We have an issue with our potato seed

🥔 Welcome to the life of a Canadian potato farmer! While farming potatoes is incredibly rewarding, it comes with its fair share of challenges. The quality of potato seed is crucial-it sets the foundation for your entire crop. A bad seed can mean a bad crop and, ultimately, a bad year. Ideally, we'd all use drop seed for perfect sizing, but that's not an option where I live in Canada.
🌱 Join me as I navigate the ups and downs of potato farming. From selecting the right seeds to battling the unpredictable weather, I share all the nitty-gritty details of farm life. Don't forget to check out my Instagram for more behind-the-scenes footage and daily updates from the field!
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[@MrCake-ic6hn]

Damn, Gigachad started his farming career

[@PotatoTyy]

Gigachad just wanted to feed people

[@hugoballs2133]

@@PotatoTyy how? With a quick application of synthetic fertilizers, a bit of plowing, and a spritz of glyphosate, you've successfully transformed your once vibrant soil field into a barren patch of dirt! Congratulations on becoming ensnared in the grip of large agricultural NGOs. But wait, before you celebrate, consider the long-term consequences of this approach. By relying on these conventional farming methods, you're inadvertently depleting the natural fertility of your soil, disrupting its delicate ecosystem, and contributing to the cycle of dependency on costly inputs. Instead of embracing regenerative practices that nourish the soil, enhance biodiversity, and promote sustainability, you've succumbed to the allure of short-term gains at the expense of long-term viability. It's time to break free from this destructive cycle and explore alternative approaches that prioritize the health of the land and the well-being of future generations.

[@_vee001]

@@hugoballs2133bruh, take a chill pill. I don’t eat GMO foods but it sounds like you need to calm down

[@cduran7385]

@@_vee001 lame

[@hugoballs2133]

@@_vee001 if you think my main goal was avoiding GMO foods, you're very wrong. That's far from the worst we have to deal with.

[@kryptoniridium]

Gigachad : "This is potato seed"

[@olstar18]

I think it was written by ai. I have never heard them referred to as potato seed. They are seed potatoes.

[@clarkitothebaddito]

I'm loving this potatoe chad content

[@BigNUTz123]

😂

[@Flyingclam]

Name checks out

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

name doesn't check out

[@Blefiz]

Oh, so that's from where the saying comes 'The beauty is in the eye of the potato'

[@arcturuslight_]

potato is in the eye of the potato

[@PotatoTyy]

Me just realizing that now

[@catherinekilgour2563]

Never heard of that version before. I searched "Beauty is in the eye of the..." and got given beholder and a bonus saying ending in beer holder which I thought was mildly amusing.

[@arcturuslight_]

@@catherinekilgour2563 have you got many bee holders? also, what about the picture of beauty from disney cartoon residing in the eye of d&d beholder

[@silverbunny6344]

"And now I'm safe in the eye of the potato" - Potato of Souls, Megadeth

[@camilo9192]

"The potato Chad isn't real, he can't hurt you"

[@booom2314]

Your smiling like a Disney Prince 😂👍🏻

[@MrDaraghkinch]

More like the bad guy who seems like the good prince at first.

[@stevechan9898]

I'm so confused, as a Scottish seed potato grower, can you in America not buy your potatoes at seed size? Sure it costs a bit more than ware size, but our seed isn't even allowed damage on it when we sell it to avoid infecting the potato, to see people cutting potatoes before they plant them is diabolical.

[@PotatoTyy]

We buy in bulk and they aren't sized. If we want drop seed its more expensive.

[@mrindependent6382]

Yep you're right, I remember Grading Potatoes and taking the Ware out for Market and the smaller size for Seed, + putting the in Chitting Trays, Showing my age,

[@gdragonlord749]

Welcome to America. Behind the times since immediately after 1775.

