How We Plant Potatoes for a Great Yield

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Simple Living Alaska

Simple Living Alaska

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We finally get our seed potatoes in the ground from last season's harvest along with beet, carrot, parsnip, turnip, and radish seeds. We discuss our method for growing potatoes and how to ensure a great harvest.
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@user-hw9yf2wn4v
@user-hw9yf2wn4v 3 жыл бұрын
I can listen to this woman for hours. Smart, well-spoken. A true teacher.
@MegaDavyk
@MegaDavyk 3 жыл бұрын
Really? did you notice this video was supposed to be about growing Potatoes but wasn't?
@abdiasvence787
@abdiasvence787 4 жыл бұрын
I've been planting potatoes for decades. I learned from my grandfather and father. My grandfather cut up his potatoes after they have sprouted and leaves very little of the core of the potato sometimes not much more than an eight inch thick. One added process was to generously powder the cuttings with ashes from the fireplace for wood stove. The ashes are like adding "potash" with protects the cuttings and helps them from rotting AND is also good as a fertilizer very useful for root crops.
@ramz1455
@ramz1455 3 жыл бұрын
Good advice, any information on soil acidity? I've read potatoes like slight acidic soil.
@shelskitchen3311
@shelskitchen3311 Жыл бұрын
Wow so many tips! I really like this one because we always have fireplace ash and I already throw a lot of it in the garden over the winter. I will totally try it on the spuds! Thank you!
@miafaulkner9232
@miafaulkner9232 Жыл бұрын
Thanks I will do do that with mine this season ❤
@donaldburkey5550
@donaldburkey5550 Жыл бұрын
Wood ashes a must in soil ,good 4 everything
@Blah-blah-sure
@Blah-blah-sure 11 ай бұрын
Question, 1st time growing potatoes. I’m in the North, can I take some of my harvest & plant them now? Late August? And put the others in a bag/ box in the cellar which is dry and dark; for the spring?
@amy3458
@amy3458 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you! Paul Gautschi recommends always leaving your potatoes WHOLE to get the best possible harvests. He always replants his biggest and best potatoes. 👍🏼
@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587
@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587 3 жыл бұрын
I like using my hands, feeling the soil makes you feel your a part of the love that going’s into your garden, it’s a personal thing for me.
@hearsthewater
@hearsthewater 4 жыл бұрын
Goodness, a lot of bird sounds in this video. A chicken telling us that she laid an egg, a woodpecker and a loon flying overhead , (at least I think that's a loon.) Along with the various chickens and rooster and birdsong. It was so nice!
@MonsoonEast
@MonsoonEast 4 жыл бұрын
Yup, that a loon.
@Cate7451
@Cate7451 4 жыл бұрын
hearsthewater , yes! Woke up my cat. A sleepy head turning back and forth. Woke from a good dream.
@patriciabolduc4613
@patriciabolduc4613 4 жыл бұрын
Like nature singing it own song, it makes me of our Father God and all the wonderful things he created .
@gazzarover
@gazzarover 4 жыл бұрын
@@patriciabolduc4613 moron
@frankhodkinson6910
@frankhodkinson6910 4 жыл бұрын
Whay no bull?
@WilletteB
@WilletteB 4 жыл бұрын
Harvesting your own potatoes is so rewarding. We have a good stand of potatoes in our South-Eastern area of the US. We always look forward to sharing with family and neighbors when gathering vegetables. Thank you for sharing your experience. 🙂
@joharmon2148
@joharmon2148 4 жыл бұрын
This season will be another fantastic yeild, love watching you play in the garden.
@papajoe6254
@papajoe6254 4 жыл бұрын
I just loved you enthusiasm about planting potatoes, it is so contagious and now I feel like my hands need to feel the dirt. Thanks for that push.
@kdkn50
@kdkn50 4 жыл бұрын
We really enjoy watching your videos and want to compliment how well you two explain things. You're really having success there - thank you for sharing your experiences.
