How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Containers Pt. 1

How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Containers Pt. 1 | Planting, Soil, & Varieties

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Sweet potatoes are one of the most productive plants to grow in the garden, and quite easy as long as you set them up for success! In this video we show you how to plant them and mix the correct soil.
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Slips Prep
01:44 - Varieties
02:54 - Moving Slips Into Shade
03:23 - Planting Slips
04:56 - Container & Soil Mix
07:39 - Planting Slips
09:57 - Watering
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@BackpackComics 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet potato gang where you at? 😎 love growing these. Making sweet potato fries after they have grown is the best feeling!

@maddworld3317 2 жыл бұрын

MMMMM

@pbsjones 2 жыл бұрын

Taking your advice to use an auger to mix my soil has been the best thing for me this year! As a Lady Of A Certain Age, I have found mixing my ingredients with a shovel results in excruciating back pain days later (you'd think it would let you know as you're doing it, right? Ha!) The drill is fun! Thank you, so much!

@sumpop420 2 жыл бұрын

Growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year so perfect timing as always! Thanks as always for the interesting and informative videos 👍

@kimberlyshearer6299 Жыл бұрын

Is there a Part 2 ? I am curious to know how this approach worked.

@jeffreymerkle361 Жыл бұрын

Was there ever a part 2?

@texartisanstudios 2 жыл бұрын

We started ours from slips that were mailed to us a few weeks ago. They did not look very happy, so we simply placed them in a cup of well water with a bit seaweed fertilizer and set them under grow lights for about a week. They bounced back, developed new growth and roots. Then we planted them in a 30" deep x 3 x 4 cardboard box. They are loving it! First time, hoping for a great fall harvest! Looking forward to seeing your progress!

@majoyap3403 2 жыл бұрын

Growing sweet potatoes is the best plant to grow because it's easy to grow. You can eat the tubers and the tops/leaves. You can put the leaves in a lot of dishes like boiled or steamed and make ensalata, or stir fry it, or add them in Filipino stews like sinigang or nilaga. The tubers are generally sweet, you can just boil them and eat them by dipping in some sugar, or frying sweet potato slices and sprinkes sugar while frying, or putting them in adobo, sinigang or nilaga.

@thatsalt1560 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I had no idea you can eat the leaves.

@1Lightdancer 2 жыл бұрын

I love plants with edible leaves - look forward to growing some a well!

@jjudijo Жыл бұрын

I started cutting up and frying leaves in a touch of oil before I cook an egg. Delicious for breakfast.

@mewhotkoko 2 жыл бұрын

You guys made it so complicated haha. I grow sweet potatoes every year and I'll clip a cutting and put it directly in the dirt. Make sure it stays water and it should do fine.

@juliesilvaggio804 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed with you! The easiest plants to grow!

@rockylily36 2 жыл бұрын

What climate are you? Sounds like you keep them going all year? I'm not sure where to find viable organic sweet potatoes to grow slips in march

@juliesilvaggio804 2 жыл бұрын

@@rockylily36 any store bought sweet potatoes is fine. No need for organic unless you have to have it for namesake only!

@adawnstaley Жыл бұрын

@@rockylily36 I think they are in zone 9 in California

@chrisz.9974 Жыл бұрын

Do you clip and root the end of the vine?

@sabitboss 2 жыл бұрын

I've been growing sweet potatoes the exact oppposite - part shade, poor clay soil, loads of watering, and they're still growing great. Says something about the versatility of this crop. One crop that's difficult to get wrong.

@dkielp11 Жыл бұрын

did you get a good harvest?

@sabitboss Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I've been growing them for the leaves, not the potatoes, and yes, one of my best growing crops. I suggest people try the leaves cooked, I love the taste.

@ezzatisaid Жыл бұрын

Agreed at how they're pretty low-maintenance they are. I had and grew mine by accident, and I've never felt as close to being an irresponsible parent as I am with this plant lol

@CLove511 2 ай бұрын

I've heard a few people say that you actually want kind of bad soil. It promotes a weaker leaf/plant, so all of the energy goes into tuber production. If that's true, this couldn't be easier to grow.

