What's your favorite potato variety to grow? Let us know! GET YOUR SEED POTATOES HERE: bit.ly/3U1p4Hj Use code "LAZYDOGFARM" for a 5% discount 0:00 Intro 2:08 Using a Cover Crop for Biofumigation 10:53 The Importance of Crop Rotation with Potatoes 17:10 The Best Tasting Potato Varieties 27:51 Determinate vs. Indeterminate Potato Varieties 31:56 The Best Potato Varieties for Raised Beds 34:38 What's the Average Yield on Potatoes? 45:20 Shipping Seed Potatoes Across the Country
Both parts of this video were great. If you don't already have it in mind I'd like to suggest you turn this into a series. Potatoe King, tomatoe king, onion king and so on. Say, the top ten vegetables by vote. You'd have a hell of a group of people coming to your channel. We could all learn to grow the biggest and best vegetables for our families or to sell. Thanks to you. I'm sure we'd all be there for every one of them.
If you do decide to do this Travis, I can tell you who to get when it comes to tomatoes. Craig LeHoullier up in the western part of North Carolina. He is considered to be the top expert on everything tomatoes.
Superb interview! My opinion, these two segments on potato growing might be some of the most valuable home gardening content I've ever watched on youtube. (I've been watching youtube since 2007-ish) Travis always does a great job with prep work for the interviews and is up to speed on the material, including the days going back to the row by row show he did at hoss tools.
This video, part 1 and part 2, are the absolute best in-depth explanation of differences between potato varieties and a whole bunch of other related things about propagating and growing them I've ever seen. Really appreciate it, Travis. Great job!
Thanks Trav! Outstanding! I've learned a heckuva lot from Jim and family over the years , especially through their newsletter, and this format was really great! I especially appreciate your questioning and pretty much allowing Jim to just expound on the topics! That's a sign of a good interviewer in my opinion! Let's do some more of these!
These two part videos were amazing! Thank you for doing the interview with him. I’ve learned so much about growing potatoes. Going to go figure out what potatoes to order from their site 😍😍
Thank you so much for introducing us to biofumigation. Thank you for this entire presentation. It's been extremely educational and is just filled with wisdom! I'm new to your channel and I'm going to be reviewing your previous videos. Well done!
I just harvested my first crop of Baltic Rose potatoes I bought from Wood Prarie farms . To say I'm IMPRESSED withe the taste and yield would be a serious understatement. Two thumbs up
Last year was my first year with some Wood Prairie Family seed potatoes. Very high quality, great tasting organic potatoes. What a selection! Narrowing them down is hard. It was also my first year to grow potatoes. It’s safe to say I’m a potato addict now. I’m adding the new Purple Viking potato this year (2024). Very Happy to support a small family farming business in America.
I've never grown potatoes because I don't eat them 😊 BUT with the costs and the elderly neighbors n my kids..i was given old potatoes that were growing sprouts lol. Neighbors are learning😄 I planted in different gardens in front n back n put some in buckets n they all look wonderful. I hope there r tubers under those leaves I'll have to expand the crop to share thanks for this great info.
@mark Oliver that does sound funny doesn't it. But I can't metabolize the starch. I've tried different kinds n colors n it's just not worth the pain 😕 I've had to stop all gluten all starch.
Even though I like potatoes, I won't grow them, takes up to much space in my garden areas. I did grow 200 Okra plants this fall but I won't eat it, I grew them to sell and I made a few bucks, however it's easy to grow them but a hassle to harvest them twice a day since they grow so fast and they need to be picked around 4 inches, won't do it again. Now I'm growing about 300 jalapenos plants for my Spring garden, will be less work since I don't slave pick them 2 times a day, I'm gonna sell these as well.
