Using this method, You can grow potatoes all year round. Growing potatoes in plastic containers

Using this method, You can grow potatoes all year round. Growing potatoes in plastic containers
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[@juliemcmurtrie2713]

If you start the sprouted potatoes at the bottom of the bucket with only a small amount of soil...then as the green tops grow up, you put some more soil in. So only a a bit of the greens showing.. keep doing that as the greens grow higher and higher.. then yes harvest when greens dry off.. you will get 3 times MORE potatoes 😁👍👍👍much love from Christchurch NewZealand 🌸

[@Johngarden]

Thanks for your experience, how many kilos of potatoes did you harvest

[@esrcornwell]

Make sure you use the right potato for that method. Potatoes are determinate and indeterminate like their cousin the Tomato. Indeterminate you "hill" determinate you don't.

[@MrSmirkster]

That is only true if you are growing an indeterminate variety of potatoes. If you are growing a determinate variety then you would be wasting your time as determinate varieties only grow one layer of taters. You really need to know whether your potato is determinate or indeterminate variety. Very much like tomatoes. Indeterminates will grow all season long while determinates are ready to harvest all around the same time.

[@RobertNZ]

For those not in NZ - we have pretty much no determinate varieties here in New Zealand (Ref.TuiGarden). We do, however, have a huge kiwi culture of growing mountains of potatoes in our back yards as if our lives depend on it. :D If a Mainlander (Sth Islander) says they're growing a "lot" of potatoes, don't bother asking them to weigh their yeild .... it's a lot.

[@happydream9268]

Yeah, called “hilling”.

[@zacandmillie]

When I was a UN Peacekeeper in East Timor in my spare time I taught our local employee how to grow potatoes in old car tyres, You start the same way as shown here but as the potato starts to grow taller you put another tyre on and put in more dirt. We got to about 4 tyres high then let them grow. It produced a good supply. I taught our employee and told him to teach his neighbours in his village. I also taught him to make liquid fertiliser by soaking a bucket of cow and pig droppings in water for a week and then using the liquid. And I taught how to make compost. The country is one of the poorest in the world and people can't afford fertiliser so I hoped to impart some basic knowledge to help them feed their families.

[@frankytrevor7]

Where you learn all this? Do you have a channel? Thanks😊

[@bijougavor4297]

Yaayy!!!A HERO❤

[@zackdohlinggaming8020]

Good man,I want to see your own channel helping them grow potato.

[@Zizzyyzz]

​@@bijougavor4297🤣🤣

[@andremafemi1360]

@@frankytrevor7reading books, asking older generations and search for how-to's for gardening or farming online

[@myjourneytotruth]

After harvesting, don't wash the potatoes. It shortens the shelf life of the potatoes. Store them a cool, dark place and wash them as you use them.

[@ralsharp6013]

Great hint

[@user-yw5jd7by9g]

Genius 😮😅

[@ralsharp6013]

@@user-yw5jd7by9g I imagine self-preserving microorganisms in that little bit of dirt💧🌱🗝

[@imyouragent]

Yes! I learned that the hard way. Great tip.

[@phoenixrose6608]

I used to follow this tip but I always end up with flies coming from the bag & spoiling the potatoes, within 5 days. 🤢 NOW I rinse them off & put in the fridge, it lasts longer than a month... London life lol

[@ktarv6111]

The taste of home grown potatoes cooked right after harvesting is very, very good. You can really taste the freshness compared to store bought.

[@matthewlane1040]

I can attest to this, grew my first ones this year and the flavor is actually noticeably better!

[@DIYGardenIdeas]

Thank for watching, please share this video with your friends

[@user-wx1gd9fs1k]

No you cannot. That is all psychological.

[@thomasgleaton685]

​@@user-wx1gd9fs1kin your folks basement, trolling, fair KZbin videos. Turn off the devices ,Get some sun, Get your hands dirty, and try living life in the physical realm.

[@user-zb1qb6zu5j]

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[@leedrury3435]

I love this set up. No kneeling or bending involved and a method that can be used over and over. Thank you!

[@Johngarden]

thank you, can you help me share this video with your friends?

[@leedrury3435]

@@Johngarden Yes, of course I can :-) Could I ask a question please? Is it best to buy seed potatoes for this garden? Some people say they use the kind from the supermarkets but I have also heard this is incorrect.

[@matthewkendall1861]

Yeah, anything to save on the back in garden! Only issue I have is the yield seems very low. 6/7 potato’s from 3/4 planted. I wonder if bigger pots would help with greater numbers.

[@leedrury3435]

@@matthewkendall1861 Absolutely. I think the bucket idea is good for people with limited space but if you have a bit of backyard why not go bigger? Just keep it raised.

