Storing Potatoes Long Term - Save Your Potato Harvest

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So you had a great crop of potatoes. Now all you need to do is preserve and store them in order to be able to get the most from that crop. In this video, I am going to show you 4 fantastic ways in which to store your potatoes t last all winter and long into next year. Stay tuned as I'm also going to give you some tips throughout to keep your own potatoes as the seed for next year.
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One of the biggest issues that affect some people who grow large numbers of potatoes is storage, Either they do it wrong, or just don’t know how to do it. Following this video will ensure that you will have fresh good quality tubers right through the winter and late into spring.
It’s amazing that its the end of October and I still have potatoes that are green and have not been hit with blight. I really need to get these particular ones out of the ground though as We had our first frost last night and that is the end for these.
Storing potatoes starts at harvest time. You need to lift your potatoes carefully as any damage while doing this means you cannot store that potato as it will rot during storage. Lift your potatoes and ensure not to throw them about, any damage to the skins or bruising will render the potato useless for storing so take your time, be methodical and care about your tubers.
This is another reason why I love growing potatoes in containers. Not only do you get better yields, as per the potato experiment video, And if you have not seen that yet I will put a link in the cards and the description. But you can harvest the potatoes using your hands, no chance of scraping or damaging the tubers with a fork or spade. This is probably the easiest and best way to harvest potatoes
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@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my content. If you enjoyed this video you can view more like it here ---> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bKyqe7yjtrHQnqs.html Don't forget to like and share my content. Thanks, guys :)

@TheMississauga333 4 жыл бұрын

could i use dry grass clippings instead of hay? just curious

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMississauga333 Yes you can but make sure its fully dry first

@elizabethstump4077 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use straw instead of hay for layering in a box?

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethstump4077 u sure can

@JR3218f 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Can this method be used for storing carrots and onions

@tahliel 4 жыл бұрын

I generally store my potatoes on my hips and belly, but I'll give this method a go when I dig up my next crop!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha Ive been doing the same lately lol

@amnoahwielwabbit3837 4 жыл бұрын

🤦🏼‍♀️

@sincerely-b 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@dooglehound5400 4 жыл бұрын

Just a moment of chips on the lips adds to the hips 😉.

@delandrews2929 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@hyfy-tr2jy 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather used to make his "potato lasagna" with clean sand instead of straw. This way there is no decomposition risk from the straw and if one did start to rot the sand would "clot" up any moisture preventing it from spreading. The other benefit is you can reuse the sand over and over

@TomTom-df9ph 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for that tip.

@PAPIKen0728 3 ай бұрын

Our family did the same. We did that with all our root vegetables. We lived in Northern Ontarion and had 3 big sand bins to store our harvest.

@jeffmeyers3837 2 ай бұрын

@@PAPIKen0728 How big was each bin, approximately? Are they still available in the US, and did you keep the bins in a cool basement or the garage?

@gig777 4 жыл бұрын

My Grandpa used to grow lots of potatoes every year. He would harvest them in August/September. He had an old used chest freezer that he buried in the ground up to the lid and he would put a layer of straw on the floor of the freezer. He would place the potato harvest on the straw and close the lid which was cracked open slightly with a stick for ventilation, and then cover it up with some straw and canvas. The potatoes would keep just fine this way well into the following summer. Oh, and by the way, he lived to the ripe old age of 99! :)

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Yes like an old fashion clamp. Would act like a cold store

@eduardob527 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful history, Gig777. Many thanks for the tip. God bless you so much.

@samuelm370 4 жыл бұрын

Any rodent problems doing that?

@LaughingblueSu 3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelm370 Not if you have a good cat. You could always add a layer of screen to keep them out.

@sn232 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they were just stored in a freezer chest (with the lid propped open a bit for ventilation) in an unheated garage, if it would do the same, maybe just cover the chest with a blanket to avoid freezing?

@samradowick8050 4 жыл бұрын

Best vids out there. Minimal chit chat about irrelevant stuff, clear, concise, visual, enunciated well, broadly applicable. You certainly know your audience. Bravo.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam. Its taken me a while to learn to cut out the crap. I am glad you notice the effort that goes into them. Cheers for your comment, you made my day

@jswhosoever4533 3 жыл бұрын

Right! I just watched a video where she recorded her dog for 4 minutes and then her CLEANING THE ENTIRE GREENHOUSE of all the trash she left laying around before she even started on the topic.