Lol..i come from a.family who must have potatoes every meal. I hate cooking them too Thank God for instant mashed .lol I dont like them but grow some for.them..maune.three meals with this crowd
Travis, thank you for hosting Wood Prairie Farm for this 2-part series. What a wealth of information! Learning about the green sprouting technique, with the light and temperature requirements, was my favorite segment. I'm looking forward to trying out this method.🥔🥔🥔
This is great information 👏. Love the series. Please, as someone said, do other series. I always shun from buying seed 🥔 and now, with his knowledge, this will be my go-to as of now. Great work !
Excellent information - but not sure it is relevant in TN where I am. It will be 85 during the day and 23 at night and it is off and on while trying to figure out when to plant. I plant in containers that are actually laundry baskets (and yes, lots of water. I also have a bag of the small Russian potatoes and it has been going for year in and out of the not heated greenhouse. And, as a Southern born and raised lady, now 80, sorry, but I want a white potato. If it was disguised like in a soup, might be cream colored, but if just potato, mashed, baked or potato chipped, white. I am pleasantly surprised at the knowledge and research that many of the long term homesteaders/farmers have done to benefit us. I lived in the 60s on a farm that a professor had started as a semi solar organic farm in a civil war stone home. Incredible how planned it was and easy to work on. Never had to heat and cool the chicken coop or barn as both were placed perfectly for the sun in the winter and the summer. And, the barn was on 2 levels, store the bales of feed on one side and put livestock in stalls on the lower level and that way, you could just roll the bales (only small ones then) into the stalls as needed. It is great to see your friend sharing so much with us. TY
GREAT information I learned why my Yukon Gold crop was so low yielding (thought it was my fault.. lol) Keep up these long information loaded videos - LOVE IT! Thanks much
That was very educational. I went to their website and requested catalog. I look forward to trying some varieties and I also told em Lazy Dog Farm was where I learned about them. Now I’m gonna go watch part 1.
Another great video. Definitely more notes made and the inevitable and watching this one again. A wealth of potato information. Thank You for another great video!
Those two potato episodes were great! I learned a lot! I see gardeners in Britain growing Sarpo Mira all the time, it was developed in Ireland and is extremely resistant to potato blight. A lot of people seem to get huge yields from Sarpo Mira, at least in the UK 🇬🇧. I want to see if I can find a source for those Elba potatoes here in Canada, I think they would grow well in my containers! Thank you for these great videos!!! Klaus
I ordered my potatoes from them in December to plant later this month the quality is great shipped quickly and I love the details in the box about the variety and planting guide for ground and container potato planting. I love the information from both videos.
Thanks Travis for this video I started getting my potato seed from wood prarie last year after you mentioned them last year and last year was the first year I had a really high yield of potatoes, I grow in raised beds and between 2 raised beds 8x4 I harvested 50 pounds of potatoes , and with all the information from the 2 videos I hope to grow more I ordered my potato seed already. Can't wait try sapo Mira. Thanks again
@@marysurbanchickengarden I live in the northeast so fortunately that won't be a problem but he did talk about greensprouting you seed and it gives you a headstart on your plants by as much as 2 weeks might be something to look into
First of all, I greatly appreciate your videos. This series was tops! So much information in part 1 and part 2. I hope you continue to do this with other veggies, if you like. However, I have listened to a number of your videos which has been so helpful. For example, with potatoes, when I planted them, I did not water until they sprouted. They are looking great. I am anxious to watch more of your videos.
I'm in S. Calif desert. Last year was my first success with potatoes. I planted right after Christmas thru mid Jan. I replanted a few that I harvested in April. The July harvests were a fail. I won't plant that late again.
Another great video with so much info!! Thank you for this wonderful educational opportunity. I feel so much more confident. One thing - I can’t figure out how to get the 55(ish) degree storage here in south GA. No basement or root cellar.
I just ordered while listening to the varieties! Baltic Rose and Caribe. Thanks to the nice interview. Jim, what a nice guy! And 5% off also. I'm tired of those crappy Rural King seed potatoes.