@graceandglory1948
@graceandglory1948 4 жыл бұрын
Watching you brings back good memories. How I wish I could garden again, but I do enjoy watching you enjoy your work. You're a good teacher.
@John-N797
@John-N797 4 жыл бұрын
This is how life should be. You are living it guys! You just flame up when it comes to gardening planting and harvesting. I cant wait to see progress and finally the harvest. You are a natural!
@30-06
@30-06 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned from your channel that planting potatoes is so exciting😂 I hope they will grow well and you’ll have great harvesting!
@PaullaWells
@PaullaWells 4 жыл бұрын
Great work! This is my first year gardening and already I have things I know I will do differently. Plus, I learn so much when I see your garden and how y'all do things. Doesn't matter that we are in two very completely zones either. Your process is stupendious.
@V2Guerrero
@V2Guerrero 3 жыл бұрын
You’re so insightful and your cadence is so warming. Thank you for all the videos you’ve made. I’m still gardening, yet a bit jealous of your soil.
@lukejones1244
@lukejones1244 4 жыл бұрын
I plant buckwheat inbetween my potatoes, which will connect to the mycorhizal fungi quickly, and then I cut it at ground level early summer before the potatoes take over the bed. I use the same technique using broad beans. No fertilizer needed; the rotting roots of the cut off plants are the fertilizer.
@imitranslator1919
@imitranslator1919 4 жыл бұрын
That's very informative and practical experience. Thanks a lot
@katharina...
@katharina... 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, will remember that, thank you for sharing! I'm companion planting for the first time this year, and... I don't know, it all feels so much more natural and wholesome somehow :)
@lukejones1244
@lukejones1244 4 жыл бұрын
It feels overwhelmingly complex when you are first starting out, but it gets easier as you keep doing it, and you start seeing the benefits.
@katharina...
@katharina... 4 жыл бұрын
@@lukejones1244 It does feel a bit risky alright. I know I can safely plant dwarf beans with my tomatoes. It may sound bizarre, but both the bean and tomato plants seem so much stronger and healthier for growing together. I must say, I am struggling to believe they are benefiting each other that much... could it really be that simple? But I swear the same beans that are growing by themselves, and the tomato plants from previous years were nowhere near as juicy and strong. It may be the companion planting or something else causing it, but I'll definitely keep doing what I'm doing! ;)
@albanymountainhomestead
@albanymountainhomestead 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, I might have some buckwheat seed.
@Bamaman14k
@Bamaman14k 4 жыл бұрын
Wow that is some beautiful soil y'all have built. Great start on the garden. Can't wait to see it do what it did last year and just flourish. I love to see y'all work outdoors, I live vicariously through y'alls gardening now. Thank you so much for all the time, and effort, and love, that you put into your videos. Jimmy
@torceridaho
@torceridaho 4 жыл бұрын
It's truly miraculous that potatoes stay dormant and then come back to life and regenerate. Amazing. Great video. Thanks
@billlink7116
@billlink7116 4 жыл бұрын
galf99 - Some frogs can do this as well, freeze dormant and then come back to life when thawed. Now that's amazing.
@allorteresa
@allorteresa 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so looking forward to this season to watch from the beginning. Iv learned so much, love the way of life you both live. I maybe to late for me at 57 and widower, but I can still learn and be one of your biggest fans. . Stay safe up there. Coming from Michigan. Love you both.
@MrMonkiepunk
@MrMonkiepunk 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my!!! I’ve been waiting for your next video while planting up my garden! (Fellow Alaskan stuck in anchorage but finally in a home with a lot of space to garden) I love seeing your videos your both great! And your potato harvest has inspired my crazy potato planting obsession this year! Love it
@loneplanetwonderer6621
@loneplanetwonderer6621 4 жыл бұрын
I discovered you guys last year because of your Potato harvest video and now seeing you plant the next batch just makes me happy. keep doing this great videos. I look forward to each and eveyone of it.
@boboallan1
@boboallan1 4 жыл бұрын
Your gardening videos are my absolute favorites. Even this old bird has learned a few gardening tricks from you youngins. Thank you y'all.
