Growing Potatoes By IGNORING Them (EPIC HARVEST)

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5 жыл бұрын

In my potato growing journey this year, I decided to do a little experiment. What happens if you plant potatoes and then just TOTALLY IGNORE them? No hililng potatoes, no watering, no fertilizing. NOTHING.
Well, to my surprise, I ended up having the BEST yields from this method out of the 5 that I tried: 5 gallon buckets, grow bags, raised beds, and in ground with hilling. Crazy, right? Just goes to show you have to always test and question conventional wisdom.
No need for a fancy potato tower, or a complex watering and fertilization schedule. Just learn how to plant potatoes a bit deeper than recommended and wait for those beautiful taters to pop out of the ground.
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@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

I got 25.2lb (11kg) of potatoes total from this bed, and I only visited it ONCE in three months. EPIC!

@coleman318 5 жыл бұрын

Epic Gardening would you say potatoes almost do better with zero fertilizer than using any? You say amendment and talked about needing to balance out the clay with more Sandy type soil...with amendments did you use Earthworm castings or bat guano or bone meal or any type of organic soil builders? Or is this just mediocre soil that most other veggies would struggle to get its proper nutrition? Can you think of other veggies or fruits that do well with little to no feed?

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

I used some compost and some soil conditioner to lighten the soil up a BIT, but honestly not a lot. Potatoes are a "pioneer crop" and are known for doing well in unimproved soil, so this is def. my new method for growing. I'd just bury deeper next time!

@possums1010 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't one supposed to wait to harvest until the foliage has died back? Also, putting grass clippings around the plant to shade the potatoes avoids greening, & also gives then free nitrogen & even bigger yields.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

You can, but you don't have to. These are a 90 day crop and I was at about day 89, and needed them for my survival challenge!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Only rainwater, and my friend's passive greywater may have lightly irrigated them

@contestwill1556 4 жыл бұрын

It's always heart warming to see a man who's proud of his potatoes

@LarsSveen 5 жыл бұрын

This is why my sister loves growing potatoes. It's like finding buried treasure. "Wow, look at that one! Here's a bunch more!"

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Easily the most fun plant to harvest

@sherry2836 5 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening Yes! I love to watch potato harvests. A lot of gardening channels just forward to their total harvest but that's no fun! I much prefer to be a "participant" in the treasure hunt. Thanks for including us and great job of doing nothing, lol!

@tnmtnmorning1178 4 жыл бұрын

This video made me smile the whole time.

@NewEnglandMumma 5 жыл бұрын

“I almost said a bad word guys” 😂

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Lololol got to keep it clean for the kids

@TravelNP 4 жыл бұрын

Should have let it go!

@OO_sunflower_OO 4 жыл бұрын

Omg the way he’s talking about potatoes 😂Kevin is the cutessst

@epicgardening 4 жыл бұрын

I love em!

@lanitagrice7644 2 жыл бұрын

I'm planting potatoes for the first time this year and this video makes me very hopeful that I will have enough potatoes for not only my household but for the food-sharing-bank we have in our trailer park!!! Glorious bounty means spreading the spud love.

@jacquewog5213 4 жыл бұрын

This took away some of my anxiety about starting my first garden. Sweet

@journeywithnichole 2 жыл бұрын

agreed

@tonjanorrington-flores6039 3 жыл бұрын

I have literally sucked at growing potatoes over the years. I dropped a few in a grow bag this season and we’ll see how it goes this time.

@raksderival6172 4 жыл бұрын

“Losing it in potato glory” - I can’t wait until I can say that too ☺️

@wranther 5 жыл бұрын

Your garden terrace is a stand alone improvement to your property that could be replicated so easily by non-lazy property owners.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@djk5v 4 жыл бұрын

This is giving me so much hope because mine grew so fast and I didn’t have enough soil or time that I did a hilling when the tops were really tall. They still have yet to die back. It’s my first time planting these, but I got seed potatoes from a company and good potting soil in grow bags. Fingers crossed!

@Princess.Shay8 Жыл бұрын

2 years later-- how’d they turn out?

@djk5v Жыл бұрын

@@Princess.Shay8 turns out they were leggy due to not enough light. Didn’t try them again the next year, and now that I’m low carb, that’ll have to wait.

@rthreat0895 5 жыл бұрын

Dude I want one of those aprons just to wear around my house. I'll put my phone,charger,wallet,wetwipes in it

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

They're so handy rooapron.com/

@queensaladini6731 4 жыл бұрын

You... you mean like a purse?

@craftymom6934 4 жыл бұрын

I got mine! They had my color, love that purple one. Can’t wait for it to come. The price wasn’t too high, I ordered it right away. Kevin, I hope you get a cut of the sales on these.