[@xaviercruz4763]

@@gdragonlord749thanks for the meantioning of that. What are some things you find behind in the current times that are from the USA as well? Be free to speak as much as in detail you want

[@xaviercruz4763]

@@PotatoTyyis drop seed a smaller sized or literal seed? What’s your favorite tasting potatoe variety?

[@Dehziah]

I love your videos. Potatoes have a calming effect on me, I think it's because I'm Irish.

[@user-ul1xq2db4f]

Did you know they originally came from the new world 🦙

[@boratsagdiyev5679]

I think it's because it reminds you of the ole Irish dilemma, you're thinking about either eating those or fermenting them and that calms you down

[@Greenscreen76]

I don't think any Irish person could honestly say that without wanting to die. My guess is you're an American. If you actually live in Ireland then re-evaluate your life choices

[@AD-lh3jk]

@@user-ul1xq2db4fcame from llamas?

[@RedAndYellacuddlyFella]

Actually, Irish? or Yank, who claims you're one of us?

[@tizi2729]

It’s interesting to see Americans use German Grimme planters! I wouldn’t have thought they even sell much outside of Europe…

[@hamoostaffat]

Got a dealer down the road from me over here in Britain ✌️ Really popular over here for root crops, always know when the spuds are coming coz of all the red machines buzzing around 😂

[@78ABates]

It's Canada. British Columbia. ❤

[@MrCrabs231]

I don't know much about that brand, but it probably makes more sense since it's something a bit more specialized and regionalized compared to other crops more common here in the US.

[@PotatoTyy]

We use a lot of European equipment

[@90skid97]

Germans are kinda known for their industrial products. Even the infamous Mengele family had one of the biggest farming equipment buisnesses in Europe.

[@AB-kk9sx]

Growing my own potatoes in bags here in the city.

[@WHYRCatsSolntoButtholes]

Do you have some tips/videos?

[@user-ul1xq2db4f]

What kinda bags I want to too I only have a balcony right now 😢

[@spoopyd.8910]

​@@user-ul1xq2db4f A cheap plastic sack will do. So will the empty cavity of your enemy's ribcage. So will a discarded kitchen sink. Any medium that holds soil will work for potatoes. They don't have to be fancy. You can look up vids on KZbin. There's plenty. You should also layer the potatoes instead of just shoving them into dirt. Start with just the right amount of dirt, put in your cut taters, eyes side up, and when greens start to peek out, cover them with a layer of soil.

[@drengr2759]

​@@WHYRCatsSolntoButtholespotatoes are the easiest to start with if you're new to gardening. They can survive almost anything. You can buy a potato at the store, let it sit out until the eyes start growing little sprouts, and plant it.

[@zethcrownett2946]

I initially totally thought your comment was in jest. Because I see these potatoes soled in stores in the plastic bags, and if you just let them sit, especially anywhere near light, they just start growing themselves, like the dandelion of food plants.

[@ezraastoreth6625]

Gigachad potato farmer side quest

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

Except thats not potato seed, they are seed potatoes. Most potatoes dont produce seeds anymore but a few varieties do. Its much harder to mind actual potato seeds because you never really know what kind of potatoes are going to grow so most people dont use them

[@Just1Nora]

We produce so many "seedless" fruit and vegetable varieties that if our technologies were nuked or destroyed with a cme, we would be in deep doodoo with food production, medicine production, and darn near everything. The sad thing is that we do it because humans find a few seeds "inconvenient" or "unappealing". Bruh...we're producing food that can't produce more food due to "convenience" and it's insane.

[@xaviercruz4763]

@@Just1Norawhich are your favorite seeded versions or varieties by taste?

[@chrisschiralli5873]

Nice! My unit inspects and certifies seed potatoes. Thanks for sharing

[@johnjanedoe1676]

Soooo....if you prefer to not have to cut them...why don't you just leave them whole?! I plant mine whole.

