We planted a lifetime supply of potatoes start to finish… SHOCKED weeks later at what we found!

[@Maxid1]

My favorite reaction to "the hardest worker" was Autumns. From behind her you could see her eyes rolling back into her head.

[@ronneglia2292]

Awesome potato field! Your family is amazing and inspirational. You guys have done an amazing job raising your kids. I just want to say, thanks for sharing your journey.

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy our videos

[@BethS55]

Your family has come along way! So deserved🎉

[@jas57264]

This brought back great memories of helping my German grandparents plant taters!!! Grandpa always planted a full acre each year.

[@9252LIFE]

❤️

[@kentuckybluegrassliving7718]

Great Parents Raising This Nations Next Patriots Smart Strong Powerful Women Thank You !

[@2fish_tacos814]

Never fails with one of the girls working in flipflops or bare feet the way it should be done…fantastic! And even you dad…knows how to get things done buddy! Love this tater planting video…can’t wait to see y’all digging them up!

[@DarrelWork-eg8vz]

From one father to another you are a very blessed man. You have a beautiful wife and amazing young ladies helping you, blessed is a man with a great family.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Darrel

[@jimcrowell5093]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME one fine work force there Chad gonna be a tremendous harvest no doubt

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks Jim!

[@musicluvr70]

I remember my Dad planting some of those purple potatoes about 30 years ago. Company sure got puzzled looks when my Mom sat blue mashed potatoes on the table. 😋 You and the girls planted a Patriotic potato patch, red, white (really yellow I suppose) and blue. Good Job! We canned a bunch of the smaller potatoes we got when I was a kid, just to make sure we had some in case they didn't last the winter. 😉

[@delmermccall242]

Dad is full of potatos it takes girl power

[@wildbenny11]

I don't let my potatoes dry and I don't have any trouble growing them

[@DimensionalHorse]

Ur girls are absolutely beautiful!! I'm sure they will appreciate all u have taught them! Thank u for sharing! 😊

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@mikeyoung5211]

I see your cows are doing fine

[@Northtide]

Moose steak and baked potato with some goat cheese makes for a really great meal. Prettiest farm hands on KZbin. You are doing great I hope your channel keeps growing.

[@9252LIFE]

That sounds amazing! 😋

[@kentuckybluegrassliving7718]

Howdy got your homestead looking good and self sufficient!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! How’s things going your way?

[@kentuckybluegrassliving7718]

@@9252LIFE great - world is gone crazy living the way you are is very smart I’m retired auto repair shop owner debt free stocked up on 25 year foods - rice and beans - gas mask - fire starters - water purifier s - ammo - cash no banks - God gave man brains and as you I use mine! Always watching

[@mr.frederickson329]

Once again, a family working together. Key word "work". This effort on the part of the family is something an entire generation of people could learn from. Your family must spend a lot of time talking about the value of effort. I try to tell people about your web-presence but too many people don't seem to care about watching other people who have your value system. It seems it is too easy to watch the television or play video games. Oh, to be young and vibrant again. I think if i was (young and vibrant), I'd be your neighbor and try to exert a tenth of the effort that your amazing family does, and I'd consider it an accomplishment. Such an amazing family. On those inevitable days when you have sons-in-law, I hope each of them also considers the value of effort and accomplishment as well; so that you have a generation of grand-babies that also value independence, through hard work and personal willpower. This nation is going to need people like that and sooner than we all think. May your clan thrive forever and be a positive influence to all generations to come.

[@trcass1]

great idea putting the buckets in the crates......great getting the daughters engaged in growing the garden. i spent a lot of time in the garden when i was a kid on summer vacations. i hate gardening....lol

[@9252LIFE]

It’s not exactly fun to us either but the rewards will be great

[@trcass1]

@@9252LIFE glad to see your tractor supply taters took hold.....you should have one heck of a crop of taters. enjoy

[@mikeyoung5211]

In bottom barn strips

[@williamwhite1596]

God first then inspiration and perspiration !!! Everything falls into place !

[@9252LIFE]

Exactly!