[@matthewkendall1861]

@@leedrury3435 I leave the fruits and veggies I pick on the regular for my raised beds. The potatoes unfortunately still get the ground space as I usually just harvest them all at once.

[@adansilveira2031]

Harvesting potatoes that way must be the most satisfying thing ever.

[@jimbox114]

There is nothing like having home grown potatoes. Last year I was able to grow some potatoes in a cardboard box. By the time I was ready to harvest them the box was almost fallen apart but it was still strong enough to hold the dirt and potatoes inside. Then when I was done I just composted the box into one of my raised beds.

[@Johngarden]

Don't use cardboard, you should plant potatoes in plastic containers

[@bosevero2863]

What about planting them on bags?

[@justice4dalton]

You can put chicken wire around your boxes to hold them together

[@Johngarden]

@@justice4dalton Good ideas @jimbox114

[@murralyn7981]

@@Johngarden why not use cardboard boxes?

[@bartsexton1652]

Have you ever tried putting just a small amount of soil plant potatoes. Then as the get taller keep adding soil not covering the top of the plant . Once they reach the top of the bucket they will keep growing tell flowers. This way your yield will be higher .

[@Johngarden]

i will try, thanks for your opinion

[@billyandrew]

Depends what type of potato. This species grows on one level, by the looks of it, so planting by the same method you and I use will still result in just one layer of potatoes. Like you, I put in two inches of soil, put the potatoes in and cover them with two inches of soil. I let the shoots grow four inches tall and cover them in four inches of soil and a carry on doing that, each time the shoots grow a further four inches, until the soil is an inch below the rim of the container. These potatoes look like early variety new potatoes, which I normally harvest late May, early June.

[@5801160052086]

​@@billyandrew yes only indeterminate varieties will grow more as soil is heaped up, these appear to be determinate

[@modestybrown1500]

Thanks for sharing

[@jcb3393]

​@@5801160052086 how can you tell the difference between determinate and indeterminate?

[@verginithe]

you should explain what you are doing; why do you put coal in the bottom? why phosphate? how many potatos per bucket did you plant? why did you cut some out when they sprouted? whats with the rice and bananas? how often do you water? looks like you grew 10 per bucket, isnt it cheaper to go to the store

[@valeriexoxo]

ikr, this drives me nuts!

[@cobraarms2466]

Autism

[@DROKMELCHISALEM]

Wow! Where have been all my life. In the mid 1990s, I was practicing home grown urban vegetables with my children, but never knew this methodology with potatoes. Thank you so much for your tutoring.

[@Johngarden]

Try growing potatoes with this method at home, and let me know the results

[@MoisesJrMacias-ji8sj]

So this a whole new Craft of growing?

[@MoisesJrMacias-ji8sj]

❤

[@Johngarden]

Have a nice day@@MoisesJrMacias-ji8sj

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

Thanks for your 'tubering'...........

[@user-go4ho1mu7b]

Plants are amazing. The producers in nature. Much respect for plants . Plants are amazing. The producers in nature. Much respect for plants .

[@carolynellis387]

I bought some round bags lined from Wilkos years ago They have handles and with a small backyard, grew some amazing potatoes It was easy just had to water them. I even put in another bah, runner beans Again, great success but fed them with comfrey I grew tomatoes, herbs, rhubarb etc in a small space Not a lot, no land, but did what I could The taste of said produce was good

[@htqanhtuyet]

Hello everyone, who love farming ❤❤❤

[@baruchashirifi9488]

Me,I love farming

[@billyandrew]

The more eyes/shoots you leave on the potatoes the more potatoes are produced, however, they're always small. This I do with my first (Earlies) crop and I harvest them late May to early June. These I use in salads. My second, harvested in late July to early August and third harvest, Sept - Jan, (Mains) I take off all but two eyes, which produces much larger potatoes. Think of the seed potato as a battery and the shoots as appliances. The more appliances the quicker the battery becomes drained.

[@Johngarden]

How many kilograms is your potato harvest?

[@JoeyDaBull]

excellent comment pal!

[@cherylanon5791]

We've just planted our potatoes-- very short season-- and I leave 2-3 eyes for bigger spuds, yum!

[@billyandrew]

Hi John. I get between, say eight and twelve kg per 30 litre tub. I went peat-free a few years ago and the yield dropped dramatically, but recovered, after I began using fermented nettles as my main feed, once they've been given their usual fish and bonemeal start.

[@vernacorbett8382]

​@@Johngarden 7:52

[@lydiadzingirai4533]

They could have yielded more if you had placed them deeper in the soil initially. They would have produced along the whole length from (6 inches) down, to the point of emerging out of the soil. Then they would have continued above the soil where you would cover with extra mound.

