🥔 Want more potatoes? Use this 1 tip and it will make all the difference!

[@tammymcceig6518]

Like tomatoes...potatoes come in the forms of determinate and indeterminate. The hilling only works on the indeterminate kind..

[@anpo6716]

Exactly

[@moonorchid9242]

100% this! And exactly what I was coming here to mention.

[@bettypearson5570]

Thank you for giving that info. It would be nice to see someone do a vid identifying which potatoes are determinate or not. It is so common for people to try hilling it up only to be disappointed when they don't have a spectacular crop or lots of damaged because the potatoes were left in too long as they continued hilling after they should have been harvested.

[@tammymcceig6518]

@@bettypearson5570 Determinate potatoes.. Yukon Gold Kennebec Red Pontic Fingerling Norland Superior Purple Majestic Now don't know if any of these will grow in your zone. Might get with your county extension office to see what grows where you are.

[@bettypearson5570]

@tammymcceig6518 so what are some indeterminate?

[@Darkfyre755]

By the way, this only works with indeterminate potato varieties

[@eduardochavacano]

Please dont tell us even potatoes now have genders. I'll get my potatoes at Mcdonalds and stick to planting carrots.

[@Darkfyre755]

@@eduardochavacano actually many plants have genders although this isn't what that is. Nature has had genetic diversity for eons and we only eat a tiny portion of it because of grocery uniformity. Get over it

[@Endtimescoming]

@@eduardochavacano Nah its not about genders. Its about the way the potatoes grow an indeterminate potato will keep growing like a vine taller and taller until it starts to die back, whereas a determinate potato grows to certain height and stops and has a more bushy form. The misnomer of all of this is that it makes no difference how deep you bury your potato if its determinate or indeterminate the potatoes only grow on one level. What burying deeper and or hilling does for you is to keep the potatoes from breaking the surface and turning green. Which makes the potatoes bad.

[@adzoutnabout888]

I tried using seed potato’s, heaped the plants, but got a dismal yield. Then i used supermarket potato’s that had sprouted. Cut them up into seperate sprouts, and got 12 plants from 3 potato’s. My yield was crazy good

[@Darkfyre755]

It was probably because of the variety. This mounding method only works with indeterminate potatoes. You probably got a determinant seed potato variety

[@Ed19601]

yep. my results with seed potatoes were disappointing. had more success with supermarket potatoes. I even planted just the peels....as long as they had an eye on it

[@longwinters4304]

Hilling potatoes only makes a difference with long season varieties like Russets etc. Red potatoes, Yukon‘s, etc. you do not have to Hill It does not make a difference.

[@Endtimescoming]

Yes this fellow is making a mistake on why we hill. It will not change the yield. However it does keep the potatoes from coming out of the soil and turning green.

[@balanced4harvest552]

​@@Endtimescoming They turn green when exposed to the Sun! That part must be Cut Off and discarded.

[@howardchambers9679]

You don't have to hill em up. I cover mine with grass clippings and I get great crops with no green potatoes. Third year growing Deseree. Lovely big red skinned spuds. Also, I don't rotate, I feed the soil. Rotating on a small piece of ground is a waste of time.

[@MindandSoil]

Oh interesting ! I’ve never tried the grass clippings, will have to try it out. Thanks for sharing :)

[@MajICReiki]

I am going to try this. How much of a layer of grass clippings do you leave? Fresh or dried grass?

[@howardchambers9679]

@@MajICReiki I use freshly cut grass, you'll need to keep the base covered. I usually end up with about four inches but remember, it dries out. So keep adding

[@MohamedAhmed-he2du]

There are alot of types of potatos and they have a lot of diffrace between then in harvesting and how they develop the crop❤

[@hai6089]

Ok so I grew some potato’s in ground and when lawn mowing my husband cut the stalks down lol I thought they were a goner but now they’re growing back.. do you think that will increase or decrease what’s down there?

[@ericklagos1431]

It may actually increase because sometimes when a plant goes into shock, it shoots out "fruit" development so that it can repopulate.

[@YoungunaI3]

@hai6089 Can you give an update on how it turned out?

[@SLCGlobalGlass]

This dude has been teaching me all sorts of new things 😮

[@MindandSoil]

Appreciate this!! We gots you 🙌🏻

[@Thegreatmidwest1]

Useless info. I knew my uncle was full of it, he hilled his and I didn't. We had the same harvests, but he continued to hill his. Dude was a teacher too

[@jacquesvanrooyen8738]

Im also just starting my garden. Its spring time baby. And yes i know of people doing it like this and im going to do it as well. Good planting. Thanks

[@PlantRelated]

Thank you for explaining why ❤ great teaching

[@crossing3790]

is a bunch of hay or straw considered below the surface? ruth stout method does not require the potatoe to be below the surface of ground. I guess both work.

[@balanced4harvest552]

Be wary of Straw from a Grain Crop where GLYPHOSATE was used!