@ternyasen Жыл бұрын

Waiting for part 2! AWESOME video.

@Fixajo Жыл бұрын

Where is part 2? I'm really curious about how this went with such a thorough and good start for the sweet potatoes

@Neenerella333 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I would have had Jacque's "pot up in semi shade idea" years ago. I lived in zone 10 South east of Phoenix. The growers won't ship slips until May, which is WAY too late for that area. Even with partial shade from my Mesquite tree, the heat was just too much in May. Now that I'm in 7a, I'll try again. Thanks guys.

@kpratt5960 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!! I had just sat down to take a water break and learned about the sand. I literally had a bag laying 10ft from me. Jumped up and added that to the soil before I got the slips planted. As always, you’re the bomb!!

@on_another_level5661 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you took a Vacation, you deserve it. I've been away for some time, I can't believe how far the epic garden has come! What a gorgeous property. Glad all is well. 🕉

@meysaeteurn7901 2 жыл бұрын

"The Hermit Dredge"...don't know why but that is so hilarious to me! 🤣

@roberttillotson6861 2 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see you more involved in your videos again. You do a great job.

@radhavaidyanathan2988 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, your video regarding planting sweet potato slips has inspired me! As always, very informative. Thank you!

@catiepower3550 2 жыл бұрын

I love my half whiskey barrel. I planted a raspberry bush in it. I’ll be getting one for each of my blueberry bushes and another two for potatoes. They look good, smell good, hold up to time good and are certainly large enough to hold what we need.

@denisebrady6858 2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry but I am laughing at the moment- OMG I have just harvested probably 30lbs of sweet potatoes from a 4 x 4ft bed & have never seen such a procedure just to grow slips- I honestly am a fan of your channel & try to never miss but I have never seen so much trouble to grow them. Hey buy a sweet potato- throw it in the garden bed- let the slips come up & transplant the slips around the garden bed & Wow heaps of sweet potatoes. Don't forget to water them though. Cheers Denise- Sub tropical Australia. :):)

@georgeharvey3062 5 ай бұрын

Hi Denise. I love the oriental sweet potatoes from my local Asian market. I’ve always wanted to grow them from a potato. Would you please go into more detail on how to do this. This is the first year I’m using raised beds for all my root vegetables. Your help is GREATLY appreciated. Many thanks. George

@royallan3717 4 ай бұрын

Can I ask what you fertilise with thanks

@denisebrady6858 4 ай бұрын

@@royallan3717 I use Seasol & Powerfeed mixed together in water ( fish solutions) - just brilliant here in Sub-Tropical Queensland. Cheers

@royallan3717 4 ай бұрын

@@denisebrady6858 thanks Denise,my favourite state btw ❤️ I need to note the date I put the slips in so I know when to harvest.I have been lazy with fertiliser in the past. Appreciate your reply thanks Roy

@karenyhogan5196 8 ай бұрын

my sweet potatoes, started slips in the pantry this fall, so am working on planting them in starter soil and putting them out into my garage by window an my grown light to see if can produce more slips. with longer runs to plant in my out side garden this spring. zone 8b/9a in Washington state on the coast of Ocean Shores. mild winters about 28 for coldest and average 40's until later in January when start to warm up. average heat it 65-70 for warmest part of spring and summer. 76 year old lady learning from you young guys. Thanks

@christinahutchison3967 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos on container gardening I find fascinating. I grow potatoes sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other vegetables in pots between a quarter and a half an acre each. Keep up the great contentAnd watching your rural Homestead grow has been amazing.

@jenniferarmer106 2 жыл бұрын

My new food find. I love sweet potatoes since you can also eat the leaves. They are delicious

@thesuperdak7224 2 жыл бұрын

I've known this for a couple years, only went all-in on it last year. They remind me strongly of spinach, but with added sweetness. Works in salads, stir-frys, gumbos, etc.

@Pocketsand662 2 жыл бұрын

Very good timing! literally snipped off all my sweet potato slips and started getting them to root in a glass of water two days ago.