@Ed19601 3 жыл бұрын

Some american gardeners channels have elevated crab chitchat to an art

@MichaelSmith-hs5iu 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, right to the point without trying to become a movie star! Thank You Simply Gardening.

@judylloyd7901 3 жыл бұрын

@@jswhosoever4533 lying* around 😊👍

@mori8424 4 жыл бұрын

The gophers taught me the best way I’ve ever seen to store potatoes. I left some potatoes in a small pile on the dirt floor of my root cellar. Gophers discovered the empty space that the root cellar creates in the ground and used it as a dumping site for the dirt they removed to make their tunnels. Their dump site just happened to be right above the pile of potatoes and so my potatoes ended up being covered with about 8” of dirt. We were gone for a long period of time so when I discovered what had happened, the potatoes had been in my very dark cellar for a year. When I removed the dirt off of the potatoes I was shocked to find that the potatoes were just as firm and moist as the day I dug them with zero sprouting! I live in zone 5.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah soil is a great way to store but it has to be just slightly dry

@sn232 4 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Thank you for saying this. Couldn't I just drag the containers into a garage and dig up the potatoes whenever I need them for dinner? Would they store in the dirt if not disturbed?

@tammywhite9229 Жыл бұрын

@@sn232 I’d say they would rot if the vines are left attached. I’d dig them remove all vines and put back into the dirt.

@jerry3579 2 жыл бұрын

Here it is 2021, and I'm an experienced gardener. But, when people like you make awesome, educational videos like these, I realize that the learning process never ends. Thank you so much for your very useful tips!! Liked, subscribed and hit the bell :-)

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@markniziol2766 6 ай бұрын

Been using 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled all around for air movement and kept in a dark room at approximately 3 to 5 degrees Celsius and have had my potatoes last into april. Saves real estate.

@larrytrujillo8381 4 жыл бұрын

Tony, Smart people know. Brilliant people teach. Kind people share. All are potential life changing attributes to many of us, but I suspect to you it's just another day. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and kindness.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a nice comment Larry. That means the world to me. The comments is where I get my thanks for the videos. I love to interact with you folks. its a perfect trade :)

@maryneavyn8734 2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening thank you so much.i know it's a podcast from 2 years but so grateful for your kind knowledge. Just grown ours for the first time and was looking at how to store them..they are telling us we will have food shortages as bad as ww2.msm that is.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

@@maryneavyn8734 We are going to see shortages like most of us have never seen before. growing your own will become more important as money becomes very tight

@maryneavyn8734 2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Yes food and fuel and energy. Had a lovely walk in our local bog with our doggie and great to see turf being cut and saved.

@kf9233 5 жыл бұрын

I'm older but I remember my mother having a potato bin in the basement. It was a 36in. x 24in. and was made out of trellis wood. with about an inch between each slat. Even on the bottom. There was no top. It sat on 2 bricks to add to air circulation for the bottom potatoes. I really like your instruction and plain to follow it. Thank you for taking the time to explain each process. Oh...The bin was about 30in. high.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Kf thats a great idea, like a cold room store box. I may give this a try. thanks

@ThumperSillywabbit 2 жыл бұрын

I may try that also. Did she put straw or anything in it?

@patrickwatson7284 2 жыл бұрын

We did the same just one big potato bin stored / eat them till planting season and planted the remaining..

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 5 жыл бұрын

You will save people a lot of money and heart ache if they follow this advice, nice one Tony thank you.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I only try to help. I love KZfaq as its perfect for sharing ideas and knowledge that is hard to articulate in writing it down, They say a picture paints a 1000 words, WOnder what video does?

@trytobetheballpeople 5 жыл бұрын

I learned that if you leave the potatoes in the ground for two additional weeks after the plant dies back, the potatoes skin is thicker and will preserve better. Time for an experiment. :)

@morninglight7544 4 жыл бұрын

@@trytobetheballpeople ..thanks, going to do that.

@kristinradams7109 4 жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for sharing this gold mine of information. I have been terrified about the future, as I'm sure everyone else has too, at some point. You, and people like you here on You Tube are helping me feel a little more in control and less afraid. Day by day. I hope this message finds you and yours, including your viewers, safe, healthy and well. Cheers and gratitude from Texas!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Kristin, We are all good here. Yes food security is on everyones minds atm. Did you see my latest video on potatoes? I think it will be of interest kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ns16lJWo176anHU.html

@HollyBluePlanet 4 жыл бұрын

My feelings exactly. All these youtube gardeners teaching us newbies could be saving lives!