[@randymiller1604]

Where is a nice potato patch? I’m sure it will produce well over a ton of potatoes. If you keep them watered. The girls are looking more like young ladies almost grown. I think they’re growing faster than the potatoes. Will amazing workforce you have there, sir. Love the video.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Randy

[@MarkSterrett]

You'll have to tell your daughters about Bullwinkle the Moose and Rocky the Squirrel in the garden! 🎉

[@tmacmi9095]

Yes each one of your girls is the best worker you have😊. You will never need to buy potatoes again for sure. I hope the toxic smoke from Canada isn’t affecting you guys too much up there🙏

[@9252LIFE]

It’s clearing up but been pretty Smokey lately

[@mikeunum]

It is needed to water the potatos that are now in the ground or are you awating rain ? - I see now at 14:39 the watering.I was to fast to ask. Your girls are amazing. When they get the 1st real boy friend they will show them where the hamer hangs. Haha. I love that herd. A proud father.....

[@davidcharles3131]

Good job Dad. Better job kids! Thanks for sharing.

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks

[@robertswoditch6704]

GREAT JOB GIRLS.

[@mikeyoung5211]

I've planted 2 rolls of sweet potatoes, I hope to get about 16 to 20 bushels of potatoes

[@andychristopher3887]

Great family project and a nice stand of potatoes

[@John-kl3ue]

Hardest working young ladies on you tube well done Mum and Dad …those spuds will be beautiful

[@jimcooney9019]

thanks for the video. and a Great family project

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Jim!

[@terryjohnson3100]

I really need to do this... Awesome help you have there.

[@9252LIFE]

Do it! And thank you!

[@christinashawgo6510]

I’m impressed! You picked up a 5gallon bucket waist high and poured it. 👍

[@loucinci3922]

Funny/Clever Bluetti infomercial - LOL. Nice job. Your helpers are really growing up. Doing a fnatastic job. Thanks for sharing

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@jimthompson9992]

Ah, young man.... that brings back memories from many years ago... planting taters behind a horse pulling the plow, dropping the fertilizer, then behind the horse again draggin a chain through the fertilizer, taters in a foot apart with THE EYES UP.... memories! Miss those days. Now, just when did those beautiful little girls grow up into such lovely young ladies???? Time flies... for sure! Enjoyed this video... love to see more like it! Take care, be safe and God bless!

[@9252LIFE]

Yeah they’re really sneaking up there! We need to put a plow on one of our cows! 😂

[@patrickgilhooly8340]

Wow We love the hearty Upper Peninsula folks. Keep going. You and your family are ten stars out of possible five🥰🥰🥰Keep creating.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@barneymiller6204]

That rain was surely needed! I miss the garden my dad used to grow, he was a first generation or organic gardener!

[@videolabguy]

Taters and moose steaks. Yum!

[@PaullaWells]

FYI - I buy organic taters from the store and place them in a paper bag for a few days or so. Once I have the buds in the very least I then plant the taters with the most buds pointing up. Yep. I plant them whole. Believe it or not it works. I have even planted non-organic taters that had sprouted. Works great and it is a family tradition to plant the taters whole. I plant on St. Patrick's day here just as my grandmother once did. I'm of Irish decent and St. Patty's is what we call tater planting day. You are correct. Taters are tough. In fact I believe the worse you treat them the better off they are.

[@9252LIFE]

It definitely had me worried sick!

[@KrissBartlett]

Good job your girls worked really hard Hailey was the best she gets in to the work your lucky your kids are good keep them like that and to respect older people and young to just good kids

[@1944chevytruck]

LOL chics dig it! ...good job everyone!

[@ilzitek2419]

I loved the bluetti advertisement. Well done!!! Put smile on my face :)… That is one big potatoe field. I hope they grow well. Your daughters are awesome helping out.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@doncc6080]

Todd Family Farm in Iowa planted only the eyes from potatoes this year and they all came up So they had all the potatoes left to eat. Family with 7 kids. Hope your harvest goes well. God bless you.

[@9252LIFE]

That sounds like a good idea thank you

[@danielkrieg3227]

Give them another week

[@earlyriser8998]

congrats on a great potato crop You had a lot of help...and memories to last a lifetime

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@Maxid1]

Yeah, we cut them as we planted them. Doesn't matter but we hilled them one year and covered the whole plot with black plastic another year. Don't remember if it made a difference other than less work (no weeding) with the plastic. You punch a small hole and pull the tater leaves out, leaving the taters under the plastic. That's in climate zone 6B.

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Hands down BEST product review that I've seen on KZbin! Great job on the potato garden. Mad Dad Skills as people much younger than I would say 🤣. You both are killing it as parents! Carry on. Happy 4th to you all. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

[@9252LIFE]

Have a great Independence Day!

