How to Grow Potatoes | Balcony Gardening

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video we look at how to grow potatoes! I try to grow potatoes in a container on my balcony. Balcony gardening is a great way to grow food for yourself in a city atmosphere. Even a small amount of growing space can be used to grow you own potatoes in a container or pot.
How to grow potatoes in pots!
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@Ace-1525 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I've been trying to come up with ideas on how to grow more veggies in my apartment, and this is simply ideal! Such a good harvest for a single container~

@JimmyBHarvests 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear it! Best of luck with your own plant!

@GordonMcClelland 9 ай бұрын

are you allowed out of the hospital on your own?

@Scare_D_Cat 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty decent harvest for patio grow!

@ShoshinShow 4 жыл бұрын

Unreal growth!! Craving me some fresh, healthy potatoes now!

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Shin! 🥔🥔🥔🥔

@5688gamble 2 жыл бұрын

I grow potatoes on my balcony, I have two large bags and a large container, which I just through a couple in when my tomatoes died, the bag is great because it keeps them shaded, I just top them up (not covering them totally) with a mix of soil and manure occasionally, the plants in the bags are huge now, I found the most shaded corner of the balcony (has a big metal plate in front of the door and that corner sits in the canopy of a cherry tree) should be a decent harvest! Also have peas, strawberries, oregano, rosemary, thyme, lavender, mint and poppies, smells really nice out there and the strawberries, rosemary and lavender add some colour, once the potatoes and tobacco flower it should be nice and the poppies are starting to bud, so I'll have some nice big flowers too! May try the tomatoes on the window ledge next year, as they didn't do well, must be the harsh Scottish climate, even by our standards there was a lot of rain this year that presented many challenges, especially with the poppies that like to be well drained, it turned my balcony from a concrete slab where I never went into a nice green space with pleasant aromas where I can sit and relax! Great fun!

@JimmyBHarvests 2 жыл бұрын

Love to hear it best of luck with all you are growing!

@vbartrum9172 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for providing this video, it's great. I see you are in Toronto, likewise me. I love to see videos from Toronto on their planting as it's inspires me. Did you use any fertilizer? What direction is your balcony facing. Mine is facing northeast but more of a North so i only get 4 hours morning sun at the far end of the balcony, so would that be sufficient sun to grow potatoes? This is my first year planting. This week I transplanted cucumber (hopefully the little sun would be sufficient) and Swiss Chard, basil and tomatoes. Fingers crossed that they all grow.

@ashishprasad513 4 жыл бұрын

Hehe that's so motivating.. keep growing

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha!

@MayBrithHarestadHollosMay 3 жыл бұрын

Very Good ! Trying it now ! Thanks

@JimmyBHarvests 3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@tombryant4518 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Did you know that like tomatoes, there are determinant,and indeterminate potatoes? I wonder if you could set up a perpetual harvest in a big tote? Top dress it with some Gaia Green stuff every month, toss some worms in there...

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

That’s an interesting idea! That would be cool to try

@ChefMonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Good work!

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chef!

@johnpolos8796 4 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s dope

@honeybee2356 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!💚🌱🍠

@JimmyBHarvests 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏😄

@aliceleone7594 11 ай бұрын

Hi! Great video! Is there a best season to plant potatoes? Do they survive winter with lowest temperature of 5°C? I am planning on planting them on conteiners but outside

@hasbethperez5598 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, that was a great video.

@JimmyBHarvests 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hasbeth!

@coolbreeze8572 4 жыл бұрын

Jimmy be I like your channel very good detail in videos thx bro

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Breeze! Glad you’re enjoying the content!

@gracefulhumble7248 4 жыл бұрын

so cool

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

🙏

@null4177 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@JimmyBHarvests 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sydney, appreciate the love!

@beverley7oriental 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! great video

@JimmyBHarvests 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@rootedro 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of potatoes were those?

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

The package simply said ‘yellow seed potatoes’.. sorry I can’t be more specific! Purchased at my local nursery.

