I LOVE digging potatoes. It is like an Easter egg hunt- so much fun. Taters we harvested from our gardens were HUGE this year! Feeling blessed.

@markfairman162

2 жыл бұрын

Did you add anything in particular to the soil to get the extra size or was it a large variety of potato? Just looking for some tips. Thanks

@Escapeofthebride777

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!! Most fun garden job ever!!!

@sherrybanks8861

Жыл бұрын

My first attempt was planting them in boxes, can I replant more potatoes throughout the summer or do I have to wait till the fall to do it again?

@w.s.2102

Жыл бұрын

😂.... i love that reference 😂👍

Pro tip: when harvesting, bring your containers with you, so you don't have to pick up your potatoes twice

@prkashbhakta2592

11 ай бұрын

And you grow potatoes in a tub bath

Potatoes have been an ego boost in an already rough growing season this year. I work them in containers, but love seeing folks who are able to put them in the ground. It is satisfying to think one potato can create so many others. :)

@PLem573

11 ай бұрын

I planted potatoes first time this year I also do containers. 5 gallon buckets

@ReapingTheHarvest

2 ай бұрын

​@@PLem573 How did that go in the 5 gal containers? I planted some in 7, and 10 gallon containers and worry they might be too small. Hopefully it works out... looks like they have about a month left.

@PLem573

2 ай бұрын

@@ReapingTheHarvest they were small

@ReapingTheHarvest

2 ай бұрын

@@PLem573 Aww sorry to hear. Hopefully you still enjoyed them. Best of luck this year if you're growing anything.

I dig them up when I'm ready to eat them. After Thanksgiving Day, I dig up the rest. This way my potatoes last twice as long. My Grandaughter had the genius idea of leaving the tiny ones in the ground. They come up and start growing in May and that's a sign for me to start chitting what few potatoes I have left from the previous year.

@larryhernandez76

Жыл бұрын

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@truebluebluetick

11 ай бұрын

I always heard you shouldn’t plant potatoes dug out of your garden back to your garden. Maybe that’s just a salesman pitch for you to buy new potatoes?

@7munkee

11 ай бұрын

@@truebluebluetick Just save some of the biggest healthiest potatoes for replanting and you will get several cycles before you need to change up to new potatoes.

@truebluebluetick

11 ай бұрын

@@7munkee good to know!

Harvesting potatoes is so much fun! This video is two years old….it’s June 2023 now. Last year was my first time and I grew in four 5 gallon buckets. Oh man…I couldn’t believe how many potatoes I got! They were delicious. I giggled and laughed out loud when I saw potatoes in the dirt!! Like I said, it was my first time ever growing potatoes….how fun it is!!

This was my first year of planting potatoes. I’m at Wisconsin zone 5B. I planted a small bed of russet potatoes and another small bed, of purple majesty potatoes. Both pretty small cause I didn’t really know what I was doing. I wanted to try it out. The russet potatoes got planted earlier, foliage died back and I harvested them today. I am really impressed with harvest. I haven’t had a chance to weigh them yet but it looks great. God has really blessed me with bountiful harvest. Praise God.

I've found that for small potatoes, just wait until the plants die off. You'll get a mix of small, medium and large potatoes. And you'll get more.

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

we totally agree. let the plant mature and die off and youll almost always get a great harvest with a nice mix, Happy Growing!

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 I am hoping to harvest my spuds soon. Thanks for the video as I was looking out for when to harvest them! And to think I live in the land of the potatoes! This is my 1st time to plant potatoes. I will keep you posted as I have subscribed to your channel today. Thanks again for the video.

@patriciachippendale2022

Жыл бұрын

It's usually after they flower

There’s just something so satisfying about harvesting potatoes, I’m eating some of our potato harvest for dinner 🍲

Tried potatoes for the first time last year and they were miserable. I did not know about proper drainage nor proper soil/sand mix. This year I actually paod attention to what the plants need and things are looking awesome!

@goatkidmom

Жыл бұрын

Try fertilizing them with epsom salts; 2TB per gallon of water. Pour some over each plant when they are 3- 10 inches tall. They'll be a lot happier.

@smallfeet4581

11 ай бұрын

​@@goatkidmomdo you have to add anything to the compost when growing potatoes ?, This is my first time and I've had no flowers yet and stalks are only about a foot high , I just stuck some cut up old potatoes in a planter and hoped for the best , I'm sure I saw one at the top but it was green , the stalks are quite green too with lots of leaves but I'm loathed to look in case it's a failure , everything seems to be taking ages to grow even my pepper plants are only about just over a foot high as it's peat free compost now

Thanks for the info. I'm growing potatoes in a trash bag and I keep adding dirt. It's working. But I think I'll harvest next month.Thank you again

I never realized how good I had it growing up till I started to try growing my own garden on my city lot with little sun!