[@scottmcfarland2149]

@@9252LIFE thank you. Same to all of you!

[@alyssamaynard2352]

They’re getting so big!! I miss you girls sm🥹🫶

[@belieftransformation]

Great progress & great family working together! Thanks for sharing! Potatoes are great to grow & provide lots of nutrition when home grown! My second year growing them around my front yard permaculture garden. Blessings to all from Alberta, Canada 🤗💗🇨🇦

[@earlshannon1048]

Love the team work Chad great job! Where's Issac haven't seen the dogs lately?

[@9252LIFE]

He’s a lazy bum probably in the house laying in front of a fan

[@earlshannon1048]

@@9252LIFE Well whe know who the boss is! 😆🤣😂

[@darreno9874]

The girls doing a great job. God bless you all

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@wendyloughery]

Now that's a potato garden heck yeah that's awesome guys

[@Pixture2]

Great job by the whole family, and your encouragement and teaching is phenomenal! It is so encouraging to see everyone pitch in and your whole family is smart and fit. Reminds me of family life over 5 decades ago.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@david78840]

Excellent video of potato planting. Now you will have a ton of potatoes to harvest. Don't forget to make potato chips, they are delicious too. You are really blessed. Well, take care and I will be waiting for the potato chips making video. Until your next video. May God's blessings continue to fall on you. (David, Texas, USA)

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you David! Stay cool down there! 🥵 😆

[@david78840]

@@9252LIFE Yes I will. We need rain for sure. (David, Texas, USA)

[@2putts2win]

Father of the year! You raised 3 beautiful daughters who appreciate the homestead life that you’ve been developing. Now you need a taller fence to keep Mr moose out of the potato pasture.

[@9252LIFE]

Our dog usually does that job but he must’ve thought it was a horse

[@tutik5947]

There are 4 daughters

[@ohmbug10]

As a kid, that's how I was taught to plant potatoes. Todd Family Farm YT channel just planted the eyes of the potatoes this year and had fantastic results also.

[@allanhover5008]

Good to see everyone

[@9252LIFE]

Nice hearing from you Allan!

[@AndreDemers1]

Great job. 🌱🥔🥔🥔

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@gregjohnson7775]

I plant my spuds a couple of inches deeper than you do, and find I don’t have to hill them.

[@gardenofglory9593]

Those cows are beautiful and the girls could really work good job

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@martinwyke]

Don't put the shoot in the trench put it at 90 degrees on the surface it forms the plant before roots and tubers.

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

I used to plant potatoes with my dad, miss them days

[@9252LIFE]

The good ole days

[@davekibbey7944]

Down here in White Cloud we finally got several inches of rain over the past week. I looked out in the garden and all my plants were singing and dancing. 🙂 I really like those Norland reds. How many pounds of taters are you hoping for? Hope the Lord blesses you with a bountiful harvest.

[@9252LIFE]

Wow that’s some good rain! We’re pretty dry up here. It rained a couple days ago about 5 miles north of us. We could really use some! We’re not sure how many lbs we’ll have but should have enough to eat for a year and enough leftover to plant another larger crop

[@neoncatfish4038]

I need to get me one of them Bluetti! I seen other KZbinrs advertise them, and they never said anything about them being a chick magnet! If bluetti would tell people about this they sell out fast! Hardest working girls and family on KZbin! Y'all stay safe!

[@9252LIFE]

😂

[@joannadavis1881]

BEAUTIFUL Garden. The girls did a great job. Nice and straight lines and they are going to enjoy digging them up and peeling them and eating them. Lots of recipes for potatoes. We eat lots of them along with cabbage and onions that we grow. Love you guys 🥰❤️

[@9252LIFE]

Hi Joanna! Thank you! Have you ever made potato candy? My grandma always did way back in the day. It’s good stuff. I think it was peanut butter and powdered sugar.

[@jimlepeu577]

Not to be negative but I remember the farmer telling me to plant the tatties a foot apart. So it was walk in the row ad drop a tater at yr toe and put yr heel to it and drop the next one at yr toe again. Planting went real quick. Mind you, that was nearly 80 yrs ago lol

[@9252LIFE]

That’s still a thing but I was scared that I killed all the potatoes so I wanted to have a better chance to get some growth.

[@mikeyoung5211]

Did you have to move the firewood to put inbott

[@9252LIFE]

We will have to yes

[@willscottrell6919]

The potatoes you planted whole were larger so have MUCH more energy and will come up faster because of it.