[@Johngarden]

so right

[@conniefuller7370]

Great tip...year round..it says...but how do potatoes survive in these buckets in the cold an snow here in Michigan? 😊ty

[@NicheAtNight]

​@@conniefuller7370ohio here... I wonder the same

[@jotsntittles5783]

Only if they are an indeterminate variety - determinate varieties yield all at the same time - whereas indeterminate continue to produce (as with tomatoes) - hence the need for 'hilling' up and beyond Also, in cold zones you will need a heated greenhouse/solarium to 'grow all year around' I wish people would include what zones/regions they are growing plants in so others don't waste their time thinking they can do exactly the same thing at the same time of year or all year round to find out it didn't work and they wasted so much time effort & money.

[@reneaucook4012]

Correct! That's the first thing I saw.......wasted a lot of room for the new potatoes below the seed potato. People don't realize they grow from the seed potato up, not down below.

[@geod3589]

Ive grown potatoes in containers for the past 4 years. Really works out well.

[@Johngarden]

How many potatoes have you harvested?

[@geod3589]

@@Johngarden I only use 5 containers and get maybe 10 or so out of each one. They aren't large, the size of a chicken egg or a bit larger.

[@Johngarden]

When the potatoes are small, you should add organic fertilizer to make the tubers more nutritious@@geod3589

[@jjk1894]

Did you use the white stuff that's recommended in Garden's video to grow the potatoes?

[@Johngarden]

yes@@jjk1894

[@aliciawiseman6434]

I am new to gardening and appreciate all of these videos and appreciate those that take time to make them. Where do you get coal? What does the rice and banana do and can you use that mixture on plants like tomato, bell peppers, green beans etc...

[@metsrus]

banana has potassium which is important for tuber development

[@thriverprivate3383]

Never seen coal like that. Is it burned already so that actually it is coal ash?

[@Johngarden]

so right@@metsrus

[@Johngarden]

Charcoal to drain the soil, to prevent the potatoes from rotting@@thriverprivate3383

[@johnmohale7462]

@@Johngarden Thanks for the clarity on the coal question. Just noticed that it is not dark? What coal is this?

[@mtnride4930]

AWESOME Just sent this to my brother-in-law this would be a great addition to his garden. Glad I found your video.

[@andremafemi1360]

You can only grow potatoes all year round if you have light and warmth, so it depends on you climate zone or technical equipment. there are some potato sorts who grow slowly during cold times (early potatoes).

[@Johngarden]

Can you grow potatoes in a greenhouse this winter?

[@andremafemi1360]

​@@Johngarden you can plant potatoes in winter in greenhouse (or deep enough so that the potatoes do not freeze) to have an earlier harvest in early summer. but for harvest in winter or spring you would need a greenhouse warm enough so that the soil is not frozen (well above 0°C) and enough sun or grow light. this all depends on where you live on earth or if energy is very cheap. most countries import or use stored vegetables during winter. - Everyone who is growing his own food has my respect. Much joy and a good harvest!

[@trnsfererr]

yeah the title is misleading

[@rasher6290]

In Ireland here,,,never grew anything or have knowledge of it,,,can I plant potatoes now in January or is it too cold?

[@andremafemi1360]

​@@rasher6290too cold if you have no greenhouse and if your soil is frozen, wait for mid April and also look out for gardening channels/books or ask the older people. It really is joyful to see your own plants grow. Good luck.

[@bluewatertransparency9703]

If you cut the seed potatoes you get more plants. Just leave at least one eye ( sprout on each cut piece.

[@neilm6412]

As someone who has never planted a thing, I found this very interesting. Are those just regular potatoes you started with? Like the kind bought at the store? Can you just keep going using the previous harvest to make more?

[@B30pt87]

If you buy potatoes at the store make sure they're organically grown. The commercial growers spray their potatoes with sprout inhibitors so they won't sprout before someone buys them, and buying potatoes that won't sprout kind of renders them useless for people who want them to sprout!

[@someonewhoknows1891]

The ones that you buy at the store will eventually sprout and you can still plant them. Rinsing them off really well as soon as you get them. If you know you want to use them to grow more potatoes does help. I’ve grown quite a few potatoes from those that I didn’t eat and sprouted. I don’t think they mentioned it here but sweet potatoes are a little different so don’t try that with them you would need to watch another video lol.

[@neilm6412]

@@someonewhoknows1891 Thank you.

[@Johngarden]

I will choose the best potatoes for seeding for the next crop.

[@RobinSueWho]

I grew tomatoes from the seeds of store bought tomatoes. From 2 beefsteak tomatoes, we ended up with hundreds of smaller tomatoes that I used in salads & made sauces.