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Our first garden was under fir trees, the lettuce (and everything else) was absolutely filled with pine needles. it sucked so bad!

A very nice Video, nothing weird and to the point. I've been growing my own for 2 decades and haven't purchased a potato in over 15. One thing to consider when you sized the potatoes is to flame the tops so all vines die and it will also destroy any pathogens. Then after 2 to 3 weeks later dig them. Killing the vines start dormancy and waiting a few weeks before digging will let the potatoes set thick skin in the ground. I harvested last week and still have good potatoes in storage I can still use, and setting skin makes a big difference in storage. Commercial growers spray or flame to kill vines prior to harvesting and where I learned this.

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Great tip and I will do that next year 😀

Thank you for sharing

WOW! That is a lot of potatoes from not a lot of land! This gives me hope that I can start growing my own food over the next few years.

@LonelyPinesFarm

3 жыл бұрын

You certainly can! This was only 60 plants

@coltykuu

3 жыл бұрын

@@LonelyPinesFarm I am on the Key Peninsula. Do you have any suggestions for growing in our climate? I am a total noob.

@lilolmecj

2 жыл бұрын

@@coltykuu potatoes are very easy to grow in the Pacific Northwest. You can plant quite early, every year I find a handful of volunteer potatoes no matter how carefully I try to harvest. Normally I will plant either seed potatoes from the farm supply, or sprouty ones from the store, as soon as I see a volunteer one up. They are not picky about soil types except damp soil that doesn’t drain well. Don’t fertilize, they will just make bigger plants. Their plants are fairly large, so allow for a 2 foot diameter.

So fun! I loved digging potatoes as a kid and am attempting to garden now that I’m on my own.

My first year trying...thanks

Thank you for this video! Can't wait to dig mines out!

Thanks. Very informative. I still have to wait until right around July 15th . This will be my 1st potato harvest. I put out about 16 in my raised bed and we'll see what comes of it.

@rhondapelletier2141

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Well I didn’t experiment and put one potato into a cardboard box and just put compost and a little bit of warm castings. Just to see what would happen. My box is full and beautiful, but other channel said to cut off the flowering buds to let more energy go into the potatoes. So I did that. I plan on harvesting this in middle of July or beginning of August. It was just an experiment if all goes well I will be doing many more next year!!!!

@anneh7725

2 жыл бұрын

Have a Happy Potato Harvest! 🙂🥔 Good job doing something new 👍

@Charlotte-zj8rq

Жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

I didn't realize it, but my potatoes put seed potatoes that got turned under in th fall of last year. I saw them flowering, but got really busy, & they fell & got lost in th soil. So now this year's growth, I've got potatoes coming up all over th garden.

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Once you plant potatoes, you'll always have potatoes! 🤣🤣🤣

This was awesome, short and full of good info. Thanks a lot!

Thanks for the information on when to dig my potatoes, very helpful. Will keep an eye on them this year as I didn’t last year and failed to get any. I lived in Tacoma from ‘77 to’87 and had a wonderful garden there. Became a Seahawks fan during that time and still am. Living in Kansas now and still doing gardening. Thanks again and GO SEAHAWKS!😎

You guys are awesome! I just found you’re channel. My wife and I are searching for a new home up your way in the Pacific Northwest from Southern California. I think I can learn so much from you folks. Very excited!

I just planted my first vegetable garden in my back yard this spring! My potatoes are starting to dye back now…can’t wait to taste them! I’m in suburban Orange County, CA and planted everything in half wine barrels. It’s working out perfectly! Thanks for this great video!🥔🍅🫑🍆🌽

really helpful thank you

Looks like a nice place! Thank you for the information.

Thanks! Very helpful! I'm heading to the garden now to have lunch with other gardeners and to check on my little potatoes!