@wendyhannan2454
@wendyhannan2454 2 жыл бұрын
Me too, I love how she gets in there and gets her hands dirty, digging in the dirt. Thank you and well done 👍
@angelamo8689
@angelamo8689 4 жыл бұрын
Bravo draga mea,va urmaresc video-urile de c.c. un an.Sunteti niste a oameni minunati,harnici,iscusiti,inventivi.Asta e viata adevarata.Te salut cu mult drag.
@erinhelbling7690
@erinhelbling7690 4 жыл бұрын
You inspired me to try growing potatoes after seeing your harvest last year! Thanks for sharing your experience!
@billieclark228
@billieclark228 4 жыл бұрын
I just love that you aren't afraid to get your hands dirty!
@diannevaldez8670
@diannevaldez8670 3 жыл бұрын
I know, right?! Also, I cannot squat in my garden without coming out with a ton of dirt on my knees! How does she stay so clean?
@sherryllynnjones7077
@sherryllynnjones7077 3 жыл бұрын
@@diannevaldez8670 Absolutely, I'd never make the squat! 😂👵
@danamama6766
@danamama6766 4 жыл бұрын
I love using sea compost in my gardens I swear that just makes everything grow so well. I did not know you could get fish bone meal. I am happy to see that! I will be getting that too. Those seed potatoes are amazing.
@stevewilliams2725
@stevewilliams2725 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your channel, educational and straight to the point.Most importantly no click bait. A refreshing change.
@angelikabertrand4045
@angelikabertrand4045 4 жыл бұрын
More families like her. Love it....
@user-re7eu9hq6r
@user-re7eu9hq6r 4 жыл бұрын
My family has used wood ash with the potatoes. They always turn out amazing. I have also always cut the big ones. As long as their is an eye it will grow! Love gardening ❤️
@Jimisuec
@Jimisuec 4 жыл бұрын
Loved the music ..... can’t wait to watch your garden grow
@allanscottperry2148
@allanscottperry2148 4 жыл бұрын
I just bought a 10-acre lot between Talkeetna and Willow. My plan is to build an off-grid dry cabin over the course of the next year or two. Then I'll be relocating from New Hampshire and settling there in Alaska. My Alaska dream! Thank you for your informative and instructive videos. I've viewed them all and continue to look forward to the next one...and the next. Thank you for all that you do and share...
@carolyngarrison10
@carolyngarrison10 4 жыл бұрын
You should vlog your experience 🙂
@robhakeman5873
@robhakeman5873 4 жыл бұрын
We love the small potatoes for having boiled dinners ham,cabbage and potatoes for any meal. 2 yrs ago my mother in law planted some potatoes on a backyard garage site and she came out smelling like a rose. She got 20lbs off one plant. They were yukon gold and the soil had lots of oil in the soil and some gas when they missed the hole.
@patriotpioneer
@patriotpioneer 4 жыл бұрын
Allen, Is that a Property Taxed area...?
@allanscottperry2148
@allanscottperry2148 4 жыл бұрын
@@patriotpioneer Yes, there is a yearly tax.
@frankhodkinson6910
@frankhodkinson6910 4 жыл бұрын
@@robhakeman5873 Not as much Gas as this reply
@marlenekutcher938
@marlenekutcher938 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see you getting these done. My seed potatoes are stuck in the snail mail. I hope they will get here soon the rest of my veggies are seeded. Just tomatoes and mini peppers in the green house left to grow a bit bigger. You plant like I do that is awesome no gloves and getting a good feel of the earth! Good job! It's so exciting to see things planted up!
@ravenousjm
@ravenousjm 4 жыл бұрын
As a person who practically lives off of potatoes, thank you :). I never had luck with potatoes but we had a lot of clay in our soil so drainage was an issue. Raised beds with imported soil was the only time I had and success. Looking forward to new lands soon!