@csn583 3 жыл бұрын

@@queensaladini6731 Yeah, but it's like YOU are the purse.

@ArDeeMee Жыл бұрын

Purses swing about and get in the way, though. 🧐 I‘d recommend wearing a vest, or getting a fanny pack.

@JohnathanProphet 5 жыл бұрын

Potatoes. The "Set it and forget it" Veg.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Too true

@queensaladini6731 4 жыл бұрын

6:37 foreshadowing to when he boils a "potato" rock

@SunshineInCA14 3 жыл бұрын

You're like a kid in a candy store only it's potatoes! Thanks for the inspo, now I'm going to go find some seed potatoes! 🥔🍬🥔🍭🥔

@radnatalie 4 жыл бұрын

your enthusiasm for gardening is contagious I love it

@catwrubell4474 4 жыл бұрын

I just love how excited you get, and I'm the same way! A childlike wonder when it comes to gardening, just magical! You are my go-to source for all things green and growing and I thank you so much! Love your content and channel!

@MrFeebs 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm excited to see how my accidental potato mound growing from my compost pile goes 👍😁

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna be a nice surprise!

@dkadwoa4114 2 жыл бұрын

Me too...

@TravelNP 4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite video of yours. It’s inspiring Because it shows that anyone could get a productive high yield crop with minimal effort. I love that!

@TooLittleInfo 3 жыл бұрын

Your excitement about digging in the dirt for potatoes is giving me life in 2021

@pohovanavanila 3 жыл бұрын

8:50 you don't even notice the music slowly crawling into your ears if you use headphones 😁

@MattimeoMouse 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love watching your videos. I always walk away feeling as if I've learned something. And it's really motivating to see how passionate you are about your work. Have definitely started to get that buzz back, since I started building my garden. Thank you for sharing!

@cptplanet6196 4 жыл бұрын

I recognize that corner, I used to park on that hill on my way to school! Just discovered your channel and beginning gardening myself. Love your videos Kevin

@CentraalStationK 3 жыл бұрын

The excitement gives me life!! I just planted some old, accidentally sprouting, potatoes on pots in my balcony. Let's hope they'll do as well as yours!

@kechiaburnett8413 21 күн бұрын

This is the very first video I saw of you Kevin. I don’t know why you came up on my KZfaq feed back then, but I thought this “crazy”guy is growing potatoes off an exit of the highway. Lol. I was so intrigued. I have been watching your videos ever since. This has been a few years now and I have learned quite a bit from you and your gardening associates…. I love your channel.

@14ikan11 4 жыл бұрын

I salute you man for creative use of your space. Just started gardening in my tiny apartment and your videos are inspirational.

@wasankari 4 жыл бұрын

Such a sweet and important video! I was absolutely charmed and excited right there with you. Thank you, you have given me some ideas!

@youcanask2980 3 ай бұрын

This was the most satisfying and inspiring potato hunt I’ve ever witnessed. That was a shiton of potatoes!

@marcelumbao9654 4 жыл бұрын

I was sad and this video is the most satisfying I’ve watch today. Thank you for this ✨

@misbehavens 4 жыл бұрын

You make it sound so easy! I’m super excited to try growing potatoes this year. I’m really curious about the difference between growing sweet potatoes and regular potatoes.

@epicgardening 4 жыл бұрын

1st difference, they're not actually the same plant at all - totally different species, though they grow in a semi-similar manner :)

@laurenleblanc8438 4 жыл бұрын

I love the enthusiasm in this video! I'm pumped to grow potatoes now.

@krazyk8592 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. So cool to see another human that gets as excited as I do for digging up poratoes. It's beyond exciting, particularly with such a great yield!

@shazmadden1969 4 жыл бұрын

That was insane , i am definitely going to try this . Only got into growing during lockdown, and you have been an inspiration . Thank you keep growing !😁

@robmcnaughton1086 3 жыл бұрын

Wow,this was so exciting.Its a sad life I live when potato harvesting like this is my entertainment.Amazing crop

@Slipping_thru_the_Seams Жыл бұрын

seems to me like a really healthy form of entertainment, considering everything that's out there on the internet

@CapedCrusader77 4 жыл бұрын

Listening to your reaction to your harvest was so like me I'm smiling! Like a kid in candy store! Love it..

@smc130 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! My kind of gardening. I’m surprised they were not planted deeper. Awesome 😎

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Next time I'll be planting twice as deep !

@sarah_farm 6 ай бұрын

Your video is a great reminder of the value of patience and perseverance. It takes a lot of time and effort to grow and harvest melons and oranges, but the end result is so worth it. And the fact that you're able to make a living by selling them at the market is even more impressive. Keep up the great work! And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

@babyroot3479 5 жыл бұрын

Good job! I might try container potatoes some day. I lol to see you geeked out at the production. Loved it!