[@keegentilley578]

Then you have less seeds

[@travelcampingblacksmithing786]

I imagine its because they have a certain weight of seed thats supposed to cover a certain acreage and you cant cover as many acres with oversized potatoes. Or the bigger pieces may just not fit through the planter well

[@johnjanedoe1676]

@@keegentilley578 but may get better yield overall with a whole potato. Worth doing a personal experiment on it.

[@johnjanedoe1676]

@@travelcampingblacksmithing786 Those are some good thoughts. I wonder what is truly the reason(s)...

[@bellies8564]

Not me watching this whole video (twice) like I’ll actually use this information for my imaginary 40 acre homestead. A girl can dream!

[@jakobbraun5180]

Well, at least it is useful knowledge and who knows what the future will bring ;)

[@OnlineJeeper]

Gardening and farming is always fun to learn about 😄 maybe not 40 acres at the moment, but maybe you can start with one plant in a grow bag like some delicious patio/bush tomatoes. Sungolds or currant tomatoes could be fun. There are even dwarf/micro style of tomatoes that you can grow completely indoors. Also, for some fun learning, look into the milpa farming method used by the Mayans long ago, and you can think about using those methods on your beautiful 40 acre homestead 😄 Cheers!

[@xaviercruz4763]

@@OnlineJeeper what are your favorite micro tomatoes and are there any perennial ones?

[@OnlineJeeper]

@@xaviercruz4763 The micros that I've had a fun time growing are the "yellow pygmy micro dwarf tomato", and the "moment micro dwarf tomato". I don't actually know if there are perennial micros, but they're so easy to grow while taking up so little space, that it isn't an issue if you only get them as an annual. I've got my usual harvesting tomatoes outside in their beds, so these micros have just been more of a fun gardening project after a friend gifted me a few seed packs.

[@averitiamiku]

Gigachad farmer🗿

[@zevroboy131]

In fs22 potatoes are a really good crop to grow as the yield is 2-3 maybe even 4 times the amount planted

[@patriciatardugno9983]

You don't need much of the potato to plant. Only the eyes & a small slice of potato & skin that the eye is attached to & growing out of. Cut the section, dry it out 1 or 2 days, & then plant it. They grow amazingly fast & spread out. They will be ground vines with white flowers on the vines. The potatoes will be growing underground.

[@rubenlagrange1362]

Whoaa gigachad

[@finallyfriday.]

For every pound of potatoes I plant I get about 4 oz. yield. That's up from previous years. I'm psyched!!

[@PotatoTyy]

Love it!

[@tuvoca825]

I knew someome who could only say... but-tay-toes.

[@patriciapiper6294]

Great explanation. Didn't know potatoes could be charming ❤

[@trenthobson2756]

I never thought I would live to see spudtube and yet here I am.

[@Emilia-kt7ju]

I've never questioned how potatoes are made till now lol

[@rolandreynoso1392]

I thought the right term was seed potatoes 😂 eh, you learn everyday

[@beterybunny234]

Dang seeing all the different machines and tools used for this process was amazing to see!!

[@mrdeinonychus58]

This brought back memories of the potato wars

[@amandam.romerovalero2316]

I dont think i have ever heard "potato seed" so many times in my life

[@Doi-]

Damn, I didn't realise we changed the definition of seed.

[@disziplino4983]

That first shot had me

[@tanhanunna6815]

Thanks for not biting into the seed potato.

[@PotatoTyy]

Have you ever tried growing your own potatoes?

[@kaiserxion]

No but i built a desktop PC 10 years ago and now everybody calls it a potato. I'm sad.

[@neoplots]

Yeah, my family is almost self supplied with potatoes. We have even tried growing a few from actual potato seeds

[@angrybacteriahorde5542]

When I was a kid, I planted potatoes in one of my mother's gardens. Ended up taking over the whole 5x25ft patch with potato plants which looked very healthy. When we harvested there were only five though: thee tiny, one mutant looking, and the last half eaten by some critter. No idea why the plants grew so well but never made any decent potatoes.