[@crossing3790]

@@balanced4harvest552 thx. its directly from my neighbor. no chems

[@juleyl.5266]

​@@balanced4harvest552question. What does that do? Or an area that had at some time been sprayed with it?

[@mariahminton854]

So awesome. And so thankful someone like you is involved in this

[@cowboyblacksmith]

Please stop! Nearly all potatoes are determinate and only grow on one level. You try hard to educate people and it's appreciated so please let folks know this only works on determinate varieties. This old stereotype thwarts success.

[@woodandwandco]

You also don't want to bury the full stem and leaves or your stem will rot. You want at least a few leaves poking out of the ground when you hill it, so I suggest doing it in sections when appropriate.

[@Nae_Ayy]

Why does this guy never respond to comments that have good info?? Why is he intentionally spreading misinformation? I get better info from the comments than his videos.

[@dccreations1361]

I was just about to ask that, thank you!

[@desireelamarche7149]

​@@woodandwandcoexactly

[@Ed19601]

true, but there is a good amount of indeterminate potatoes available, take for instance the 'Idaho' russet burbank. That is an indeterminate. So are the Nicola, the Fingerling and the good old 'bintje'

[@majorbrighton]

A tip for better crop, is to have a wad or layer of some newspaper under each one. You can plant them deeper too if earlier in the year. better yet, plant in a large container. Remember to let the leaves are light yellow and dying when ready to harvest.

[@MindandSoil]

Interesting suggestion ! Thanks for sharing :)

[@jujubee7351]

What does the news paper do for it?

[@majorbrighton]

It soaks water quickly and thus keeps the roots damp and after a short time starts to rot/break down and runner beans just like the energy gained from it. Yet maybe it hangs more on what Newspaper you read! @@jujubee7351

[@nikideefluck]

Thank you for this! First time growing potatoes and this is very helpful

[@MindandSoil]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@FatcatandFriends]

Thank you for actually explaining!!

[@stoneroses13]

If you buried the foliage, it will die.

[@clemfandango2930]

This isn’t true. Only indeterminate varieties of potatoes grow this way and the vast vast vast vast majority of potato variety’s especially those available to the general public are determinate and will only produce potatoes on or slightly above the level that the seed potato has been buried. It’s very rare for someone to have access to an indeterminate variety seed potato which makes hilling in your backyard garden useless and unnecessary.

[@57abs]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. That’s depressing

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

It didn't sound right that the public wouldn't have access to indeterminate potatos. So I did a quick Google search and found gardening blogs with lists of indeterminate breeds and links of where to buy them. They're pretty much all out of stock right now but they're out there.

[@gmxhorst]

maybe they don't grow more potatoes, maybe they get more roots and are more resistant to bad weather. I don't want more potatoes, I want bigger ones 😉

[@dkielp11]

@@GoodPersonTestWebsite can you send the links to the blogs? (if you have them still)

[@valeriexoxo]

I was thinking that he should’ve mentioned the difference. It appears to be working for him however because he’s showing pictures of the root system instead of just describing it as some channels do. I believe he must have an indeterminate variety here.

[@ekulda]

Thank you

[@jessicaclement]

This video came at the perfect time! Thank you!

[@AlReaume]

Won't it die if you completely bury the leaves. I think so.

[@jessarsenstudios]

I did this but in containers this year. As it grew past the added soil I continued to add more until full. They just bloomed flowers this week, we will see soon how it worked 😀 (Growing Yukon's)

[@MASHkicksass]

Hope the harvest is good!

[@dkielp11]

update here after harvest please

[@ericklagos1431]

Why did you allow the flowers to bloom? Youre better off cutting the flowers off the the plant is FORCED to focus its energy on tuber growth

[@mitchelpohl8635]

@@ericklagos1431 I’ve never heard of cutting off the flowers to get better crop. And always have had great potato harvests. Plus if it goes to true seed the tomato looking berry they sometimes make you get true seed. In my opinion if your that worried about the potential of production loss your not planting enough. Zone 3 gardener here

[@DexterKing-gz6gs]

Cut the flowers off

[@IberianCraftsman]

Just add a tire once it surfaces and add more dirt, once it grows again another tire, over 5 tires, once you wanna harvest just topple the tower.

[@Boots_in_Texas]

How do you know when to harvest the potatoes?

[@michaelmorris4546]

Wait until the foliage wilts and dig them up 2 weeks later.

[@Boots_in_Texas]

@@michaelmorris4546 thank you, I appreciate the help.

[@nithishkumar2562]

You should loosen the soil surrounding the mother potato before hilling the first time...

[@GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

Thanks, fellow commenters. I was going to do that next year, but now I know better. Definitely trying this if I get my hands on an indeterminate type tho :D

[@johanbergsten]

I live in the city and have never grown a potato in my life; however this was extremeöy facinating to learn. I never knew. Very cool and basic fact about our beloved potato. :) good job good video

[@MindandSoil]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@jenwick8708]

Best potato growing video EVER!

[@MASHkicksass]

Thank you!! Can’t wait to try this!!!!