@mweber5459 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t be terrified... The Lord will provide 💜

@RichWoods23 3 жыл бұрын

@@mweber5459 Yet strangely enough the Lord seems predisposed to primarily help those help themselves.

@deadsoulz98 3 жыл бұрын

@@mweber5459 i guess the lord is stingy when it comes to little kids starving to death in Africa

@SquishyDingleberry 4 жыл бұрын

Recommended by KZfaq in time to store potatoes to get my daughter and myself through the Coronavirus lockdown. 😂 Finally! KZfaq gave a good recommendation!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Well I am glad that KZfaq decided to show you my content. Welcome to the channel :). For ref. I have a detailed video coming on Friday about potatoes

@mydogistoosmart 3 жыл бұрын

How did your potatoes hold up?

@adityasaxena3892 3 жыл бұрын

In this time of crisis, these tips can save lives. Thank you for sharing friend 🙏🏼 god bless you.

@spacjob 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid :) Grew spuds for the 1st time this year & did surprisingly well -- I have spuds everywhere lol. At least now I can store them & save for seed :) TYVM

@bobbyboii787 2 жыл бұрын

Literally everything i know about growing potato's i learned from watching your videos. Keep up the content man smashing it!

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tee

@sarahsiskin6780 5 жыл бұрын

I was planning on par boiling a lot of mine and freezing them but now I’ll try your ideas! Thanks! I’m in the US and just emptied 2 pots and have 16 pounds of the things!!

@LizZorab 5 жыл бұрын

Loads of great tips in this video Tony, thank you for sharing the info :-)

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liz appreciate the support :)

@BigfootForestVanIsle 5 жыл бұрын

I just learned more about spuds than I ever knew! I love these great tips!!!

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Bigfoot. Thanks mate, Really appreciate the great comment :)

@debrasaints3809 3 жыл бұрын

I love your show! Chock full of very useful information! Thank you Tony.

@debkincaid2891 3 жыл бұрын

This is fabulous! You're reading my mind. Thx~

@leasmadello4493 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making your video! Good to know!! And glad I watched it!! Thanks for covering potato storing and as well potatos for seeds.. and for long time storing!!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Lea glad this has helped I have lots of videos on potatoes so check out the playlist section. There might be more in there thats of interest to you

@lupitamacedo193 4 жыл бұрын

🙏💕 Thank you so much for sharing your garden knowledge with us !! I really appreciate the way you explain everything with examples! You are an inspiration and a Blessing 🦋🌿 🥔 🌸🐝 ( California )

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for tuning in :)

@papaherms63 2 жыл бұрын

Great info Tony I’m really excited to see my first potato harvest. I was only just thinking of how to store them. Cheers bach for the tips 👍 Herms

@homebuddha 21 күн бұрын

I learned a lot from this! I live in Qld Australia summertime I have to refrigerate our potato supply that I buy in a bulk 5 kg bag, sufficient stock for household of only 2 of us. Cooler seasons they can survive unrefrigerated. Anyone who wants to know how to prolong your potatoes in the fridge vege compartment. If you place a few fresh Granny Smith apples bin with your potatoes they last forever without spoiling and spreading. Can’t use any other apples, must be Granny Smith. Can be applied to home grown potatoes too but thought I’d put it out there for large families that buy in bulk who experience in hot climate seasons and their potatoes spoiling in fridge. You won’t lose a single potato stored in your fridge vege crisper to spoiling. Just don’t store in the bags you purchased them in. Remember only Granny Smith apples.love you videos Tony, especially your containing growing tutorial with the wooden grow support K& irrigation, so many handy suggestions in comments from others offering their suggestions to store when I eventually grow my own. It’s wonderful that we all contribute ideas to solve issues & concerns. Thanks everyone!

@simplifygardening 13 күн бұрын

Oh wow, a whole new set of challenges right there

@janedoe2074 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’ve only just begun to learn about food preservation. It’s such comfort to find so many loving people openly sharing what they know in such informative yet concise ways. I’m truly grateful, thank you.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jane. Glad its of value to you :)

@dang.5746 3 жыл бұрын

I am trying to store my seed potatoes for the first time this year. I appreciate the storage wrapping advice. Living in South Florida I have to store them over summer rather than winter as planting season for potatoes is Oct-Apr. I have a large commercial refrigerator that doesn't dehumidify like regular ones. I'm hopeful your techniques will help get them through.