@dougandcandacebishop7259 4 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel and was fascinated by your potato videos, particularly this one on your terraced slope. I'd love details about how you set up the terracing and the irrigation with it. Thanks!

@mompofelski4191 2 жыл бұрын

appreciate your enthusiasm and passion for gardening. Glad for your nice harvest too.

@marymcandrew7667 5 жыл бұрын

This is so inspiring, to see creative way to use space and plant an easy food crop! I'm only in my second season of planting potatoes and do mine in containers.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

They do great in containers!

@recihensley3725 4 жыл бұрын

I have to say I planted a garden this year for the first time and the potatoes are the show piece of the whole garden!! I was actually kind of scared to plant them ( thinking that they would be so hard to plant and take care of)...

@clairet5636 3 жыл бұрын

Making me excited for my potatoes! The seed potatoes are just about to sprout in my grow bags. Can’t wait to start adding more dirt.

@melanieallen8980 2 жыл бұрын

I love the surprise of how many potatoes you will get!!YES!! potatoe glory explains the excitement well! Cheers from Australia!😁

@kiebelemily 3 жыл бұрын

No need to apologize about the enthusiasm! We were excited too. Man, there's nothing like a good potato uprooting video. ☺ Especially with that kind of yield!

@KeikoBushnell 4 жыл бұрын

I love how happy u get about this

@amysnipes4245 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the smashed potato recipe. This is my first year growing them . Zone 7b Delaware. Adirondack Blue and Yukon Gold.judt harvested purples, now on to trying to cure. Thanks for your great videos. Though we are super zones away, much of your info translates to all zones.

@1MrsMurder 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s amazing! I’m stoked to try something like this as well!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out for you!

@Anjrain 3 жыл бұрын

I just bumped into your channel recently, and i am learning alot, especially on how to plant potatoes. Thank you so much!!!!! I really enjoy watching your videos! God Bless

@fn1202 5 жыл бұрын

I did not fertilise my potatoes last year at all, they were desiree and i got loads of huge potatoes. I've only noticed the different with fertiliser as i'm using it this year, a lot more flowers!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this!

@jar7840 4 жыл бұрын

Your happiness is contagious. I get like that when I dig up potatoes too, except you're a lot cleaner. I tend to look like a pig in the mud.

@gidgetfergie3823 4 жыл бұрын

This is inspiring. New to the channel thanks so much.

@Angie-ci1lp 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so planting Norland red potatoes 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾 Great job! !!!

@barbaracarbone4658 4 жыл бұрын

That is an Unbelievable harvest!! Congratulations 🥔

@zacklynch584 4 жыл бұрын

Epic! Can't wait to try this.

@MusiciansReflib 4 жыл бұрын

i like that you don't make the music too loud. it's a huge mistake for many channels. They talk at 1 volume so i set the sound level accordingly. Then the music starts and i'm throwing my headphones over the room because the blast my ears with their way too loud music.

@DeeDeeCatMom 4 жыл бұрын

I'm also amazed by that palm next to the house, and the beautiful cactus at the bottom corner! I guess this comes from living in Canada, where those are indoor houseplants.

@wesleygiddings893 Жыл бұрын

Great apron! Thanks for sharing

@laangelitalokita 2 жыл бұрын

So exciting! Can’t wait to see what happens in my potato bags!!!

@vickiotmani 3 жыл бұрын

“Is that a potato or a rock?! Oh, it’s a rock” 😆😆😆

@rideslikethewind 4 жыл бұрын

I will forever use the word “taddies”

@catherinegrace2366 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha right? I might be late but I was trying to figure out how to spell it. 🤣

@deltorres2100 3 жыл бұрын

Totally love this video ..I’m gonna try it this way

@carolparrish194 5 жыл бұрын

It was fun watching you dig your potatoes! Your soil looks even better than mine. I have been working on improving my soil for years. I think you have a lot more sand than I do. I think I might try growing those potatoes next year.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Keep it up...it's a years long process!

@darianpr5 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man. I know this video is 3 years old but dude this got me littttt hahaha so excited to plant my potatoes hahaha

@ladarrellworf6896 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS!!!! My husband calls your channel my new favorite tv show! :D

@zabacinjsh 11 ай бұрын

That apron looks extremely useful in a garden, frees up your hands and its easier to carry I assume as me and my fam used to do this with carrying apples in t shirts as kids by holding up the hem.

@randomness8819 2 жыл бұрын

I love that gear! I don't think it silly looking at all. I'm going to plant things just to need to get one! Lol

@gwengottlieb8501 4 жыл бұрын

That was amazing!