[@rdgcleveland1]

Thanks for the tip

[@JuneHarriseco]

I've seen videos where they are planted at an angle

[@elladoz1966]

Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@MindandSoil]

Thanks for watching!

[@DiligentProsperous]

Thank you so much..

[@JJekyll]

Soo why not use a 55gal drum and put 12" soil in and repear this videos process and then just dump the drum upside down when resdy to harvest?

[@AaronDashing]

Have you ever tried lifting 55 gals of soil and potatoes? You'd have to dump and roll it to get the harvest. But suppose if your ambition is high enough you can do anything.

[@JJekyll]

@@AaronDashing my though was cut it in half and put latches yhat hold it together, when ready to harvest, tip, unlatch, bam. In THEORY it seems easy but im sure its WAYYYY heavier then i think lol

[@wildheart5086]

How we do it with a half barrel. Russets. Others may be determinate... Not possible to grow beyond planted, seeded potato.

[@mimiashford5544]

When to plant the seed potatoes? Fall?

[@balanced4harvest552]

I've laid eye's 30" inches long in a Trench and gotten good yields. Tomato vines can be layed on the ground and covered intermittently with soil for new growth n yield.

[@pinkcashmere1908]

Very clever

[@adorable6385]

Thank you sir

[@MindandSoil]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@JamelHassell]

How long does it take them to harvest

[@lauraevette1111]

Thankyou

[@MindandSoil]

You’re welcome 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@dojoparsnip9905]

that is some damn good looking soil.

[@psychoskwurl]

My brother did this trick and we got zero potatoes. I dont know what happened. He burried them, he hilled it up. The plants grew exactly as described and when he dug them up, there were no spuds.

[@johnjanedoe1676]

Why only share HALF the truth? You can only do this with INDETERMINATE potatoes. Not DETERMINATE ones.

[@johndyer9232]

This is contingent on the potatoes being an indeterminate variety. If they are in theory you could keep hilling them all summer. Except where it gets too hot.

[@orishaeshu1084]

I literally just plant them and they grow so much that my pot almost breaks.

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

OK, what do I do? If I got those little bugs I just got some bug spray yesterday neem oil supposed to be really good quality stuff specifically for potatoes do I spray that and then wait to bury the plants with soil should I let that dry out the bugs or should I spray all around the roots and then just covered it all up with soil

[@Spence-po6xp]

What type of soil should I use?

[@psychoskwurl]

So, theres a guy who planted his potatoes by just covering them with soil instead of digging. Hes got a video up about it. He said he got about the same yield but he had work work far less to harvest the ones he didn't burry.

[@joshpiotrowski3487]

Pluck the flowers too

[@edengardeningtowers4923]

Let's grow!

[@ChaosOrZen]

So explain surface sown potaotes under straw

[@cpater5397]

Potatoes and summer that’s so weird. It’s like a winter harvest for me.

[@markpalmer7832]

Troybilt tiller for hilling.

[@QueenIkiriko]

I want know how to persave them when they grow without disease. So that disease will not kill them .

[@paulclissold1525]

you hill tomatoes and corn too. thankyou americas.

[@MindandSoil]

Thank you for watching :)

[@Anthima_Rev]

So, you need to burry the potato as much as possible?

[@adamfreeman5609]

How many pounds on average off of one spud

[@JennyB957]

My dad must have known this . Because he got tons and tons of potatoes. What the critters didn't get .

[@MindandSoil]

woot! Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@codygamboa9428]

So like pumpkin

[@tiarianamanna973]

You hill the spuds to prevent them greening! Nothing to do w getting more tubers, trust me. Im from the land of potatoes, lol, finland, look, we eat potatoes every bloody day 😂

[@jacobrichardson611]

How did the new lawn work? I might raise bees this coming spring and the grass sounds cool

[@dutchnutchronicles6596]

Liam Hemsworth has a farm channel now?

[@MindandSoil]

haha! Thanks for watching :)

[@sonyabanda6543]

Hi Liam Hemsworth😉

[@WiththegraceofgodHJ]

This doesnt work.

[@ChaklitTea]

If potatoes once grew inside a woman cooch then i have a good chance to grow one in soil

[@YeahYofurtYeah]

Potatoes prefer to be 8 inches deep…

[@chk3700]

This guy must be from west coast....zombie veggies

[@MindandSoil]

Sure am! BC Canada :) Thanks for watching

[@chk3700]

@@MindandSoil do you know Greg ?

[@sweatermanlonglegs]

I don’t eat that many potatoes tho 😢

[@MindandSoil]

You can share them with friends! The best part :)

[@hq3473]

Окучиваем!

[@StarDustMoonRocket]

That's illegal.

[@davidhart8575]

That's not true

[@sayrewalts4247]

💐 Promo_SM

[@rustamamm369]

Wow😊😊😊

[@MindandSoil]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@riletagipson8822]

THANKS 😊

[@SPQR-Z]

Versions of this tip absolutely works. More stem = more taters Precious

[@shaftomite007]

I tried this "hilling" method and it literally KILLED all my potato plants