@mobile_noble4026
@mobile_noble4026 4 жыл бұрын
Love the way you plant seeds👍🏻I do it that way too... drives my daughter nuts when I don’t string and measure..lol... I always say really?! Come harvest time who sees rows🤣
@katharina...
@katharina... 4 жыл бұрын
I'd never sow seeds that way. Like your daughter, I like nice even rows :D But I loved seeing how Arielle was doing it too, something very natural and satisfying about this method! :)
@diananazaroff5266
@diananazaroff5266 4 жыл бұрын
Hilling potatoes is determined by whether they're determinate or indeterminate potatoes. Determinate are short season growers and only grow in one layer so don't need to be hilled. Some of the varieties are Red Pontiac, Chieftan and Yukon Gold.
@SimpleLivingAlaska
@SimpleLivingAlaska 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, we appreciate that info. Thank you 😃
@diananazaroff5266
@diananazaroff5266 4 жыл бұрын
@@SimpleLivingAlaska Here's a great link with more info.. www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/potato/determinate-indeterminate-potatoes.htm
@constancemiller3753
@constancemiller3753 4 жыл бұрын
I just planted Pontiac and was thinking they were in a bad spot to hill. You're awesome:)
@ronbaron4414
@ronbaron4414 4 жыл бұрын
Wait I did so much research on indeterminate potatoes 🥔 I thought red Pontiac Was indeterminate ahh well I’ll see what I get
@katharina...
@katharina... 4 жыл бұрын
Aww, whaaat? Two days ago I found out that potatoes and tomatoes were related but it never crossed my mind they (potatoes) would also have determinate and indeterminate varieties! So much more research to be done, thanks a mill for that comment :)
@tammysmith6421
@tammysmith6421 4 жыл бұрын
You are going to have an amazing amount of food to harvest come fall, I can't wait for the squash and potatoes
@ginacota9724
@ginacota9724 4 жыл бұрын
I love watching you garden ❤️ it’s so relaxing :) Loved your choice in background music
@1307scooter
@1307scooter 3 жыл бұрын
Ariel is so smart!!! She is the master gardener. Her gardens are always beautiful.
@karenandriancontainergardening
@karenandriancontainergardening 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I can watch you plant your garden, in the ground, all day. I can only do container, so I love your outdoor garden, AND you are in Alaska.
@mrbilky
@mrbilky 4 жыл бұрын
Love what you kids are doing have at it beautiful country you live in!
@johnmccormick175
@johnmccormick175 4 жыл бұрын
Great video,i have been gardening for many years and every time i watch your videos i learn something,thanks for sharing!
@jessicantorres
@jessicantorres 4 жыл бұрын
The first video I watched from your channel is when y'all harvested your potatoes last year. I have potatoes already in the ground here in Texas.
@sherryllynnjones7077
@sherryllynnjones7077 3 жыл бұрын
Which was amazing right!!
@robyaksich1944
@robyaksich1944 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the loon! Loved my time in AK (Healy), but this New Mexico boy just needed the sun too much. Thanks for your channel.
@ehazard9525
@ehazard9525 4 жыл бұрын
I think you guys have one of the more informative channels. Thanks for taking the time to record your videos.
@stephaniehartmann250
@stephaniehartmann250 4 жыл бұрын
Those purple potatoes are my fav- especially in a red white and blue potato salad!!
@stevenpatrick8
@stevenpatrick8 4 жыл бұрын
I’m in zone 8a, but your videos have me excited for early spring... next year 😆. Good luck y’all!
@queentina47able
@queentina47able 3 жыл бұрын
Last year was my first time growing potatoes I just piled up some wood chips put the potato spuds in and and they grew like crazy. Planted several varieties as well and the all did very well I planted the sweet potato too late but they will do good this year.
@gregmiller2916
@gregmiller2916 4 жыл бұрын
Love this channel ... great job guys, as always!!!
@salliebeard1899
@salliebeard1899 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️💖🤗 Really enjoyed the music & you be able to get in the soil....can't wait to watch it grow....