[@lorettarambo2245]

This is so amazing, the hay you used keeps the moisture in the soil. The banana and the rice helps the potatoes to grow with the starches they both have. Am I right? Please let me know! Your potatoes look wonderful!!!

[@jcb3393]

It's not just the starches. It's also the potassium in the bananas helps develop more solid roots (i.e., potatoes).

[@Johngarden]

yes, use what you have at home to grow clean potatoes and save money, any questions?

[@Johngarden]

@@jcb3393 That's right!

[@modestybrown1500]

Absolutely perfect method! It's amazing indeed. Thank you for sharing.

[@Johngarden]

Thanks for watching, can you help me share it?

[@annroutley1419]

Potatoes, homegrown are so tasty. I have a "green living" crop of last year's swiss chard which has seeded itself in the raised bed where I have planted my potatoes. Both crops have grown in empathy with one another. A beneficial growing method for potato and chard and two veggies for my tummy to enjoy😊

[@promisechidimma1289]

Potatoes wow is good ❤

[@DIYGardenIdeas]

Good method of growing potatoes

[@Johngarden]

haha

[@INFP3355R]

I love ur channel

[@carolynsteele-pv1ls]

Love your bucket setup! Question: what is the purpose of pruning the green shoots with scissors?

[@RaicaBogdan]

avoid diseases from soil i think

[@Johngarden]

pruning shoots, leaving only 2 to 3 buds, the new potatoes will be big and fast for tubers.

[@nicholas_obert]

The less shoots, the faster they grow. The plant has limited resources. In the initial stage, it's better to let a few main shoots grow tall and strong and then top the container with soil. Also, shoots that are close to the soil are more prone to fungal infection

[@Pinkpumpkingardener]

I have not tried doing potatoes, but this is so satisfying that I have to try! I’ve seen a lot of people that do the potatoes in boxes or some type of contraption made to wear when the potatoes are ready you just open it and boom they all fall out. It’s just so cool and satisfying. 😅❤

[@cesarestella915]

hey there, thank you for this video, very good :) Can you explain the coal? I'm in New Zealand and we refer to coal as the black one used for fire

[@Moosetick2002]

Not sure, but I think it was ashes from a fire. Aka the burnt coals.

[@JohnDoe-fu6zt]

I'm wondering the same thing. Here in America, "coal" means the same as in NZ.

[@archerkn2413]

I'm not quite sure either, but the things looked like they were molded. Maybe this person took some damp ashes and pressed them into a smaller pot. But if this is an important step, why do they not clarify that?

[@oguzoguz4686]

may be ashes from his grand mother lol :)

[@Johngarden]

Allow the soil to drain quickly so that the potatoes do not become waterlogged (potatoes are easy to rot if they become waterlogged).

[@waffle8364]

This concept is fantastic, it's a great blueprint and you can get creative with the esthetics by painting the frame and the buckets .

[@maddhatter3564]

i went back and rewatched the harvest. im new to growing but have seen ppl harvest and i see several things that just aint right. from no tubers clinging to the roots to the skin already skined over which im told by gardeners takes a couple days, to the dirt rinsing off way too easy

[@izzyzon4975]

I distrust it, when the person who post these videos, doesn't give answers.

[@PennyLane66]

I’ve grown potatoes in tubs 2 years in a row now and you do find new potatoes in the soil not attached to roots, how that happens I don’t know but it does.

[@maddhatter3564]

@@PennyLane66 but every time i see a harvest, yes many arent connected but ive never seen in real life a situation where none are attatched

[@tonyedwards7801]

Greetings, love this idea, I will be adding lockable rollers so that the structure can be moved into full sun at will. Would love to know what the dimensions and materials used. ❤

[@IsaacSchultz]

I think the bucket is the only measurement tool you need, I think for height its up to you--but I think a standard counter is like 40 something inches. They used 5 gallon buckets, press a bucket to the edge of a board and start building rectangles around it, your 2nd 90 degree angle will be the hardest to determine (correctly--its just the width of the bucket from the two linear boards), but you can do it. It is all just built around a bucket, and I don't think you need any measurements. They used old wood for this, wood you just find around, people tear down chicken sheds or old porches all the time. I would use deck screws personally to tie it all together, but deck screws are kind of spendy, and probably overkill for this project. Even nails would be fine and I am not a fan of nails. I wouldn't do much to make this pretty, but the rollers are a good idea so your table will need more rigidity (cross supports) near the legs.. especially if you need bigger rollers to roll over grass or anything other than a patio or deck.