Hi from Nottingham UK 🙋😊. Realy enjoyed your video ! I've been growing potatoes over 50yrs now and still get excited lifting my first new potatoes each year . Nothing beats the beautiful earthy taste of fresh dug spuds . I'd urge everyone to try different varieties too and taste the difference ! I grew 24 different varieties a few years back , although only 4 tubers of each , as a 'taste/usage ( boil, roast , mash , jacket )' experiment . Great fun ! . A question I'd like to ask please , Do you save your own seed every year ? I save mine for one year , but buy new Scottish seed potatoes for the following year , then save again . Be interested to know your thoughts/practice . Happy growing and all hail the awesome potato !!! 🍻

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hello across the pond! 👋 Kind of crazy to know we have international viewers!!! 🍻 I purchased ours from local farmers at a market 3 years ago. Each year I make sure to hold over some to be our seed potatoes for the following spring. I'll introduce new potatoes the same way, always growing our own seed as long as the prior crop does well. I need to branch out more though apparently, we only have 4 varieties this year! 😆

Looks like fun !

Great info,I needed this

Excellent video! This was the best vid on growing spuds that I have seen so far.

Thanks for the tips👍 I have been washing mine for years and never knew I wasn't supposed to do that.

A job well done i have learn about when to harvest. Thanks for sharing

yay first year planting potatoes - in buckets! Seen so many videos on how to plant them, thanks for the video on when to harvest them and how to keep them! I'll come back to this video in a couple months :)

Good harvest, well done and thank you for sharing the video with us.

Fun video, thank you! Got to love a farmer who laughs so much!

Thanks Brother! Really appreciate your knowledge and contribution !!! All Love !!!!

Thanks so much for your informative and easy to understand video. Hopefully I'll soon be harvesting a good crop from my little garden here in Australia. Thanks to you I know I need to wait just a bit longer.

Simple, good, advice. Thanks.

Thanks for the harvesting tips

TYSM! This tutorial was amazing!

I did my 1st set of potatoes this year out of a store bought bag that I let eye up. I only planted maybe 12 wedges and have already well over 5 to 8 pounds of potatoes. I'm in East Texas zone 8B and I and I love growing potatoes now. so glad I watched your video and it's helped tremendously. now to cure them and see if we get another season to grow in the fall.

@jojozepofthejungle2655

2 жыл бұрын

I bought seed potatoes and they didn't even have eyes, they were just overpriced potatoes. So well done 👏

@toma5153

Жыл бұрын

I planted some store-bought reds that were starting to eye in February. I kept them on the kitchen counter and finally planted in April. I'll harvest soon. I did a trial exploratory dig two weeks ago and there are some good ones down there! This year I mixed in plenty of sand into the soil.

@Angry_one

Жыл бұрын

@@toma5153 the sand is so important, I had no idea. I experimented with different soils even regular dirt. But sand mixed with soil/dirt/and fertalizer did the best. I'm still eating on potatoes. Definitely have more in the ground for fall harvest.

@Angry_one

Жыл бұрын

@@jojozepofthejungle2655 I learnt the hard way with seed potatoes, that's what threw me away from even doing potatoes. Until I heard this method.

I love the little potatoes for roasting. I want to try this. TY.

Thank you so much, this is my first yr. It was great!

Thanks for the tip on harvesting potatoes 😊

Thank you for this video. Looking forward to my own harvest. Kansas backyard grower here.

I chose your video because it was at least 10 minutes shorter than several others. Good job! I subscribed too.

I have watched tons of these videos and yours is the best. Also, I also live in WA state so it’s nice to be in the same growing zone. This is my first attempt at potatoes, and I planted several varieties. I am excited to harvest them soon!

@LonelyPinesFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hi neighbor! 👋

Thanks for the video! It is our first year growing potatoes.

My first time growing potatoes and my first harvest season in Bellingham after lifetime in CA. Your video was really helpful!

THANK YOU! You’re the only video I’ve watched that actually answered my questions!!! Idk what day i Planted my new potatoes, idk even what month... so that ship has sailed. Mine flowered, beautifully i might add, a few weeks ago, now they appear to be dying back. So “a few weeks after they flower” was helpful, “dig one up” was helpful, “what size you prefer” was helpful, and even let them die back. Yes, my first year for a garden! And it was VERY helpful watching you Harvest your way!!! Now mounding makes sense!! I’m in lower Alabama/north Florida area. So yes I’ll be chitting some for a second crop!

Nice job Jerry!

Thanks for posting this. Time to harvest reds in my garden !

Awesome video! Short and sweet😀

Thanks for the knowledge! This is my first time doing potatoes/cold weather crops.. so I could use all the help! Great vid.

This video is awesome & this is my first year growing them & I am surprised I did well .🙏🏻❤️✌🏼

Terrific video! Lots of good advice - thanks - much appreciated…

Thank you! From Baudette Minnesota

Thanks, brother! I put a shoot from a purple potato in my front yard and it really took off, the vine spread a whole bunch. Wasn’t sure where to start in order to harvest it. This video helps. May God bless you, sir.