@watermanone7567
@watermanone7567 4 жыл бұрын
Great job: I planted 50 lbs of potatoes but dry weather has not helped them to break the ground. Corn came up good. Great video's. Many thanks.
@joycefuller4366
@joycefuller4366 4 жыл бұрын
Good Job making it look so easy .. a lot of thought and planning .. I know how peaceful gardening is once you know your plan
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, informative, and very relaxing video. You guys are the best!
@susanwoodward7485
@susanwoodward7485 4 жыл бұрын
My mouth is watering over that gorgeous soil - surprised the potatoes are literally jumping into their holes! Greetings from Homer, AK - love your channel.
@yellowsunshine
@yellowsunshine Жыл бұрын
Excellent video for beginner potato planters like myself. Thanks for the info and fun facts!
@karen6778
@karen6778 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another lovely video! I had no idea I’d be so interested in gardening in Alaska. I love all the information that you share. Such a contrast to the growing conditions where I live. 😁 looking forward to watching the progress over the next few months! 😊😊😊
@joesoika2628
@joesoika2628 4 жыл бұрын
I love listening to you! You are a smart woman and a lot of younger people now a days needs guidance on how to be self independent. Hats off to you girl keep up the good work.
@gailwarrington3841
@gailwarrington3841 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy watching the garden videos, thank you for sharing 😀
@MrCander000
@MrCander000 4 жыл бұрын
I'm just happy that my potato plants did well enough to flower this year. 1st time ever. I can hardly wait to see my harvest.
@sherryllynnjones7077
@sherryllynnjones7077 3 жыл бұрын
How'd your crop do?
@MrCander000
@MrCander000 3 жыл бұрын
@@sherryllynnjones7077 They came out smaller than I had hoped. But there were maybe 3 lbs of decent sized ones and a lot of seed potato sized ones.
@rebeccajohnson8579
@rebeccajohnson8579 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you guys make gardening inspirational, fun and easy!
@YouLiekPiez
@YouLiekPiez 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Can't wait for this year's videos.
@1Melody1963
@1Melody1963 4 жыл бұрын
Hello from North Carolina. Thank you for a wonderful video-your straightforward style is very clear and easy to follow. I feel like I learned a lot. Melody B in NC
@kenshores9900
@kenshores9900 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your garden. Last years garden was good and fun to watch your success.
@twowheelfarm9024
@twowheelfarm9024 3 жыл бұрын
Love to watch these before planting season.
@mtman673
@mtman673 4 жыл бұрын
I love the look on your face when the dinosaur was squawking overhead : ) Great video on potatoes! I love potatoes.
@cindylee764
@cindylee764 4 жыл бұрын
I learned about smashed fried potatoes from you in an earlier video. My favorite way to fry potatoes now. Thanks
@serenagomez3864
@serenagomez3864 4 жыл бұрын
Love your gardening vidios and all the other ones too - thank you!
@agnestakacs2059
@agnestakacs2059 4 жыл бұрын
Our potato plants just got destroyed by a huge wind storm we had :( So, gonna have to start all over again. Thanks for sharing your gardening videos. They are helpful!
@manuelvillarreal1021
@manuelvillarreal1021 3 жыл бұрын
First off, omg I just subscribed because you're so amazing! So informative about not only the procedure of planting potatoes but also the different kinds of potatoes. I loved watching your method of planting seeds with very mesmeric music (I watch all my videos at 2x speed and that music was awesome).
@AdaMakawee
@AdaMakawee 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that the background music on your videos isn't too loud. Some videos it's hard to make out what is being said. Your garden looks great and here's hoping for ultimate growing conditions.
@marshasmith6320
@marshasmith6320 4 жыл бұрын
Loved your video. Really like the variety of the potatoes and carrots.