@MrGRockin 2 жыл бұрын

"Kevin's on vacation, PROBABLY well deserved" 😂

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

He's so rude 😂

@jenniferrosario1489 2 жыл бұрын

We're in a tropical climate when we plant potato slips we make a loop ➰ with the slip and cover it. That encourages them to grow quicker without spreading that much. We harvest between 10-15# per plant

@thatsalt1560 2 жыл бұрын

A loop? How?

@jenniferrosario1489 2 жыл бұрын

@@thatsalt1560 like this loop ➰

@AshesInsane Жыл бұрын

@@jenniferrosario1489so you take a slip, make that loop and the o of the loop is under the soil with the two legs above the soil?

@jenniferrosario1489 Жыл бұрын

@@AshesInsane yes. The ends will produce the greens and the potatoes will form where the loop is.

@jenniferrosario1489 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@julesgoh 2 жыл бұрын

Cooool! Been waiting for this one for the longest time! Thanks Kevin and Jacques!

@DiscipleGames 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you had a good vacation, Eric of Eric Gardening

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

Banned

@speedyhomo 2 жыл бұрын

YOOOO I use a lot of sweet potatoes when I cook so I'm very excited for this!

@wjm1319 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, though sweet potatoes don't like muddy ground, they grow wonderfully in a flood & drain hydroponic bed. So it's not really the amount of water - it's the lack of air. But they are super easy to grow and super tasty. I am currently using them as a groundcover plant for my new berm because the vines spread super-fast and I wanted something pretty and edible to fix the soil/mulch in place as quickly as possible.

@bublhed 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like my life won’t be complete without this power planter…!

@dylanslabach4090 2 жыл бұрын

10:40: Gotta love some good drainage! I enjoyed seeing the video and I’m thrilled to see where the sweet potatoes go!

@learning2growmyown 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Looking forward to the updates on the sweet potato.

@Tommyatoms Жыл бұрын

Did you ever do a harvest video for the sweet potatoes? If not how did they do and did you get a good harvest?

@jaej34 2 жыл бұрын

Those barrels are super cool, nice touch!

@LuckyFigFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Nice garden! Thanks for the video.

@RachellesGardenDiary 2 жыл бұрын

I just got Pumpkin Yam sweet potato slips from Baker Creek. I put them in water to soak overnight. I'll pot them up today and harden them off for a few days before I plant them in the 20 gallon grow bag. I would've gotten the purple variety, but hubby wanted orange for our first attempt at growing them.

@mattbutler4763 2 жыл бұрын

Love the channel bro, thanks for the knowledge!

@Carmen-ok 2 жыл бұрын

I love sweet potatoes. I make this amazing recipe with butter, brown sugar, spices, walnuts or pecans. Yum 😋!

@thatsalt1560 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I enjoyed this! I love sweet potatoes but I don't like paying for them. There is no tradition around growing and eating them where I live, so even if the climate here is fine for growing them, they are expensive because so few buy them. This also means there are no seedlings. However, some friendly American homesteaders on KZfaq have posted instructions for growing sweet potatoes from the sweet potatotes themselves so next year I hope I will be able to do that 🙂

@lizprocopiou9944 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! What's the process for growing directly from a potatoe?

@reshabriella 2 жыл бұрын

Yayyy! I've been growing "fowl foot" sweet potatoes for the past year. Finally I'm going to find out how to up my game! Thanks 😊

@Gkrissy 2 жыл бұрын

I love the wine barrels. I grew okra in similar barrels last year. I totally forgot to buy my sweet potatoes slips and they are sold out so I will have to wait for next season. Interesting that sweet potatoes like the humidity, then it would love the humidity the south is getting right now. Thanks for the video.

@pennylaur7687 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to learn if you could start them just like reg potatoes. I like being able to just cut a potato from the store in sections per eyes and plant them.

@onionring1531 2 жыл бұрын

I planted my sweet potatoes a month too late last year but they still did surprisingly well. It's the start of winter here and I've already got a few slips growing so they'll be getting planted too early this year, soon as the frosts have stopped in mid September.