[@tonyedwards7801]

@@IsaacSchultz Greeting's, thanks for the tips. 👍🏻

[@ameliemorton9849]

my only question is that when you removed the plants they came up without potatoes attached, leaving earth behind...and then there seemed to be a lot of potatoes in the earth below but not joined to the plant and without evidence that they were joined...thank you could you explain this

[@missbubbles4720]

The plant usually comes from the ‘starter’ potatoes which either break down as the other s grow or becomes hard small and dark so wouldn’t look like the others. When I pulled my plants up this year, I only had one tiny undergrown one attached rest had nothing and I only had half of one starter left at the bottom 😂

[@miguelduarte75]

Because it's fake

[@jefforymerten9613]

@@miguelduarte75 Yeah, because you don't know how to do it, so... must not be real. This is real.

[@MotherandSonVlogs]

We grow a lot of potatoes in a raised bed we did the same pulling the stems leaving the root crops in the bottom.Potatoes has tiny roots it separates from the vines when it is pulled.This planting potato video is real.Kudos to the creator!

[@Elioha-gt8pu]

You can also do that in layers so those who are lower down had a lo ger time to develop and you will get potatoes twice.

[@tainted180]

Now I just need a banana plantation and rice paddy to support my potato crop😂

[@Johngarden]

what?

[@billk9628]

My friend's grand mother used to do this with olf tires, Lay out a tire, fill with soil, plant your starter potatoes. Once the spouts get to a foot tall, add another tire and fill with more soil. By the end of the season she would have 5 or 6 tires stacked and filled with tators! Then just pull a tire off as needed. the rest you just pull out, leave them dirty, and put in a cool place with no light. Growing in a basement with a southern window does work as well. I did that myself in Wisconsin and it was wonderful to have fresh tators all winter.

[@CK-solutions]

I like the elevated design to make it easier on your back. Though it probably could be lower, in case you wanted to lift the buckets out

[@Johngarden]

Can you grow potatoes with this method at home?

[@hans5130]

I worked with chits 12 inches long. Dug a trench 4-6 inches deep. Laid them horizontal. Tips just sticking out. Leaves now coming out. 50 potato, russet plants in 20’x20’ garden, Alaska grows

[@barrysrandomness]

The addition of rice and banana has me perplexed. I'm guessing they're adding as a fertilizer and potatoes do need potassium, which banana peels have in great amounts. However, the amount that would transfer into the soil after 60 days of growth would be minimal.

[@drd1924]

besides the potassium, I wonder if it perhaps makes them naturally sweeter potatoes before harvesting

[@Valchrist1313]

It's just asking for pests. Snails, slugs, flies, rodents...

[@karenCrowder-eh8cv]

K. Thank you for the good tip. Hope my effort is worth it. Traditionally Good Friday is when to start planting potatoes.

[@DisruptiveUnicorn98k]

I had a friend from Germany who told me about this idea and I thought about 15 years ago that it was brilliant, and goat cheese and all that ,

[@Johngarden]

Allow the soil to drain quickly so that the potatoes do not become waterlogged (potatoes are easy to rot if they become waterlogged). bananas and rice as organic fertilizer for potatoes (you can use kitchen waste)

[@slapshotbigmac822]

Grew a bag of potatoes with a bag of potatoes ,only took 6 months

[@YouTubeAreCommunistScum]

Aka you dead by now

[@CHEDDARPEPPERPREPPER]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing your Wisdom with us! God Bless you!

[@cinn9023]

When I work planting potatoes we cut each eye as a chunk then planted them in prepared ground & got a great lot of potatoes.

[@sridharnimmakayala8578]

I missed this video, i have grown useless roses, this might given a better impression 😂

[@bernhardkaroljoachimzachar214]

Vielen besten Dank für die Anregungen . Jeden Tag das Herantragen der Giesskanne und noch gute Erde dazutun : der Aufwand über Monate ist doch enorm , zumal man die Giesskanne jedes Mal an jedem Tag auch hochheben muss und hin und verschleppen muss . Ein Wasserschlauch zu den Pflanzen wäre angenehmer . Der Aufwand mit dem Spezial-Dünger ( gekochter Reis mit Bananen und Gurken ) nach ca. 3 Monaten finde ich eigentlich etwas übertrieben . Wieso reicht denn da nicht ein üblicher Dünger anstatt noch essbare Lebensmittel an die Kartoffelerde zu tun ?

[@Johngarden]

I want to grow clean potatoes, so use kitchen waste and organic manure

[@kellysardella928]

This bracket is amazing !! I lost so many potatoes this spring from roly poly potato bugs & others get in the containers. My neighbor sold his property the new ownets removed 20 trees ,plants etc disruptive to environment, I was inundated with more bugs & critters then ever before

[@Johngarden]

How many potatoes did you harvest?

[@velveetaslingshot]

Im starting a garden at my house to grow food. Im going to try this method. Im also going to buy a large freezer to store cooked veggies.

[@YY-jv4uu]

So my grandma was right. You wait til the plant goes yellow and dies to harvest the potatoes. I thought she was crazy but this video proves her right.