[@wallybistrich3474]

Yes, this year 5 varieties, about 160 in total. We plant seed potatoes in "bio" quality, use mulch for soil protection, and fine nets against insects.

[@pamelamolina5623]

Thank you SO MUCH for growing food for this country. I love to cook potatoes and eat them

[@calebmcurby8580]

TIL: Gigachad's son is a potato farmer

[@Zach-sc9xu]

Since you only grow the small ones will this eventually breed smaller and smaller potatoes or does the side of the seed not impact the size of the grown potato?

[@PotatoTyy]

size of the seed won't impact the size of the potato, unless the seed is super small. Spacing size while planting effects the size of the potatoes tho!

[@AndrewBeegle]

Thanks for making this video!!

[@AhintofChan]

Thank you for your work keeping potatoes in my belly good sir. Hope the seasons good to you

[@VergeXT]

I am so fascinated by potatoes when I Watch this channel, idk why.

[@bob-kr5lw]

Yeah NGL I thought he was gonna take a massive bite from the first potato

[@radicaledward3783]

Him: this is potato seed. Me: that's a potato. Him: *explains the potato seed* Me: wat. Him: explains more. Me: wat.

[@samuelhamblin7535]

I was going to say, if you used more of the small seeds, over the years you would expect to have more and more small seeds. But if you don't grow your own obviously you can't control that.

[@xaviercruz4763]

How can this change into the opposite and bigger yields?

[@samuelhamblin7535]

@@xaviercruz4763 he said small seeds were better. More yileds of small seeds.

[@MNim-so8fz]

Potato cannon is his weapon of choice

[@aspopulvera9130]

gigachad is now farming gigatatoes

[@victor102701]

I got a big ass patato looking rock once from grocery store. It was quite funny.

[@romancandlefight1144]

Facial hair: Gigachad Voice: Chris Griffen

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

👀🥔👁🥔👁🥔👀 *Them potato eyes are watching me!*

[@hjohnson286]

I used to work for a potato seed farmer in the uk we haven't cut seed hear since the 80s we plant at a heavier seed rate so you get more tubers but smaller and once they get to size we burn them off to set the skins

[@la89ondevg]

4 years ago we sown sohna breed potatoes. Barely made a break even but all recovered and more in pickles following season.

[@jobento8230]

This man is playing stardew valley on whole another level rn

[@edith9494]

Bro looks like a Disney prince💀😭

[@arhylle]

You literally look like a farmer main male character always described in a Harlequin romance novel.

[@thehutch7728]

Well TIL something new about potatoes! I always struggle to grow root crops. Hopefully this knowledge will help.

[@MissMiaAfroGoddess]

I had some potatoes in my pantry for a long time, started to sprout roots so I put it in a bucket of dirt and watered every day… I have potato growing now!! So awesome

[@comradesam975]

Bro looks like gigachad 😂

[@mindnova7850]

I wish I can be a GigaChad like you

[@EverettJJ]

Imagine your entire job being growing potato seeds

[@edim108]

Why does bro look like he works as a male supermodel on the side 😂

[@Potatoes_police]

As a potato i can confirm

[@CommieHunter24]

Potatoes are freaking awesome!

[@ianrenova5229]

Nice looking planter

[@ii3bood173]

who knew chad grows potatoes

[@smasher.338]

I didnt know la beast started farming.

[@Brando-nun-ya]

Honest question, how much in government subsidies do you get per year? Obviously, it varies based on your yield. But I’m curious about the overall revenue.

[@AgnesFML]

Came for the potatoes, stayed for the giga chad😫

[@mrindependent6382]

In the UK they Grade the Potatoes and sell the large Ones and the Smaller ones go for Seed

[@user-rk1bf4eh2p]

They hired a model to show that potato

[@CraftHarlot]

I cut seed by hand as a kid working after school.

[@PotatoTyy]

its my favourite job

[@RaoulDuke3030]

I’m guessing that first shot had at least 4 takes.