[@trudeehanson3177]

Great job! Potatoes look amazing! Good job girls! And Dad😊

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@beckyshebesta3567]

It was great seeing you all. Love potatoes, I could only plant potatoes in a 10ft by 3ft area. I'm going to try to can them this year. I'm kinda scared of a pressure canner..lol. It looks like you guys are going to get a s##t load..lol

[@vianonamitchell4114]

❤

[@MichaelR58]

Good potato planting video , looking good , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you. Take care

[@davidlivingston8397]

Wish you best of luck for your potatoes planting. Hope it will bring plenty of cultivation.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you David

[@jeffspirdione8135]

We use to plant "no sow" potatoes. Basically, you throw your seed potatoes on the ground, then unroll a round bale over them. Produced lots of potatoes, for my family of 7, that lasted all winter.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you. Have a great weekend

[@9252LIFE]

We’re going to do that with some our neighbor just gave us

[@jeffspirdione8135]

@@9252LIFE awesome, I hope it works as well for you, as it did for us 🙂 I love your channel, and on a side note, will there be some classic car restoration videos coming in the future? 😉🙂

[@9252LIFE]

@@jeffspirdione8135 we’ve been working on a project for GANG channel. Been busy with homesteading stuff but pegging away at it all

[@debrawild5326]

Awesome family effort video! I was wanting to see how the potatoes grew & you showed it in this video! I always trench, run hose and water the trench, put compost in bottom of trench, place spuds & cover. So thats why i was curious how these would grow. They grew wonderfully! If u need to save space the rows could be closer together. I plant the rows 32" apart and they grow huge. Will be looking forward to the harvesting. Thats a lot of potatoes! Family will be able to sell some of those.

[@9252LIFE]

We’re hoping to have enough to get us through next season and to plant the next seasons crop

[@madmex2k]

I have been blessed with 2 boys. I have always told them they are my favorite oldest son and favorite youngest son, and not to tell their brother I said it. Yep. You guessed it, Eye Roll City. Compliments do go a long way with your children though, as well as other people. But sometimes folks find a reason to get offended. I just shrug at those who don't like it. I just figure those are the ones who need Jesus. Great Work Girls...and Dad and Mom! You are the best potato growers I know of!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@hombredeacero3131]

Potatoes look awesome

[@Bernie5172]

my bluetti shorted after 12 hours use. Took them 8 months to fix it. Customer service = 100 below zero

[@9252LIFE]

Wow that’s crazy

[@AB-so3jv]

Wow, lots of hard work, awesome!!!!!

[@askavettech2057]

Love the song and the Video!! grear delivery Chad!!!!!!❤🎉

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks Jill!

[@lindasands1433]

HEAPSA SPUDS!!! You're all such a hard working team ❤

[@9252LIFE]

Hi Linda! How’s everything going out your way?

[@lindasands1433]

@@9252LIFE cold & wet today Chad, but my winter garden is looking very good 👍

[@LivingTheDreamHomestead.]

Holy smokes that’s a back breaking job for sure! But soo worth it! Love how the place is coming along man! 😍👍

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks guys! Hope all is well and you all are living the dream.

[@johnkendall5914]

Nice to see you guys back 👍

[@jodyreay733]

I love your videos with everyone! ❤️❤️

[@WildOnesHomestead]

I almost always cut my seed potatoes, I just make sure they have a week or two to "cure" and form a kind of skin over the cut area before planting. It just helps prevent rotting. This year, we didn't have time to cut/cure, so we just planted whole potatoes, I'm very curious to see what kind of yield we get and if I notice a difference or not.

[@9252LIFE]

Do you use any manure?

[@WildOnesHomestead]

@9252LIFE yes I have grown them in manure before! Honestly potatoes grow pretty well in just about anything, the biggest thing is to be consistent with the watering, especially with the drought stuff this year. You can end it with hollow bits on the insides otherwise and that always annoys me. 🤣

[@Offgrid.farming]

Can't wait to see the harvest. Hope your basement is big. Lol

[@9252LIFE]

Full basement but having moisture issues down there at the moment.

[@billgolcher2537]

Awesome helpers great job 👍

[@kylecragg4071]

Just wondering if you are still doing videos? I enjoy your content I live in northern Michigan and my grandparents use to live in the SOO. It just nice to see all the videos knowing that we are around the same area. I am just starting out on my homestead and got a lot of good ideas on how to put some stuff together from watching your videos. Just wanted to let you know that you are making a impact on people and hope that you haven’t given up on the KZbin thing.