[@asiangardening]

Homegrown potatoes must be delicious

[@Johngarden]

:)

[@MsTwiththeTea1980]

I am interested in growing potatoes 🥔 yours grew so nicely 👍🏾

[@watchaddicts1213]

The circular disks you put in the bottom of the buckets…each covered in drilled holes. What are they? I noticed you sort of broke up the one you put in the first bucket. Thanks Mark

[@myobs]

Yes, I wanted to know that too! It’s not ‘coal’ and infuriating that he’s not answering the question!

[@watchaddicts1213]

@@myobs well, maybe 2 of us inquiring will create momentum in the form of an Answer.

[@elangoj1335]

Bee-hive type charcoal briquette's ash...

[@watchaddicts1213]

@@elangoj1335 thank you, Sir. I expected you’d reply when you found the time. Informative video, for sure, and I appreciate this extra piece of info!

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

You could just use 5 gallon buckets and stack them. 5 on the bottom, 4 the next layer above, 3 the next layer above, 2 the next layer above then one. Then reverse them, rotating one bucket from the top to the bottom, pushing another upwards. Through the growing season, every 3rd day. Less or more. Saves space. Your experimentation is your lab, what works most to gain most.

[@Johngarden]

wow i don't know this method yet? can you tell me how many potatoes you have harvested from the above method

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

@@Johngarden I was just applying your method with a little enhancement. Nothing guarantees anything in this life but death of the human body. Earth is but the step that gains Eternity. You choose your ultimate destination now here on Earth. No one probably told you but i just did now. Testify. Your burden gained.

[@arthuurwong49]

Good to grow your own potatoes - commercially, the ground is sprayed with pesticides before planting, the the plant itself is sprayed again, then sprayed when harvested, then irradiated or sprayed again to prevent molds, sprouting shoots - then we eat all those pesticide-ridden potatoes! Best to grow your own without all the pesticides & growth inhibitors😊

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

@@arthuurwong49 Related to "Good to grow your own potatoes...". i am hoping to start an organic farm with varying livestock. i want to utilize heated greenhouses and grow through the winter seasons. i want to get off the grid. This modern era is enslaved to technology. There is no guarantee that technology might fail in the future. Like a soldier falling on his sword, not seeing that outcome. Research EMP.

[@goodcitizen3780]

​@@arthuurwong49 We've been growing commercially since the 1920s. We use a little sulphur here and there and that's it. :-) Old timer style like my great grandpa taught us.

[@saundrayork767]

I'm interested in your rice and banana crop feed. Is the amount you showed for each bucket? And thanks for the great ideas; can't wait to send a link to my sister!

[@Johngarden]

Bananas with rice make a mixture of organic fertilizers, making potatoes bigger

[@caco81caco]

Wooow 4 potatoes planted, 5 harvested. Goood job!

[@Johngarden]

kakaka

[@constancew.591]

My thoughts exactly.

[@garysmith1522]

Diggin' the folk version of "Come on Feel the Noise" 😝😝🤘🤘

[@dlsb1234]

Mais um excelente trabalho realizado. Parabéns pelo empenho e dedicação. Sucesso no canal...

[@Johngarden]

Obrigado por seu encorajamento. Você pode cultivar batatas em casa?

[@Johngarden]

obrigado, você pode me ajudar a compartilhar este vídeo com seus amigos?

[@dlsb1234]

@@Johngarden sim. Farei isso.

[@dlsb1234]

@@Johngarden vou tentar.

[@mariae6942]

Wow! Pretty nice harvest! I think I will give it a go myself. 😊

[@realspitkenny5561]

Awesome video. One question: What was the item you put at bottom of barrel & what topsoil? Thanks

[@MECX3490]

Great question…it would be nice to have a list of products used…Great video!

[@ivanwigmore]

Water > plastic & time Not a good combination as very susceptible to mold growth Same idea but skip water & plastic & keep in cool , dark & dry place Think will have a better end result :)

[@dmitriykarimov305]

Спасибо за видео! Вы молодец! Сделайте пожалуйста под видео текст, ваши субтитры, чтобы можно было копировать и переводить. Спасибо!

[@jalderman8524]

Very innovative and smart way to grow your spuds. Are you concerned about growing edibles in old paint containers? Maybe food grade or fabric containers would be safer? Enjoyed your video, regardless!

[@user-om9mg3wx2o]

Where do you find food grade or fabric containers: Sondra

[@joselopez-he1mc]

@@user-om9mg3wx2o walmarts regular 5gal say they are food grade. Or get pickle pales from fast food establishments.

[@susankeith326]

@@user-om9mg3wx2o Many bakeries in grocery stores have an unending supply of food grade buckets. They're often free for the asking. Restaurants should also have them in excess.