@jennylynne4414 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video! Excited you is fun to watch.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@rebeccacherry4171 3 жыл бұрын

This is freak'in so.cool!!. My potatoes have sprouted! I squeeled!! Thanks for being my favorite gardner

@nenemaria-cornfieldsgarden 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a really impressive amount!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RiverPlaid 5 жыл бұрын

Wow....so awesome 🌸 love that experiment.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

@thepeopleplaceandnaturepod8344 Жыл бұрын

This video inspires me to spend my life growing nutritious food for my family and others while embracing a sustainable lifestyle connected to nature. It's amazing how fulfilling life becomes with this perspective.

@Gigglesnc 2 жыл бұрын

You have inspired me to plant potatoes 🥔 this year here in west Texas ✅ I need to research a little bit it’s early April. We don’t have much land so I was thinking of planting them in for half size whiskey barrels! 🙏 I have in the ground tomato 🍅 varieties, crookneck yellow squash 🍋, zucchini 🥬, seedless cucumbers 🥒! They are also planting Pole 🏃‍♀️ running green beans 🌱

@sasquatchdonut2674 2 жыл бұрын

North Texan here. It’s never really too late to plant potatoes but they like cooler weather better. Usually it’s best to plant them in late February or early march. That way the can send up sprouts for the spring in time and it doesn’t get too hot for them.

@growingwithfelix5872 2 жыл бұрын

This was EPIC!

@finnabinnaconna9836 3 жыл бұрын

I know that corner in Golden Hill, those potato’s might be a little urine fertilized 🤣 great video!

@tcanderson1313 3 жыл бұрын

Urine = free nitrogen

@karmicpopcorn6440 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Nothing like fresh baby potatoes!

@sugarbomb26 5 жыл бұрын

What a fun video!

@katblyth8153 3 жыл бұрын

Here in Tasmania I’ve found the Red Norlands to be great producers too. Also the Brakelights. Love red potatoes. And love harvesting potatoes, it’s totally addictive.

@salsaromanticadancecompany6997 4 жыл бұрын

You inspired me to do this thank you

@elexandriayeats241 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing boat load of "ignored" potatoes! The little... taties? As I think you called them, are perfect in roasted veggie dishes with garlic cloves, pearl onions, brussel sprouts. A toss in olive oil and a sprinkle of Hawaiian salt ... yummy!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely delicious

@babycatcat1234 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very satisfying video

@luisd7632 3 жыл бұрын

Do some cooking recipe videos from your harvests 👍. I wanna see these taties! Keep up the awesome my man!

@MartyFRsfNE 4 жыл бұрын

nice work.

@pure_shenanigan 5 жыл бұрын

Great video both hilarious and informative Keep up the good work I had no choice but to subscribe.

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you!

@leah082021 3 жыл бұрын

Those little bitty ones are great steamed with fresh green beans too

@theinfinitemike1490 2 жыл бұрын

Just casual gorgeous artichoke plants in the background, no big deal lol

@queenSummerKeli 4 жыл бұрын

What!!! This is awesome!!

@se7encureton 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is to big to see most comments But I am a 36yr old dude with a black thumb. Iv been working on a herb and small veg patio garden this summer and you have been such a fucking help thank you so much! The wife and kiddo and I are hoping for some Taties this winter into spring

@daisy1441 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thank you for this video! Hilling and hilling did not feel right to me since I want small yields but more often. I mean, you can get five plats from one existing potato. Many plants in many smaller buckets is best for me. That way I can dump an entire bucket and feed my family of 4 for a meal or two.

@JupiterJamie 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I want to do! I want to figure out a way to grow in containers that I can harvest one whole small container at a time for 1-2 meals. I need to find out what grows the fastest, but can also be left growing for the longest in order to lengthen the harvesting period.

@brittanygidonable 4 жыл бұрын

This just blows my mind.

@Xplorefiles 3 жыл бұрын

You remind me of the twin brothers who remodel and sell houses hehe

@jimmyfowler943 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that's awsome

@mezleona 5 жыл бұрын

I guess that mikos really works! I did yukon and the tinny ones I put them in rice! they were delicious!

@epicgardening 5 жыл бұрын

Niiiiice!

@NicolaiAAA Жыл бұрын

I don't care that this video is 3 years old - that "silly little apron" thing RULES and I want one!

@missmollycollie911 2 жыл бұрын

Love my Roo!

@lynegagnon2629 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@aonirnolaloth 3 жыл бұрын

someone i know saves the small ones to use as seed potatoes. also i have read somewhere to just poke a few holes in a bag of potting mix and stick potatoes in them, basically growing a bag of potatoes.