@josorr 2 жыл бұрын

Concise and to the point. You didn't waste my time. Excellent! Thanks, Tony. Subscribed.

@maryannsterling7210 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony, for your knowledge and advice.....

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you MaryAnn for your lovely comment

@sheilaforde836 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your very helpful video. I've had success growing spuds this year (2019). I grew them in bags and have been harvesting a bag each week for consumption. It is now the end of August and I need to think about how to store the spuds, which I have learnt now. Thank you also for the tip on how to keep spuds for sowing in the new season. I have grown Maris Piper, Jerseys, Charlottes, which are the best so far. The Red Duke of Yorks are also fine. I have yet to harvest the King Edwards. I have just sowed a batch of Nicola and will soon sow more Charlottes which I had bought for Christmas crop. But it sounds like one does not harvest spuds for Christmas because if there is frost, the crop will not materialise. So it looks like I'll have to get a move on and get these spuds in and harvest them before the frost sets in. Thank you once again.

@Fran-ou7zf 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best instructional video I have seen on this process - how to handle them & be gentle so the skins ego to get damaged. Also love the instructions on how to store seed potatoes for next season, thank you!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Fran.

@miniliebenberg9644 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I’ve just subscribed! Thanks for the advice

@pchelloo Жыл бұрын

Sir, You are a blessing. Thank you for all you do and share!! 🤗

@alanwallis2467 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for a straight toward video which I easily followed. This is my 1st full year as a allotment holder , so I'm saving potatoes for the first time. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was of help for you

@catbee1452 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tony! Your video was very helpful to me. I have two relatively small raised garden beds and I try to grow as much as I can in the space I have. But digging the potatoes up without disturbing the other plants just complicated the harvesting process. I will definitely grow my potatoes in containers starting with my next crop!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lindapenney5207 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome update Tony blessings to you and your family

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda, Blessings to you and your family too :)

@tthappyrock368 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tips on harvesting and storage! I just planted my first two potato beds last week and have two more to put in.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Terry you will need this video by the sounds of it 😉👍

@ChristophersMum 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony, I like this Premier format.....gets us chatting, and you can see what's on folk's mind and pick up tips.🎇

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you can hammer ideas around at the point of a video and it lets me converse with you guys in real time. I really enjoyed it tonight, Makes me feel part of it too

@ChristophersMum 5 жыл бұрын

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@sallysmith7675 4 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you for this video on storing potatoes. I just stores my potatoes by putting them in a cardboard box with newspaper between layers. You have showed me a better way in this video that I plan to follow this year. Thank you again.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sally. I am glad that you got some value from the video. Always nice when it helps people to get new ideas.

@cherokeedancer8448 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Have a great potato harvest this year and didn't know a few of these tips. I'll be saving potatoes for seed. Thank you.

@shirleycastle5170 5 жыл бұрын

Hope you do more of these live videos. Thanks for all the information.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Shirley. I will be doing them over the weeks and see how they are received

@christopherbellore3511 3 жыл бұрын

You're still the best Tony! My wife and I have been preparing our RoofTop Garden Sanctuary again this year, and we ended up making 4 separate containers full of various potato SEED. Well they're all doing very well, as the plants are popped out and growing large and rapidly. So she asked me to check out PROPER ways to preserve our potato harvest when they're finally ready. Thanks for the tips Tony! "Hay/Potato Lasagna!" GREAT description!👍

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@negringo4470 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You for making the world a better place brother ...From sunny Los Angeles in the future 2020.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate.welcome to the channel. Great to have you here

@vickyannpaintingwithoils 28 күн бұрын

I am just learning potatoes better this year. The last harvest I had was pretty good. I like to learn a crop on a small scale first, and then plant as much as I think I would like to store or can. This year I have a whole plot dedicated to corn, because I learned by my mistakes the last two seasons. Happy to have found your channel, as I was in search of curing and long terms storage for potatoes. I would love a root cellar, but not sure how to get one put in. God Bless.

@simplifygardening 12 күн бұрын

Sounds great!