[@Aiii_me6682]

That rich soil plus the banana ice cream 😋😋 those potatoes are thankful for your love

[@revonnecombs2131]

Thank you for for showing me how to do the way you do with the potatoes.now I can grow them.

[@charliewhon6548]

Why did you trim off the little shoots coming up with the scissors? Here in Alaska, we have lots of large potato fields and no one is doing that, so I never have done that to my potato patch in my personal garden. Does it help concentrate the energy m?

[@Johngarden]

let the potato plant no longer grow the plant, but turn to the potato tuber

[@18deadmonkeys]

I've done so many 5 gallon bucket grows that I actually just smelled that melting plastic as you set your drain holes lol

[@Johngarden]

You can use a drill to punch holes in the water

[@sarahpulford2731]

You planted the sprouting potatoes very near the top of the container. Isn’t it better to plant lower down so that you can earth up as the plants grow?

[@blankdetail1946]

Most well-behaved heap of potatoes I have ever seen. 😂

[@jebl8888]

I have a plastic standing container and never thought about growing potatoes. Thanks! What's the total time to harvest, because I lost track, 10 Months? Seems long. (I assume it's also based on the potato variety). Also, there were peanut shells when you harvested. At what point did you add them?

[@Johngarden]

Potatoes are harvested 3-4 months after planting, please review the video for details

[@maddhatter3564]

@@Johngarden so in mild areas you can get 3 harvests a year?

[@WayneNaude670]

@@maddhatter3564yes at least 3, sometimes 4

[@Nnnazcanadiandiaries3534]

Great sharing sir. What soil are you using? Is there any manure or any fertilizer? Apart from the one you added? (Phosphate fertilizer)

[@SamThiThem03]

It's great when I see your video. It's very good and meaningful. Wishing you and your family good health and peace.❤

[@larryschmidt977]

also you can cut the eyes out of the potatoes and eat the rest, plant the eye only will do just as good that's how we always did for 50 yrs, would buy what's called seed potatoes from farm and ranch supply same place you get onion sets. plant the eyes eat the rest you want about 1/4" of meat with the eye

[@thesentimentalsoul3683]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing. I dont understand the coal part. Is it essential?

[@austinhowland7221]

Hi Thesentimentalsoul where are you from?

[@thesentimentalsoul3683]

@@austinhowland7221 Massachusetts

[@peggyvorse1461]

I am at 74 year old woman and lived in the city most of my life. I need someone to build things for me.

[@Johngarden]

you can do it yourself, or ask someone else

[@ef7480]

You've had 70 plus years peggy to build this. 'Living in the city' is no excuse. Most people live in cities...

[@user-tz8md6iy3m]

This was fun to watch - I can't wait to start growing my own potatoes - thank you for sharing :)

[@mrsgulshaid7099]

I don't know why i don't believe for me it fake because I've tried many times it not work sorry to say how can potatoes lay with out roots it must be join to each other

[@ralphhernandez3521]

Nicely done, saves space and one’s back from bending over the garden.

[@philakers320]

Tip for ya never wash your potatoes until your ready to eat them

[@hassiroonbyer1250]

Yes I agree about the no wash policy until ready for use. This also goes for sweet potatoes

[@valerievaneden4607]

What happens if yiu wash them

[@ConfusedSunflower-kn2go]

I have seen this basket method on utube before, and now having watched this video - thats it! Going to grow me some basketball potatoes

[@timhensley3695]

We had black rich dirt where I used to live, it was like Heaven on Earth 😢 we planted potatoes and each one was as big as your head 🤯 I wish I could go back there so bad 😢❤

[@Johngarden]

How many pounds of potatoes have you harvested?

[@timhensley3695]

@@Johngarden It was back around 07/08. I'm not sure I just remember they were the biggest potato I have ever seen in real life. I literally was just talking about how badly I wanted go back and live there 😭 no more than 4/5 minutes ago. Neat huh ❤

[@ronhope3970]

Strange....only potatoes I've ever seen that seem to produce tubers with no stolons attached? must be a new species.

[@RitzaM_1965]

THIS SET UP IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!! Thank you for sharing and God bless!!

[@sungiverhanaa2516]

Excuse me, sir, what material did you use after placing the soil, and does this material have a great role in producing such a good crop? Greetings to you.

[@kamoonrathewolfgod9189]

How wonderful was that? I love potatoes 10 ways to Sunday. This was a great informative video.

[@Johngarden]

Can you grow potatoes this way at home?

[@kamoonrathewolfgod9189]

@@Johngarden I probably could. I just planted a lot of sprouted potatoes in a pot that got too old to eat. Will have to wait and see what happens.