@beeamerica5024
@beeamerica5024 4 жыл бұрын
Yukon Gold👍 radishes and parsnips😍 and I do find that using slips which is what we call them in the South and some potato cut into quarters you get more bang for your buck
@bertharobinson6810
@bertharobinson6810 3 жыл бұрын
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@goodwolf911
@goodwolf911 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Here are my recommendations: 1) Dig the potato holes not opposite but following a zig zag pattern. Each hole not too close to the bed border. The goal is to provide more soil volume per plant. You will get higher yield per plant. 2) Apply lactic acid metabolism bacteria to increase overall crop performance. Yields may double in some crops. God bless you both.
@soulsearchgurus1595
@soulsearchgurus1595 3 жыл бұрын
I like the soundtrack near the end on this video . The acoustic guitar is beautiful
@menekseuebel6530
@menekseuebel6530 3 жыл бұрын
Love all the garden updates. You are living my dream.
@sarah33774
@sarah33774 4 жыл бұрын
I love your garden videos. Thanks for sharing😀
@melissamiermaster8089
@melissamiermaster8089 4 жыл бұрын
We are trying straw potato towers since we have such a small area to grow. But channels like yours help be motivated to see how to make more fit!!!
@arbekaswashbucklers9592
@arbekaswashbucklers9592 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information because we have never had a very good potato harvest. Love your channel!
@AlmostHomestead
@AlmostHomestead 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info on the spuds guys. I feel like we are on track for a better yield of potatoes this year especially with the free manure that we scored. And we are using blood and bone meal on a lot of stuff this year thanks to your advice. I need to pick up a bale of straw to add to the compost/manure when the potatoes are ready to have more soil on top of them. Have a good one!
@sajichakkumchira3228
@sajichakkumchira3228 4 жыл бұрын
Great video about planting potatoes. I too have tried growing potatoes in grow bags since lock down and had good result. But your video gave me lot more information. Thank you sister From India
@thesciencebehindit7439
@thesciencebehindit7439 4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how easy potatoes are to plant. Best thing ever in our garden, kids love homemade French fries!
@candidethirtythree4324
@candidethirtythree4324 4 жыл бұрын
Alaska, Land of the Midnight Sun...longest growing day and shortest growing season makes for some giant veggies for sure!
@denisebrady6858
@denisebrady6858 3 жыл бұрын
Just LOVED this video & how did I miss it earlier ?? Cheers Denise - Australia
@mattmeekhof107
@mattmeekhof107 4 жыл бұрын
16:06 Homesteaders version of "making it rain" hahaha. Love the videos! keep up the great work.
@EcoNeighbor
@EcoNeighbor 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@tinkalinks
@tinkalinks 3 жыл бұрын
🤣👏
@PNH-sf4jz
@PNH-sf4jz 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your commentary on the potato and vegetable sowing. Where I live in the midwest of Western Australia, about two hours drive East of Geraldton, we have hot summers starting September through to March with mild low rainfall winters. Driving to near the coast today was lovely. A sunny mild day with green crops of wheat, canola with bright yellow flowers, lupins and other pea varieties. Temperatures now are in the low to mid 20 deg Centigrade down to about 6 deg C. at night. I'm feeling cold now, just after midnight. I'd imagine where you are that's probably not cold at all. Initially, when you started opening the ground for the potatoes, I thought the ground looked dusty. When I went back to look at about 6.00 I realised that it was the water vapour (steam) from the warm earth. The comment from "Portillo Family", about your Oct 19 harvest, that the "Fingerling?! Looks more like 'footerling ; D" amused me. I've subscribed so that I can see what this year's harvest looks like. Best Wishes, Peter
@ivanhamlyn
@ivanhamlyn 4 жыл бұрын
My grandmother used to use kelp (seaweed) for fertilizer and it worked very good
@kenbellchambers4577
@kenbellchambers4577 3 жыл бұрын
I planted Gipfel potato's last season here in the Antipodes. They are the longer small type. They did very well in nearly pure and well finished compost with a bit of river sand and silt. This was several inches deep and lightly dug into the surface of some reasonable clay soil. They produced a good crop but the scrub turkeys ate them instead of me. We have several varieties of feathered terrorists. I will be following your method and adding some crop protection next season. You are very inspiring, thank you. (I once made to the Yukon, but not quite to Alaska, and it looks wonderful.)
