cutting them down? Right now they are only sprouts.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The main thing is cutting it when it starts to flower. You don't want it going to seed. But for effective biofumigation, you'l'l want a decent amount of leaf material.

[@Frankie_902]

@Lazy Dog Farm Travis, can I plant my English Peas in the same raised beds as my garlic? Or the Jade bush beans in there? I loved watching TyTy. He's so smart and thinks like me about using the other rake for 3 trenches. Lol He's so stinking cute. Both your boys are!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't see why you couldn't plant either of those with the garlic.

[@Frankie_902]

@Lazy Dog Farm Thank you son for that. I'll let you know how that works out for me. I'll be planting this weekend. -frankie-

[@FC-cz6zd]

Grew some sugar snaps for the 1st time this year, 9b. Did pretty well for a rookie. Snack on them at work. Curious about the inoculant? Brand you use? Like to add that for the next round. Thanks! Oh yeah, will you trellis? Mine was comical.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'll probably do a simple trellis with some wooden stakes and twine ran between them. The inoculant we use is called "Nature's Aid Granular Soil Inoculant." I think we got it from Morgan County Seeds when we ordered some beans from them last year.

[@FC-cz6zd]

@@LazyDogFarm thanks kindly for the info. Look forward to following your grow to see what I can do better next time.

[@davidcarmichael8006]

What are you using for soil in the raised beds?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We got some 13 yr old composted wood chips from a local sawmill and filled them mostly with that. We topped them with some store bought potting mix, mushroom compost, and some of the native soil in this plot prior to adding the wood chips.

[@davidcarmichael8006]

Thanks Travis

[@richardisbell8561]

The pea seeds are on three way to you

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Richard!

[@allantrafford6262]

Are you going to plant the potatoes whole?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We'll probably plant the fingerlings whole, but we'll cut the other varieties.

[@KarlKarsnark]

Taters! Cheers from Tally.

[@Rick3196]

Travis, is there any way to keep my Georgia Jett sweet taters from sprouting? These are some of my last year taters and it is way to early to plant them in north Alabama.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't know of any way to stop it.

[@kittiew260]

Thanks Travis because mths behind you but unlike you I have a cool place to chit potatoes

[@Angela_Alaimo]

Hi Travis. Last week I ordered some potatoes from Wood Prairie, but never received a confirmation email. I know you've ordered from them several times, so is this normal? TIA

[@whitestone4401]

My confirmation ended up in my junk folder. Hope this helps.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah I'd check your spam folder. If you've never received an email from them, your email provider probably didn't recognize it as something you'd need to see.

[@Angela_Alaimo]

As it turns out I signed up for their newsletter when I was there to get the contact info. That confirmation showed up in no time. Checked the spam folder, not there. AND, I wrote to them about this and haven't heard a peep back. It's as if I'm invisible to them 🤔

[@victorandrews9790]

Seed taters are rolling in zone 7, but I'm afraid that I'm to far ahead of the weather. Mine are in the cool, dry & light stage with plenty sprouts, but my last frost date is April 15! What to do?

[@cecildison6788]

Break the chits off they’ll grow back

[@victorandrews9790]

@@cecildison6788 Thanks!! But, wow...more of that 'multiply by dividing' (i.e., pruning which I'm so timid about!)

[@loristrout4741]

Me too I have stems just about a half inch wide and 1 1/2 inch long with more tiny sprouts coming off of the main stem. During our really cold snap we had a problem with our new heatpump and It got down to about the 50's in our house. Had a pipe in a cold bathroom burst and all that goes with that. Thank you insurance. However I already have some other stuff sprouting in the garden with out row cover here in Kingsport, TN. Can I put them out under my hay that is covering my beds?

[@suburbansufficient]

Just put taters in a tub under a grow light and spray them daily...works just the same and way easier

[@mikejones3155]

1st 🎉

[@dontaylor8451]

It took 45 minutes to watch 17 min. video... Thanks Hughes Net...

[@bearfoot561]

What do you mean?

[@loristrout4741]

@@bearfoot561 he means his internet sucks.

[@dontaylor8451]

@@bearfoot561 expensive, slow buffering internet in the country... City folks wouldn't tolerate it.

[@larrysheetmetal]

SEEING as there quite a few why are EGGS so high and should you raise you own CHICKENS , on YOU TUBE this week , I wonder how much does your method of feeding chickens run you over month or a year , i would guess you spend less in warmer months than in the colder ones .

[@LazyDogFarm]

I actually spend much less in the cooler months. They eat the cool-season cover crops a lot better than they do the warm season ones. I have to supplement with layer feed in the summer months, but don't really have to give them any feed in the fall and winter months.

[@mutantryeff]

It's getting hard to watch your videos. The lady that cuts our hair broke her arm around Christmas and it could be another month or so until she can get it out of my eyes. We go every five weeks, and at this rate it may be 15 weeks between hair cuts.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Titus and I usually only get our hair cut about 3-4 times a year. Your hair must grow really fast. lol