@Masharofficial 4 жыл бұрын

I am following your video to grow my potatoes.. if I succeed I’ll let everyone know .. i am hopeful.

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck, Mashar!

@lauralbriar 4 жыл бұрын

I've got potatoes sprouting now for indoor planting - works great in containers! Thanks for this video too. I see you are in Canada - we are in Northern Ontario with a very short growing season - great to be able to have stuff indoors too!

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Potatoes are great for a short season, they grow so quick. I’m in Toronto, myself!

@lauralbriar 4 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyBHarvests I'm about 4 hours straight north from you - not too far from North Bay - still lots of snow here :)

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Well I hope that snow clears up soon so you can get growing!

@lauralbriar 4 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyBHarvests I've got them started to sprout - will let you know how they do inside till spring really comes! :D

@acecala3576 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video! I had tried growing potatoes in past in Home Depot bucket but didn't had much luck with it. I moved to Southern California and wanted to try again this Spring, but didn't wanted to invest too much apart from what I have. I have lots of soil and multiple 12 inch containers like yours. I thought I will have to buy bigger containers, but looks like I can give it a try in my existing containers. Question - Did you water them daily from start to finish or daily just during hotter days?

@JimmyBHarvests 2 жыл бұрын

I monitored the plant and soil and watered when either one looked to be drying out. Watering the right amount is an art you can only master through practice - I haven’t truly mastered it myself yet

@zazaaaaaaaa333 Жыл бұрын

this is so inspiring ! what kind of soil are you using please. ?

@JimmyBHarvests Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏 this would have been a random bag of soil from walmart or costco. I typically avoid the most and least expensive options. They're all relatively similar in my experience.

@tofujelly 3 ай бұрын

What happens when you fill it up with water and it strains from the bottom. Where does the water go on your balcony? My backyard is full of concrete and it's the only place I can grow it. I don't want the water to go into the house....

@alodelore9597 4 жыл бұрын

I planted some as a kids in a balcony tray and I think after about 6 or 8 weeks they burst the tray open, because they grew so much and so plentyful! But to this day I am not really sure about planting them at home again, maybe in a big raised bed or something, but otherwise I think it's too much effort, to dig up the entire plant and get one potato meal out of it (on this scale). But it's still a nice plant! Do you think it would be possible to just let them grow indefinitely and dig up some potatoes every now and then?

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Growing potatoes is a lot of fun! I agree they would do better with more space, they filled up my pot pretty quickly!

@HaZe_Da_PiTBuLL 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ve been preparing to grow potatoes in 5 gallon buckets was goi g to use fox farms ore an forest organic potting soil any thoughts?

@JimmyBHarvests 4 жыл бұрын

Should work well bro! I personally go to Walmart and buy the cheapest bag of soil they have and it works just fine.

@HaZe_Da_PiTBuLL 4 жыл бұрын

JimmyB Harvests yea but I use it to grow other plants and I can get the big bags 1.5 cubic feet for 15$ at the local store they cost like 45$ on amazon

@electronicearnings Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Can you grow these at any time of the year?

@JimmyBHarvests Жыл бұрын

Guess that depends on your local climate!

@electronicearnings Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyBHarvests I'm thinking of doing it in Canberra Australia! You mention in the video you put dirt in the pot, then the seed potatoes, then soil. Could I just use soil for everything?

@gooseface2690 Жыл бұрын

Incredible! So, does the plant cease to be after harvesting, or can you repot it for another cycle?

@JimmyBHarvests Жыл бұрын

Thats an interesting question. I have never heard of people replanting potato plants after a harvest. You have to rip them apart pretty good to get all your potatoes out

@gooseface2690 Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyBHarvests Yeah! It kinda feels brutal to discard the plant, but then again, to get it all going again you just have to stick another three potatoes into a fresh pot, which is really simple. Anyway, thanks! Let's see how mine turns out. Ha! Cheers.