@skapsius
@skapsius 3 жыл бұрын
I am not sure if you are reading comments. But if you read: i live in Lithuania. And usualy we cut potatoes befofe putting in the soil. You can cut into lots of peaces, every "eye" of potatoe can grow seperately. When i grow potatoes i use like 10 potatoes and use them for a lot (A LOT) of seedings. :)
@georgeedgeworth915
@georgeedgeworth915 3 жыл бұрын
You still get the same weight of harvest. One big seed potato will give lots of small potatoes, chopped up will give a small number of big potatoes.
@onedazinn998
@onedazinn998 4 жыл бұрын
great instructional video for beginner gardeners! Thanks for posting :)
@johnarmlovesguam
@johnarmlovesguam 4 жыл бұрын
Summer gardening videos are great to watch and listen to. May we have more please?
@lanafalana
@lanafalana 3 жыл бұрын
Gardening is an expensive adventure. I watched a good bit of food going in the ground. You can cut the eyes off with some flesh attached and it will still work. Then you can eat the rest of the potato. Good info about the fingerling. Amazing thing Watching food grow from such tiny seeds.
@erikvaldur3334
@erikvaldur3334 4 жыл бұрын
Purple majesty and German butterballs are my favorite to grow. The Butterballs are the best potatoes for making home fries. They are so sweet. They grow very well where I am too.
@fancythat5136
@fancythat5136 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Just the one I’ve been looking for, thanks so much!
@christinehallett3197
@christinehallett3197 3 жыл бұрын
Wow what a brilliant gardener that lady is!
@addigarner1754
@addigarner1754 4 жыл бұрын
Love watching y'all. Got to give it to y'all I love the way you all are leaving life. I just couldn't do it with it being that cold over winter months. Although I live in Louisiana so we always only have 2 seasons hot and hotter lol
@straubdavid9
@straubdavid9 4 жыл бұрын
I do remember it snowing there in the late 70's ... what a circus that was lolzzzzzz! Take care from PA.
@danielleterry180
@danielleterry180 4 жыл бұрын
Same here in Texas gf lol
@constancemiller3753
@constancemiller3753 4 жыл бұрын
I remember mosquito season and mosquito breeding season. I think they're a week apart? Don't worry Alaska has blackfly season.
@dianetucker2711
@dianetucker2711 4 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! Blessings from Alabama 🥰
@patriciabolduc4613
@patriciabolduc4613 4 жыл бұрын
That's what I going to say like the other lady in Texas, we have hot and hotter here in East Texas Y'all have a blessed summer 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
@ShanePingStyle
@ShanePingStyle 3 жыл бұрын
We are trying our best to sport the farmers through our local farmers market after whole year shot down due to the pandemic, keep work hard and we are here for your guys!
@scrapshackfarms1349
@scrapshackfarms1349 4 жыл бұрын
We put a shallow crate outside and lightly covered them with damp saw dust and they took off
@jptucsonaz8503
@jptucsonaz8503 4 жыл бұрын
Here's a fun idea... try putting those trail cameras pointing at the garden & inside the high tunnel & set them to take 3 pics per day; them stitch them together after harvest time... It will be neat to watch them grow bit by bit...
@bradpolmateer4965
@bradpolmateer4965 4 жыл бұрын
Those chatenay red core were my best carrot harvest ever Also my best potatoe harvest came from just laying the potatoes on the soil and covered them with aabout 2ft of strraw
@marieparks5674
@marieparks5674 4 жыл бұрын
We always grew large amounts of potato’s and cut them up the day we planted and always had a big harvest. But like you said, the drainage was good
@civilwarbuff4555
@civilwarbuff4555 4 жыл бұрын
I love the sophisticated and highly technical tools you use for planting.....talking about your fingers......LOL
@user-rj5dj6rz3n
@user-rj5dj6rz3n 9 ай бұрын
i love that u r so informative ariel,so thank u.
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