[@9252LIFE]

Yes we are but have taken a bit of a break. We also have a car channel called Great American Northern Garage

[@terrym8895]

Awesome job on the potatoes

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@Jimmyfisher121]

Please remember and don't keep growing your potatoes in the same ground, move them every two years or so and grow a top growing veg like Kale or Cabbage, or beans, you get the idea but every year before planting, feed the soil naturally with animal manure then every so many years rest the soil for two years, grow grass with clover great feed for your animal's, you are correct and I think your family already know home grown is the best taste ever, and the memories you make will stay with the girls for the rest of their lives.

[@willisdockery3972]

Enjoyed

[@ritamatthews2942]

Beautiful job

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you! 😊

[@ohioitis200]

Can't wait to see your harvest.

[@9252LIFE]

That video is coming soon.

[@CynBrown]

LOOKING AMAZING.

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you Cyndi

[@mr.frederickson329]

By the way, at 21:55 in this video, you mention a moose eating your tater greens. How are they faring against the moose? I've been wondering for the last five days since I watched this planting video. For some reason, your family's success is something I find myself rooting for. (notice the pun?) I suppose I started being a "fan" of your efforts when you and your Wunderkinder were trying to get that well dug by hand on the older property. For some reason, I think about, and hope for your homesteading success often.

[@9252LIFE]

The potato plants are doing amazing! We’ve considered trying our hand at a sandpoint well out here at the new place! But this ground is extra rocky!

[@offgridamy717]

I envy you flat landers

[@MyAlabamaFarmLife]

That is a lot of potatoes!

[@9252LIFE]

It sure was! Hilling them is worse than planting!

[@blackspruce1861]

Hey what’s up with that new dog ? He doesn’t look terrifying at all lol

[@9252LIFE]

😂 she’s only 6 months old. Give er time

[@blackspruce1861]

@@9252LIFE what is she ?

[@mikeyoung5211]

Severe weather heading your way, son is in Autrain two with bad weather

[@9252LIFE]

Thanks for the heads up

[@JosEPh-zy3yr]

Take grass clippings and cover the hills in each row. Will help keep moisture in the ground when it gets dry. I did mine twice with grass clippings and hilling with extra dirt. We had a dry June until the Derecho hit June 29th (got 4 inches of rain out of that wind storm!). So I would water the garden once a week. It got really hot here in July a week of 95*F to 103*F. Was worried that I did not have enough grass clippings on every hill. Taters Will bake in the ground if it gets too hot and your hills are bare dirt. I planted 104 hills on the full moon in April. ~3rd week in April here in W. IL.. I had many small potatoes left over from last year that had long sprouts like yours in the basement. All mine were yellow thin skin potatoes (forgot the name maybe Yukons). Depending on size 2-3 whole sprouted taters per hill. Just finished harvesting them today 8/18/23. My garden is 32 x 35 feet. 4 rows on the west side and 2 rows on the east side. Spaced 2 foot or so between rows. Ground slopes at about 5 degrees from high end east to low end west. Got 8 or 9 5 gallon buckets full of taters (lost count as It took me 2 weeks to harvest them ( rained and made ground too muddy for a week) and 3-2gallon buckets from test spots. Dug them up all by Tater fork, Lots of digging and bending for a 71 yr old gardener. :P Only weighed 2 of the 5gallon buckets. 1st one and 4th. 1st bucket was 22Lbs, 4th was 28 lbs. The last 5 weighed more than that 4th one. East side got more compost tilled in than the west side did. Used about 30% of my garden space on Taters. The rest was greenbeans, Peppers, Tomatoes, onions and beets. The deer ate all my beets! Now I'm curing them for storage. And handing out 5-10 lbs bags to neighbors and family. I got taters everywhere in the basement! I really need to build some tater boxes like Grandma had. Hope your harvest is Blessed like mine was. Enjoy your videos by the way. ;)

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

awesome job as usual by the whole family missed seeing Isaac tho and who is the new pup ? hugsssss

[@9252LIFE]

The new pup is Kala. She’s a Karakachan as well. She stays in the fence with the sheep and cows at all times now

[@sandrabutterflykisses9638]

Awesome job !!!

[@9252LIFE]

Thank you!