[@captainsinclair7954]

I would almost think that, like Garlic, you would want to plant larger potatoes so that you can continue to encourage larger growth… I guess I was wrong about that if the potato has to be cut more times when it’s Dinosaour Egg sized

[@aleks-33]

Wtf is that guy at the beggining photoshopped?!?!? 😂 he looks exactly like the giga chad meme

[@user-yh2kz6yd5m]

Been wondering about my father buying seeds rather than having it from the previous harvest. Just learned or understand to be exact about certified seeds which gives more yield.❤

[@superpacocaalado7215]

See people? Gigachad approves the consumption of potatoes.

[@bartvansliedregt5482]

Chad looking potato farmer

[@flunflomflop]

I think he just called out his distributor.

[@tomevans4402]

Hmm might know why I’m only getting two potatoes per

[@AlphaPiggy]

Bro really looks like 🗿🗿🗿

[@thedarkenigma3834]

Canadian potato chad.

[@mattturner3484]

Thrusting your hand down on an upturned, exposed blade seems like a bad idea to me

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

Yup!

[@george2113]

Nice looking soil

[@darrylm3627]

😄👍Good To Know

[@julianthincock6863]

Chad ”LOOK AT ME SEED” me “yez zaddy”

[@Fifth313ment]

*We live in an amazing world. I can go to the store, 365 days a year, and find fresh bananas, oranges, strawberries, etc. Its amazing! And dont get me started on potatoes as they can be used for so many things. Thank God for these farmers and their hard work! We really take for granted that we go to the store and everything is there!*

[@AdrianCastro-sj8ol]

This man's jawline scares me

[@AnglophobiaIsevil7]

That Chad smile damn brother.

[@RockeroNato]

Beauty is in the eye of the potato

[@cryptopsyrin4425]

"I used the potato to make the potato"

[@kangarewsters4921]

The potato its self is a Potato Seed. Thats true, I been knowing that for 5 years

[@jonstokes7588]

Is this the origin of the phrase 'That's no small potatoes!'?

[@Obvious_Furry]

He is so fucking cute...

[@chicken_nugs]

Ayo what

[@Obvious_Furry]

@@chicken_nugs you heard what I said.

[@satyam9267]

I'm sorry don't be offended by this it is just a joke hmm are you gay?😂😂😂 I'm sorry sorry

[@Best_Rauru_Simp_1997]

​@@satyam9267 Women also use the Internet. That said, *I* am gay and he *is* really cute.

[@Yamaha6000]

Bros GigaChad

[@oimegantorovlogdangemschen8320]

I can alredy hear the gigachad theme

[@dwrecktheanimal]

Writes 40lbs potatoes on grocery list 🥵

[@williamevans6522]

Do you "cure"( dry) the seed for a few days so the cuts heal? Powder them with gypsum and/ or sidedress at planting? I've read that gives them a head start.

[@PMTcommenter]

He’s Gaston in beauty and the beast, right?

[@SassySlayer69]

potatoes are amazing. Truly gods vegetable

[@CandiceLemonSharks]

IT'S THE EYE OF THE TATER AND YOURE READY TO FITE

[@michaeljensen6116]

And that's why farmers be mathing

[@Aedi]

would using the larger seed gradually make larger potatos?

[@PotatoTyy]

No It would just be less yield, or less potatoes grown per seed piece

[@Mace9396]

One day i'll own land and have a small field of potatos. Until then i shall keep growing in storage totes 💪🥔

[@scots_knight4706]

As a farmer I'm puzzled why your seed growers send you oversized potatoes. I know our local seed potato growers only sell the potatoes of a certain size, similar to your "Drop" seed and anything oversized goes to other markets. I'm guessing the variable size seed potoes are a bit cheaper than the uniform size as your taking all the viable potatoes. I've never heard of a potato cutting machine but generally it's all seed potatoes in my part of Scotland. Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ps, I really enjoy your channel 👍