My first year planting anything. I planted in buckets, yukon gold. So we will see. Thank you for the video I had no clue when to harvest. Very helpful!!

Great harvest! Have a blessed day

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you as well!

This was very helpful. Thank you 🙏

Very nice and to the point. Thank you.

I started my potatoes in March and I dug half of them up today and got about a gallon of small potatoes. This is the first time I have actually got the potatoes to grow. Was hoping for more and bigger ones, just glad I grew a few. Hope to get some more started very soon.

Thanks for this! Just about to look for my first ever home growns. Planted some rooting Maris Pipers a few months ago and they flowered a couple of weeks ago so this video was very helpful to me! Thank you!

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you have a great harvest!

Love growing potatoes First time though I can’t wait to see them Thanks for the video it helped alot

Cooking my first batch of garden raised Yukon Golds with lunch today. I’m so excited! People told me it was too hot here in Texas to grow them. Five more bags to harvest.

Thanks for the information, I just harvested mine today. So happy with the results.

Just found this video, fantastic looking tatties there, I grow mine in huge tubs, just as you say, leave till plant is dying off then lift, or in my case, tip the tubs over and reap the rewards. Kind regards from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny

Fun... exactly what I needed to know. This is my first real harvest of potatoes here in Sequim. Hadn't wash them, considered it but decided to look for good info. Thanks for that.

Digging potatoes is the most fun. I love it. Grew them in bags and in the garden. Great yield this year

Your personality is so refreshing! I love it..I know this is an old video but it's so helpful..thanks

Thanks for the information I’m growing potatoes for the first time this year so I’m a little excited and curious as to when to harvest 😊

Good info

Garden of Eden!

Hello, from Surrey, BC. Thank you for sharing this info. I think that your weather must be the same, so I appreciate it.

Thank you so much for your advice about when to harvest, and not to wash the potatoes, and where to store them. I’ve got a good crop of potatoes growing. It’s my first try.

Good info!

There are many foldable crates used for veggies, ask your grocery store and get a few, they are ventilated and make great storage in you root cellar.

Beautiful potatoes 💕

Thank you for the video. First time potatoe grower here in Central oregon..patiently waiting for plants to.bloom!

I have been around and grown potatoes my whole life and know to do it. Yet I watch all kinds of these videos LOL. Granny would take a fork and gravel a few out through the summer until harvest in the fall. We also knocked the eyes off in the spring to keep eating we did not get rid off them. Of course, I follow most of my Granny and Grandpas tatter guidelines except the fork one lol.

Very Helpful!

Great video neighbor! Planted my first garden in Portland, Oregon.

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, welcome to your new addiction!

Thank you for the info on the mighty spuds. My wife's name is Laura also she just passed July 17 2022. So you saying Laura in your vid and that she on Tic Toc made ma laugh and smile. I will watch your content on growing. And save my life at the same time growing the best food.

I am a fairly new gardener on Long Island NY.. Did container gardening this yr..Next yr plan on expanding into the ground with a much larger area..This video very helpful..Thanks

Down South, I plant mine the Ruth Stout method. Our biggest issue is centipedes and ants. Not a lot of luck with white potatoes but great luck with reds and purple potatoes. We start planting in late Feb/early March. Been getting potatoes for about a month now.

Great video! Answered all my questions, thank you!

@LonelyPinesFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for stopping by!

June-2023..Southeast Michigan…I have two 20 pound grow bags with huge plants that did flower last week. No signs of dying off yet. But I had three days of bucket rain! I was out securing up my pepper plants and bean plants. They got hammered! But thankfully none broke at the main stem. So…when it drys up, I’m going digging!

A big thank you from me and my family.

@LonelyPinesFarm

2 жыл бұрын

You and yours are so welcome! Thank you for checking out our channel!

Thanks for the video. Just harvested my first batch of potatoes. 9 plants and got a bushel of potatoes. You answered my questions

Thanks. I enjoyed the video.

I’m in mid Missouri and have learned to dig my potatoes when needed. I have raised organic beds and most winters I can dig year round.

Very helpful and great presenter😊

Thank-you!

Very nice 👍

Very useful thank you!

Great vid. Thanks!

Thanks!

Hey, thanks for this - super helpful! It's our first year planting potatoes, so we'll see how it goes when it's harvest time here in zone 5.