@fabricdragon Жыл бұрын

i cant find part 2?

@Inpreesme 2 жыл бұрын

Add on sales described as advice, brilliant !

@sensenisok 2 жыл бұрын

Finally. Been waiting for this one :)

@nijinokanata111 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail is super cool

@deborah820 2 жыл бұрын

Martian potatoes is a wonderful website to get your slips from, I am not trying to take away from anyone else’s sales, I’ve just bought from them for a couple years and am beyond satisfied with the results! Always healthy slips and always prolific producers.

@FelixTheAnimator 2 жыл бұрын

That's where I got mine! They're growing like crazy!

@Fred_Nice 2 жыл бұрын

Tried this in my roof garden with little success. 17th story, full sun, Singapore. Think hot and humid. Now I know what I did wrong. Soil, very clay heavy. Will try again now that you've taught me how to amend the soil. Thanks very much!

@eklectiktoni 2 жыл бұрын

You can't really have too sandy soil for sweet potatoes. If your soil is clay, amend with LOTS of sand and compost. Don't overfertilize them, water consistently but not too much.

@ranmo4615 2 жыл бұрын

Purple sweet potato is my favorite!!! They are nutritious and having less sugar than regular sweet potatos!! BTW, who is this guy? He's cute 😉

@PatienceLove 2 жыл бұрын

You read my mind!!!

@heraldofrevival9517 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@Greenplantguide 2 жыл бұрын

How amazing 👌✌it is very helpful thanks for sharing💚💚💚

@marymcmanus 2 жыл бұрын

Love the barrel ❤️🍠

@mj3825 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet potatoe Daddy's back!😁💖 jack daniels whiskey barrel lucky!!!

@ellenkuang8853 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet potato leaves & stems stir fried with garlic, ginger and soy sauce my FAVE thing to eat whenever they sell it at the asian markets in the summer!

@chinatownboy7482 2 жыл бұрын

I buy the Asian market sweet potato leaves. I cut the leaves off. Then plant the stalks. They will root, and give you another free crop. I usually get about 3 more meals.

@rosea830 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Now, you could trellis them to keep things looking neat, or you could let them run all over the ground and see how many random tubers you can find at harvest, lol.

@inannashu689 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet potato slips are very prolific,I live in the south and I grow them in clay with a little topsoil. Don't work too hard at it and you don't need anything fancy to grow them. They will take over anywhere you plant them if they are not contained to a specific area.

@jessicamendieta8473 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Texas … would it be ok to use the Organic Miracle Gro all purpose container mix??? I use felt containers to grow my plants

@inannashu689 2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicamendieta8473 You sure can.

@nevaeha4048 2 жыл бұрын

Excited to see how you plan on changing them from nasty potatoes to the delicious sweet potato we all know and love.

@RiceaRoni354 2 жыл бұрын

Good ole Tennessee whiskey!

@jag2333 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Interesting and enjoyable.🥰😊🥰

@skimark8275 2 жыл бұрын

Ok Kid's, just a warning, black widows love the beautiful vines !!!! Got bit twice, didn't learn the first time !!!

@tracycrider7778 2 жыл бұрын

Oh snap! Ugh

@christiensgarden3325 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@bjbrown6884 2 жыл бұрын

I am zone 9b and I have planted slips about a month ago and I'm going to start more. Now that my tomatoes are done for awhile I have room for sweet potato and melons. I'm going to experiment and let one bed run and the other bed will be pruned.

@SanghaGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@mjcubo2246 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the primer. I'm trying this out from a potato that spouted in my pantry. Would you please talk about importance of garden water quality with regard to root up-take and what you know about toxic chemicals potentially released into the water from some garden hoses. Thank you.