@jonathansmith4947 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I'm planning to start growing potatoes and there was some great ideas in here. Especially growing then in bins, never would have thought of that

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Works great Jonathan

@GuruRasaVonWerder 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way he explains things, clearly, in detail, gives reasons why. I watched other potato tutorials & this is the best one by far, I truly learned what to do now with what I have & am going to put his teachings into practice this coming Spring. So many important points were made which other tutorials left out! And he gives 3 ways to store instead of just one. This is valuable, about how not to throw, bruise, damage the skin of our precious roots. About moisture, growing in pots if you wish, shows how to do it. I love this!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kellie. Thanks so much for noticing the effort that goes into my videos. I am glad you found value in it :)

@memelord2208 5 жыл бұрын

Just recently learned about the Ruth Stout method, and saw it working very well for potatoes. Haven't tried it for my self, but it looks very promising. No digging, no weeding, very little watering, and very little chance of damaging the potato skin. HIGHLY recommend looking into it to see if it's right for you.

@eduardob527 4 жыл бұрын

I did the Ruth Stout method and its works very well and its too easy to do. Go ahead!

@fullofgracehomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I love it! It works well!

@davidellis7695 2 жыл бұрын

I second and third the Ruth Stout method for potatoes. So easy!

@joannhopkins1396 2 жыл бұрын

I grew beautiful potatoes this year, and it was a lot of potatoes using her method ! ! So easy to do... It's a must try ! ! !

@patcastlearchers8922 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and wisdom, I appreciate it and will be using your methods this year.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Thats great Pat will be interesting to see your results :) Sorry for the late reply, I have had some personal issues

@janetihaka799 2 жыл бұрын

So far I have never grown enough two have the storing problem ,but today after watching your videos I’ve got six containers planted and ready to grow.

@tbbasketballclips4072 3 жыл бұрын

I’m in Canada and we get old winters. My mother in law taught me to store potatoes in trays of dirt in a dark cold cellar. You can stack them with news paper in between. This was the way of the Ukrainian Canadian farmer from the 1940’s. Potatoes all winter long for pierogies!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Yes a great way to store

@smhollanshead 4 жыл бұрын

I store my seed potatoes in milk cartons. I keep the milk carton in my garage. About three weeks before planting, I bring the milk carton into the house to wake up the seed potatoes. I plant my seed potatoes four weeks before the frost free date.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips

@frequentfiler 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent information. I remember all the backyard gardens in Liverpool when I was married to an English girl and visiting her Mum. Now I understand why the British are such earnest gardeners. Subbed!

@Mr71paul71 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the seed potatoes tip

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Folks if you have any questions I am more than happy to help. Please help this video get noticed by clicking the thumbs up and also sharing is caring :) Are you storing potatoes this year? how are you doing it? If your new here don't forget to subscribe. Look forward to chatting with you all during the premier :)

@lettersquash 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good advice. I'm a bit lax on the preparation, and probably bump them around at harvest time, but I do the digging up as a trench and grubbing around with my hands a fair bit. I put them in bags with air flow to them after a random amount of time "curing" under random conditions (must do better) and keep them in the cupboard under the stairs while the weather's still warm (as it's the coolest place in the house), but I try to remember to empty each bag every now and then and throw out any that show signs of rotting. I transfer them to the loft when it gets cold, where I hang the bags from big nails or screws in the roof beams (more air gets to them, and they're away from anything that might like munching them). That seems to work fairly well and we use them up by about mid-winter. It's all well and good saying don't damage them, but nobody told the slugs (or rats), and often it's any with a little hole in them that start to rot first. A fair amount also get peeled, blanched and frozen in chunks good for roasting, or mashed and frozen in tubs or patties. This is useful when they don't show too many signs of predation on the outside, but have bits of rot or holes when you cut them, because you find and remove any nasty bits in preparing them and once frozen it can't get any worse. Sometimes you get spuds with just a tiny hole on the skin but chewed out inside, and those rapidly ruin a bag of stored spuds if not found in time.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Yes air is the key to keeping them fresh

@GenesisMuseum 3 жыл бұрын

The first video I've found on this subject that actually shows how to do this, thanks!

@sallymorgan8815 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony sounds awesome 😊 I shall really look forward to that 🇫🇷

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff 😁👌

@laurascruffygarden-allotme3035 2 жыл бұрын

This is a huge struggle for me. I live in a small house, with a small garden. After watching your videos a couple of years ago. I started growing my tats in containers. Fabulous so thank you. I now have the issue to store. I want to grow more but storage space is limited.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Laura, under the house or a garden shed if possible under the stairs lots of places you could use

@laurascruffygarden-allotme3035 2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening thanks I’m going to try under the stairs as that is cool. What a great idea. Thank you.