[@blessingchingwaru5608]

Wahoo that's nice thank you for the knowledge shared 🎉

[@Johngarden]

Can you grow potatoes with this method at home?

[@ancientclown]

You can also graft a tomato plant to the top of a potato plant...growing tomatoes above and potatoes below.

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

This just proves food grade buckets aren't a necessity,great job guys.....

[@Johngarden]

Thankss

[@drmartinbartos]

Um, not sure if there’s irony there in the first comment (which may be lost on readers).. taking it literally, food-grade buckets may not be a “necessity” for the potato to grow, but you might want to think carefully about whether you want to eat them if you’re using a bucket which has previously contained some toxic (potentially carcinogenic) compounds.. and if you can’t decide what’s toxic or not then you might want at least to restrict yourself to buckets which were already used for foodstuffs..

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

@drmartinbartos There's a lot of truth to your comment,I personally only use food grade buckets but I'm guessing in other countries where supplies might be scarce they'll probably use any bucket they can find and wash it out the best they can...

[@Foxlessmeadow]

Don’t use buckets that had chemicals in them…ie: paint, like in this video. Food grade buckets or grow bags are safer.

[@Johngarden]

Do you want to grow potatoes at home?

[@jeffyoung3515]

Put the potatoes on top most people put them a lot lower

[@Johngarden]

set low, potatoes are easy to rot

[@mzizirashid709]

From Tanzania ... Kazi Nzuriiiii 🥰

[@lindadelcamp6686]

Where did you get the coal from? Can you use coal from a fireplace? Can you use regular garden soil from the ground?

[@cosmiconflict]

Potatoes grow more in quantity if you continue heping soil as they grow. I think you were supposed to plant them with half full soil then as they grow add more soil

[@Johngarden]

thank you for comment . Want to know how to kill insects for potatoes?

[@cherronjohnson8311]

Yes please!... I wanna know.. it's definitely the insects for me.. yikes😮

[@Johngarden]

@@cherronjohnson8311 Use lime powder mixed with soil before planting potatoes

[@MinnesotaFarmboy]

Title says grow them year-round, you must not have snow in the winter or you are growing them inside.

[@sarahamernik4819]

Hola, les va a rendir el triple si lo hacen en capas, poner 15 centimetros de tierra en el balde, cuando nace la planta y es de diez centimetros, agregar otra capa de tierra, y asi sucesivamente hasta el tope del balde, luego dejar crecer y florecer. Desde Argentina saludos!

[@Johngarden]

Thank you for your experience, how many kg of potatoes did you harvest?

[@GrampiesCorner]

All year round if you live in a warm climate. Those potatoes could have been cut in two or three( where ever there were "eyes" growing) and had even more potato plants

[@Johngarden]

That's right

[@hockeyfrog2524]

Your losing a lot of potatoes by not starting them way lower in the bucket. I'm surprised you even got 6-8 per bucket from 3 plants. Change the setup and you should get that from each potato. Very nice setup though.

[@adelinamunroe9392]

He got way more that six 😂

[@lucianminea]

A huge waste of time and effort. You planted 3 potatoes in one bucket and harvested 6. The rest, only you know where they came from. This is not the way to grow potatoes. First of all, you've occupied the same space as if they where in the actual ground, but consumed matterials and effort to build something completely unnecessary. Second, when you pull the potato plant, the potatoes are actually attached, you know, as they are grown by the plant .... just saying. I don't understand why people spend time making fakes, nobody gaines anything from it. Ohh, yes, the banana with rice, laughted my brains out. One is a protein, meaning a final product, and the other is just carbohidrates. None of those add anything to any plant in that form. I know, I have a greenhouse full of plants.

[@torimac79]

if you watch the whole video you will see there are way more than 6 potatoes harvested from each bucket.

[@teharoniawakon9648]

I'm singing the folk song like " come on feel the noise, girls rock your boys we'll get wild wild wild wild wild wild

[@trumplostlol3007]

If you want to store you potatoes in your garage for a longer period, perhaps you shouldn't wash them. Add a lot of wood shaving or peat moss to them and they can be stored for a long long time.

[@Johngarden]

I will try

[@sweetstufff]

Very relaxing, calming, and informative. I love your video style and teaching style! Thank you! Where did the peanuts in the soil come from?

[@jjk1894]

The peanuts are from the squirrels. They plant them there as it's their stash. .

[@stevekeevan3146]

Couple of questions please. Why do you trim the stalks? I have not seen this before. Are the plants on a patio with no direct sun? How does the rice help? I understand the banana. Thank you in advance. Im still learning. 😊

[@jkj1459]

THOUGH IT LOOKS GREAT CANT BELIVE WHY THOSE POTATES ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THE ROOTS