@eddiealexander8362 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good video thank you

@Jasmine-fu7qr 2 жыл бұрын

Well made video

@MsDragonwitch 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered mine

@SanghaGarden 2 жыл бұрын

most beautiful your garden

@cosmicbackwoods 2 жыл бұрын

im growing jersey, jewel, Japanese, purple stokes, and beau's. I got them in a 20x10 bed with drip. 28 per row. interplanted with four corners red beans. its gonna be a sweet winter haha

@thomaswolf6507 2 жыл бұрын

Growing some slips from a storebought (so far, a working food hack, that is, if I remember to keep changing the water* lmao) so this came at a good time; my first time growing them. Odd they are not potatoes and come from the morning glory family.

@KawaiiKoshka 2 жыл бұрын

I picked up the Myanmar Purple, Lilac Beauty, and Korean Gold from Baker Creek, too! I heard Jacques list off the varieties and went waiiit that seems familiar. I've heard that planting them diagonal or sideways (like, the leaf nodes are in the soil, and the leaves are sticking out) promotes more sweet potatoes, since each node can root (and therefore make tubers). Maybe it's worth a try for any plants you guys have left or cuttings that you can make?

@frankbarnwell____ 2 жыл бұрын

They're not difficult if you have space, warmth and water. But all ears for your method.

@vicwickgardens9174 2 жыл бұрын

I’m growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year as well. I love FoxFarm 🙂

@cbass2755 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I have a little plant popping thru the soil! I'm very excited

@cltinturkey 2 жыл бұрын

It's great, but makes for really expensive sweet potatoes. In Virginia it's not economical for large scale planting.

@vicwickgardens9174 2 жыл бұрын

@@cltinturkey that’s true. It definitely depends on your location and growing goals.

@LauraDeIulio 2 жыл бұрын

That opening line 🤣

@cltinturkey 2 жыл бұрын

Please, please, please, please, please do at least a short video of your beautiful painted garden wall!!! I've got to see the whole thing from one end to the other. It's magnificent!

@jackiehorsley9263 2 жыл бұрын

your sweet potatoe slips look awesome hope they do well

@Sparkysings2 2 жыл бұрын

What?!?!? Kevin Kevin Kevin! It’s about time! But be careful because once they start getting big, they will likely push those barrels apart. Enjoy that very nutritious food!

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep a watchful eye!

@ArleneYLope Жыл бұрын

Wow que interesante y bonito 😀

@PlantGuild 2 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to your new videos. They’re always an inspiration! Especially during the cold months here in Colorado. Cheers!

@TosillKohut 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the Treasure Island sweet potato varieties yet? They are heavy on vining and the leaves are very tasty for salads!

@GreenBeanCrochets 2 жыл бұрын

I could have used this video about a week ago when I planted mine haha

@psycophonic 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you use an interim transplant style. I was not sure that would work. However I had to do that with some I got recently but wasn't sure when I could get down the allotment next. I only hope mine work here in the UK.

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

Worked well! We had to since I was gone

@psycophonic 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening keep us updated please mate. Would like to compare, even though I might screw mine up. Thanks

@erikutube33 Жыл бұрын

We put two store bought sweet potatoes half buried in a small pot, took WEEKS to get one to start putting out slips, the other just rotted away, maybe too moist? Anyways we just clipped the slips off, took a few leaves off, stuck in water until roots formed, the potted them up in gallon pots to better acclimate to soil in a partially shaded area with ability to harden off in sun once they were comfortable. Once they put on some growth, some three feet long (yeah too long) we planted in the grow bags. Cut some leaves off areas of the long stems and buried them so they would put down roots. Could have prob let them drape on the soil, but wanted to be sure they’d get ample moisture and opportunity to root at those intermediate regions along the length. I didn’t add enough sand to the mix, but will next year. Will see how these do.

@Mercury688 2 жыл бұрын

I love potatoes in my garden and in my mouth 🧐

@davidcheever8175 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't show us the drainage holes in the whiskey barrels. Did they come pre-drilled or did you have to drill them yourself? How many holes did they have, did you have to add any? You talked-about sweet potatoes needing good drainage.

@HomesteadDIY Жыл бұрын

RIP your DeWalt drill. Love the concept but I’d use an extension to keep the drill out of the dirt. :)

@deborahhosein2535 2 жыл бұрын

Just dug up my first purple sweet potatoes. I’m hooked . Didn’t know there were so many varieties. Thanks for mentioning the ones you are planting. Im guessing there is no special time to plant ‘‘em I’m San Diego? Im coastal.