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 5 жыл бұрын

I store my spuds mainly by turning them into something else, like an Irish Potato Layer Cake, or roasting then freezing.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah another good way to save them, The problem with this is that your limited to the dishes you can use them for then

@ORSkie 3 жыл бұрын

Freezer bags work ok instead of dishes...

@inuterogoddess 4 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you sooo much. Everything I needed to know. Love your accent too!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Thanks

@fergusdangerfield156 3 жыл бұрын

More excellent info tony, really enjoying your videos and adding them to my playlist for future reference thank you x.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad your enjoying them :)

@kenrisse1336 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Alaska, and store my potatoes in the basement of my house. I let in enough outside air to keep the temperature colder than 45F. That works well for me until we get a warm spell in April or early May, then it gets hard to maintain the temperature. I just bag the seed potatoes, the others are stored loosely in crates, buckets, and tubs. Rot is almost never a problem, it only happens when someone harvests the old seed.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a perfect way to do it when you have a colder environment

@howardryburn9646 2 жыл бұрын

Now I will save some blue, red and French fingerling for next year . Thanks for the great harvest and storage tips .

@katblyth8153 4 жыл бұрын

Hi from Tasmania! Answered my questions about how to store seed potatoes from my harvest for next spring. Thank you!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Kat. This channel is all about answering those gardening questions people have. Thanks for taking the time to comment

@jageo48 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I live in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. I store my potatoes and beets in damp peat moss. Take a 5 G pail and put a plastic garbage bag inside. Load some damp, not dry or wet peat moss in, then stagger a layer of spuds. Add more peat. Layer all the way to the top. Then place a 3" tube [a few empty cardboard toilet rolls work] in the top and twist tie the plastic bag around the tube. The peat regulates the moisture in the spuds through the tube, allowing more damp air in and overly damp air out. I've been able to have potatoes edible for between 8- 9 months. The beets I've been able to store with this method for up to 13 months! Carrots don't like this.

@brandio1044 4 жыл бұрын

When you are talking about the the part, do you mean that tube is uncovered like a hole or you tie the bag over top the toilet paper roll sealing the bag tight?

@BacktonaturelivingCom 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandio1044 what I got was that he uses the tube as an air vent...

@robertb3077 4 жыл бұрын

4:51 "We are creating a Hay and Potato lasagna"

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

how did that go? Sorry for the late reply. had some issues with comments not showing that they had not been answered, so I am getting through them

@natalie1329 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use straw or does it have to be hay?

@chachadodds5860 3 жыл бұрын

@@natalie1329 Straw is better. It doesn't have the seeds like hay does, so you won't have those trying to sprout with your potatoes, etc., and stealing nutrients. Plus, straw is less likely to mold.

@natalie1329 3 жыл бұрын

@@chachadodds5860 thanks so much getting things ready 😃

@BD-cu4cq 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for the video. I store my seed potatoes in paper bags in a dark place inside the house. Never had a problem. Thanks again.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

As long as it works thats the main things and like anything in gardening there are always lots of ways to achieve the same goal :)

@Theearthtraveler 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@madeliaette 5 жыл бұрын

I wrap mine in kitchen towel and layer them in paper bags - that way, when i use them up, i can re-use the paper bags for carrying scraps down to the allotment plot and popping in the compost bin and can also compost the kitchen towel.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea and saving the planet too :)

@fishfire_2999 4 жыл бұрын

You composted the towel ? Had no idea that would work .

@nanhuber1157 4 жыл бұрын

kitchen towel?? is that a paper towel? or cloth?

@barneybear2271 4 жыл бұрын

I disagree about putting potatoes or peelings on a compost heap any blight spores will remain in your compost,unless it reaches a very high temp.

@g.y.o5419 5 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to discover which method will store potatoes the longest. Maybe yourself and a few other KZfaq gardeners could do a "Potato store challenge" and see who has the best potatoes for the longest.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

What a great idea. Might leave a box and see

@g.y.o5419 5 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Thanks for the reply. I have seen the "clamp" method used, and keeping them in sacks and potato bags, and in trays, but someone once told me keeping root crops in sand would preserve them the best. I don't know how keeping them in sand would compare to other methods, but it would be really interesting to see which method comes out best. Every year KZfaq gardeners have "challenge" videos, I just thought this type of challenge would be a great idea. :)

@judyhowell7075 5 жыл бұрын

I’m going to try both as I am growing some potatoes in NW Florida right now

@fortpatches Жыл бұрын

@@judyhowell7075 results?

@judyhowell7075 Жыл бұрын

@@fortpatches I tried everything, can’t seem to store anywhere for long. I keep them covered in flat boxes, spread out and in coolest place. This year I planted a few with sprouts in September and grew until cold blast came through, got about 3 lbs, small potatoes but better than letting go bad.

@bernadetteeberi2738 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for sharing such useful the techniques. Looking forward to try them. Cheers.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Hopefully they will see you well 😉👍

@lifechangingsongs285 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was most helpful. Especially how to avoid spreading rot.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@wingabouts 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for the information! One more question about the seed potatoes. How do you get the eyes to sprout? I planted 2 seed potatoes I purchsed from a grower supply store and they both did fabulous. I also just took 8 potatoes from the grocery store and threw them in soil - I got 50% to grow and produce. Not a bad result for my first year! But I'm still confused though how to make a store potato sprout and turn in to a seed potato. Thanks!

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

We have a video on that too, but place on an egg tray and place in a cool bright place and they will sprout. here is the link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n9-JebGoqtWvqHU.html

@sunseekers6422 Жыл бұрын

We just expose them to the light and slightly warmer temps.

@RJSoftware2000 4 жыл бұрын

When an Irish guy talks about potatoes it gets near emotional

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

lol i might have an Irish name but im Welsh :)

@OldNavajoTricks 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to say, that there's a Welsh boy see?

@sandradelvecchio6894 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening I’m American and I can spot that Welsh voice a mile away! It’s a beautiful language that creates a beautiful sound when speaking Engliah

@SirenaSpades 3 жыл бұрын

Irish here, this guy's Welsh.

@Janedoe-hw6sp 2 жыл бұрын

Great description ty. This is my first year for storing potatoes. I've been watching many different videos on this. In my opinion this is the best example of what to do. Again ty.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@goodmorningcharlie1243 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you you as very helpful your method is exactly what I need it for my potato crop

@greghenrikson952 2 жыл бұрын

My issue in Alaska is keeping them from freezing, which will destroy the entire batch. At the same time the house is too warm, so I have to find a spot in a mud room or garage that's cold without ever actually freezing.

@heathersullivan9055 Жыл бұрын

DID YOU EVER FIND A SOLUTION?

@lorettaanderson8216 9 ай бұрын

Same here in Michigan

@lexington476 5 жыл бұрын

Would newspaper (or something else) work as well for storing the potatoes in the boxes? I live in the city so do not have any hey.

@nanhuber1157 4 жыл бұрын

lexington476 you can get hay at a pet store sometimes

@DcaCo123 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from the 44th Parallel, North Michigan USA. Thanks for the education, looking forward to storing my potato's this winter.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Hey your welcome. Thanks for your comment let me know how it goes

@audreytempleton4415 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best video I've seen on storing potatoes.thank you !

@markglidden8766 3 жыл бұрын

I just leave them in the ground and then harvest them when I need them. I live a fairly mild climate in Washington State USA (zone 8). No deep freezes. I sometimes cover them with cardboard to keep them more dry. Cheers!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thats great if you can do that. Slugs would destroy them here

@genkiferal7178 2 жыл бұрын

There's an old Chinese way of laying hard heads of cabbage in a pyramid or cone shape, layed with dry straw, then covering with dirt, but packing the dirt with a layer of mud that somewhat hardens to keep more mositure out. Soil might be safest way if the SHTF and people break into houses looking for food.

@victorespinal1278 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. You have the talent to teach with simple words and evidence. I have a question: when you store some potatoes from your harvest with the intention to have seeds available for the next season, do you do any specific task when the planting time approaches in order to induce sprouting?

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely bring them out of storage into a cool but bright room, place in the window in egg trays and leave them there for a few weeks they will sprout and are then ready to plant

@mrwhitten7704 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber and excellent content. I'm about to harvest 10 large grow bags full of german butter potatoes. Glad we have a cool basement and small room I can properly store the potatoes.

@MillieonaVespa 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first year growing spuds…. This was very helpful thank you ..