@09echols 2 жыл бұрын

Careful Kevin. Sweet potatoes are bullies. Tasty bullies but still bullies. My 6 slips took over my entire 7x15 foot garden. But the tomato plants that shared a bed with them absolutely thrived even with vines climbed them

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to be bulled by these beauties

@eklectiktoni 2 жыл бұрын

can confirm, they will certainly take over a bed

@WARHORSE465 2 жыл бұрын

Dang it! I should have known to check the Epic family of videos before I JUST planted my 6 purple sweet potato slips into a 10 gallon container. To see that you recommend a whiskey barrel sized container for just 4 makes me realize that I should have only planted one, maybe two, slips in my beautiful 10G terra cotta planter. It’s been about 10 days so do you think it would kill the slips if I try to transplant the extras into a new bigger pot?

@chattyotter3300 2 жыл бұрын

My mom had a bunch of sweet potatoes from the store that started to sprout so I threw them in the biggest pot I could find to see if they would grow. So far they look healthy but it will be interesting to see what happens and what I end up with when I harvest them. Edit: Update, so I just pulled them today since nearly all the plants had died back. They are really small (the largest ones are a little bigger than an egg) so I'm going to (attempt to) store them until next growing season.

@SuperUsername147 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that your plant died back so soon. I’m curious what climate you live in? Generally sweet potatoes will die back if they are overwatered which can cause fungal disease. It’s been a dry summer where I live so far and even though I’m watering every 2-3 days they are thriving (at least from a leaf perspective). I’m brand new to vegetable gardening though so who knows how the tubers are doing on my end. I live in New England so I wasn’t expecting much from the sweet potatoes. But the whole plant is edible so I’m still getting some nice use out of the leaves.

@chattyotter3300 2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperUsername147 Yeah the more I looked at them I think they were russet potatoes😂 I know I tried to plant a sweet potato a while ago but it didn't do anything but that mixed me up so I thought I planted sweet potatoes but looking at them now they must have been russets🤷‍♀ I do think there was probably a fungal disease because the leaves were looking off, also I'm in an 8a planting zone

@NillerMann 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet

@moistbrain9297 2 жыл бұрын

It's nice that I've accidentally managed to follow these directions to a T about 3 months ago when I planted mine

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely genius

@danfarkas5375 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I have a year up on you in growing anything, especially sweet potatoes.

@epicgardening 2 жыл бұрын

You got me Dan

@danfarkas5375 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening I got about 3 lbs from 25 slips. Fingers crossed more slips survive this season🤞

@Michellegrows 2 жыл бұрын

Kevin: "I love potatoes in my garden and in my mouth..." Me: 👀 hopefully not at the same time... that could get messy.

@rileyfloyd5427 2 жыл бұрын

I might have missed it but it part 2, can you discuss why you are using a slip versus using a sweet potato like you would regular potatoes

@eklectiktoni 2 жыл бұрын

You don't need to put a whole sweet potato in the ground to get more. Just a small piece of one will send out shoots (called slips) if you place it in water or moistened soil. Then detach the shoots from the old potato piece and pot them up (or plant in the ground). If you use a whole sweet potato, it might actually take longer to make offshoots because the root would continue to bulk up and eventually get tough.

@alexandraaubertin 9 ай бұрын

Hi there! I couldnt find rhe follow up video! Didnt it work well? We still want to hear! We can always learn from it :-)

@hanastolhand8494 Жыл бұрын

Was there a Part 2 to this???

@pagevpetty 11 ай бұрын

you should do the vertical adding dirt method

@healesvillepottery234 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for this video. I tried growing sw pot and the plant looked like it was going great. Lots of leaves and vines.. It was in my barrel for probl a yr. When I thought I could harvest there where not one potato there.:) I never mixed in sand in my soil. And it was probl also lacking nutrients maybe. How long does it take usually until harvest?