@FlookNock 4 жыл бұрын

My dad told me his grandparents would store the potatoes similar to your method but instead of hay they would use sand in the container and put them in the root cellar.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Yes old fashioned clamps were used. Sorry for the late reply. had some issues with comments not showing that they had not been answered, so I am getting through them

@davegaskell7680 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony. If saving potatoes for seeds for next year, do you still need to dry them and cure them for a few days or do you just go straight into wrapping them in paper for storage over winter?

@katinss9983 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know this too

@davegaskell7680 2 жыл бұрын

@@katinss9983 Since asking the question, I read somewhere that it's best to cure seed potatoes too so do that for a couple of days before wrapping them in paper.

@katinss9983 2 жыл бұрын

@@davegaskell7680 great thank you, its hard to find that info.

@glenrix6937 4 жыл бұрын

Great a advice for someone like me - new to growing potatoes. I now need to clear space in the shed and cover the window🥔⭐️

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@paularyan1131 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this--really helpful.

@pramodtamang928 4 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me that where we can store ? In the house ? How about temperatures and lights ?

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

Still needs to be dark. in a crawl space, or basement. even under a spare bedroom bed and turn off the heating in there

@zachandsoniasummers491 4 жыл бұрын

Simplify Gardening So cold is the key?

@safi456 4 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening after making the potato lasagne can we leave them in the garage or will they be eaten by creepy crawlies?

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

@@safi456 The garage will be fine. Just check them monthly to ensure no bad potatoes are forming or rotting, this will prevent them spreading the rot to others in the batch

@kathrynnielsen8367 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for all the info in this video. I do have some questions though. Why put the seed potatoes in paper, compared to the eating potatoes? Can the eating ones be stored in paper as well? Is there any difference between the two? Thanks again.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

They can all be stored this way Kathryn. The paper blocks the light regulates the temps, and also absorbs any humidity which prevents the potato from sprouting

@fullofhope2222 4 жыл бұрын

I grew potatoes here in Ireland since I was 5 - but back at it now - great fun - but your tips are fabulous

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

So nice of you Appreciate your comment :)

@heethn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Tony for all of your videos, especially this one!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them

@heethn 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening if you only knew....my wife has never watched but she sure knows your voice😉

@barefootbelle1355 4 жыл бұрын

Will straw work as well as the hay in the "potato lasagna" ?

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

It certainly will

@kristinrandles967 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening can I store potatoes in my green house covered in paper and straw? Won’t they freeze ? we have very cold winters .

@cathiegalbraith475 5 жыл бұрын

After you do all the steps with the straw and stuff, where do you then keep the boxes or trays? Is there a certain temperature at which they need to be stored? I do not have a cellar and in SoCal we don’t really get very cold in the winter. I do mine in pots and am thinking about leaving them in the ground during the winter and harvesting them as needed. Also, what size or capacity are your pots and how many seed potatoes do you put in each one?

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry Cathie just noticed i left that section out during the edit. Keep in a garage or shed between 2 and 10 centigrade make sure its frost free

@alanthomas6438 2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening WE DO FARENHEIGHT IN THE U.S

@kcbknitter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I have not been successful in the past storing my potatoes and now I know why. I'm heading outside right now to harvest and thought I'd check out KZfaq. Glad I did.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Great glad u found your answers

@johnnovick1643 2 жыл бұрын

Just learning, but your detailed storage method makes a lot of sense and I think that's the route I will take. Thanks much, cheers.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@pennytrupiano2689 5 жыл бұрын

Neighbor stored hers in a barrel of sand

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Yes like an old fashioned clamp penny a good way to do it

@milesbancroft 5 жыл бұрын

Not keen on this 'Premiers' feature. I keep clicking on videos that aren't videos, telling me when a video is coming. I can see when the video arrives because it appears in my subscriptions.

@BenniLkitchengarden 5 жыл бұрын

Miles Bancroft 👍 I agree.

@LizZorab 5 жыл бұрын

The nice thing about premieres is that you can chat with the video creator in real time as you are watching the video!

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

The premiere will start at exactly the same time I would normally post. However, This allows me to converse in a chat with my subscribers allowing for questions to be answered right away.

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Miles its new and will take time for those on it tonight really enjoyed it though

@simplifygardening 5 жыл бұрын

Give it time I think you will get to enjoy t if you give it a chance

@leiaclark8388 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I finally have my own home, and I love potatoes, so I’m growing them. I have some store bought that started sprouting, so I cut them up and I’m growing them in containers. I’m going to be using plastic kiddie pools for big containers.

@simplifygardening 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!