Really enjoyed this series, so much so placed an order. Enjoyed the idea sprouting some in spring, fridge until you plant rest in fall. Excited to try them out. Thanks again Travis
Fantastic Interview! Can you have your titles mention Part 1 or Part 2 Interview with Jim Gerritsen from Wood Prairie Organic Farm in Maine. It took me a while to find Part 2 in your videos, and it would be great to re-find both parts for next years growing reference :) Just a suggestion...these are completely worth re-watching! Thank you for sharing these with everyone.
Just as good as Part 1! Thank you Travis and Jim. However, I knew I should not have watched it. LOL! I already have half a dozen varieties from Wood Prairie green sprouting, and now I want at least two more.
I just ordered Sarpo Mira and Huckleberry Gold from Wood Prairie a few days ago. May go back and get some Caribe and Baltic Rose as well because they sound wonderful. I think I might try the mustard cover crop as well. This is the first I've heard of the specific benefits of mustard and brassicas, so I'm curious to try it.
I have been waiting for sarpos for years he is the only one who carries 2 varieties that are from UK I am excited. I watch a tuber named allotment diary who specializes in sarpo his harvests make me cry I rewatch it all year
Thank you for this very informative video. I feel like it will NOT get the views it deserves!! I've already ordered my potatoes for the year but will be buying from Wood Prairie next year!! Thanks again!!
Interesting about the brassica mustard bio fumigation. I will research using with other crops in my garden. I thought about a short cover crop as a mulch under summer vegetables in container garden, grow bags, and raised beds.
I would be curious how your cover crop works with your spring/summer vegetables. I am quite intrigued about doing this myself. Love your name not so weird in Austin. I am in Corpus Christi. My vegetable garden is all raised beds and grow bags.
I haven't used rape, as Jim was talking about, but I have used Kodiak Brown Mustard with good results. Not edible but works well as a biofumigant. I did tarp immediately after incorporating as Travis said.
My order has been shipped according to Wood Prairie, so I should have time for chitting. After watching Jim talking about the best, I wish I had ordered one variety I didn't. Travis I've seen some great harvest from the Sarpo Mira, but the UK doesn't get the heat we get in the south. I'm concerned they will never take our heat and humidity as they are a late season crop. I've bought the seed potatoes so I'm going to give it a country girl try.
I’ve already ordered my potatoes. We can a half ago being that live in the south I ordered a variety package called. Southern belle I thought about installing drip but I think I will lay it on top of the soil instead of below it at the first healing. I will apply triple 10 then cover up sprouts with soil
My Urban Garden Mary - Where are you located? I am in the FL panhandle and while I'd love to try Sarpo Mira I'm also concerned about heat and humidity.
@@garyschmelzer I green sprout/chit my potatoes in the light. When they've sprouted on their own in the dark the sprouts are spindly, white, and unhealthy looking. Like a leggy seedling.
I watch your videos closely because i'm in central SC and our climates are similar. When do you plant your spring potatoes? I had intended to use my garlic/onion raised bed for potatoes this year, but having watched this i think thats getting to late into the summer. Plan B: I think i'm going to do a spring batch in-ground, and a fall batch in the garlic raised bed later. Ideas? P.S. Other than the climate thing, i find you extremely entertaining and knowledgeable
Glad you enjoy our content Craig. We usually aim to plant potatoes in mid to late February. For fall potatoes, we usually plant those at the end of August.
This guy with the white beard was featured on a "Modern Marvels" show about potatoes! That episode is why I tried planting sprouted grocery store bought potatoes in my garden. I got a helluva crop! Growing taters is easier than I thought.
This two part series was so helpful! I've ordered a catalog from Wood Prairie. I'm MOST interested in the comparison chart. I wish that was available on the website (or just a PDF download of the catalog). Sites often talk about "early, mid and late" harvest but don't give you a ball park number of days. I realize that varies depending on local growing conditions, but a comparison of that between varieties would be super helpful. And then if you do have an early variety, one assumes it won't store well into winter, because it might be out of the ground as early as June or July? Not something a lot of suppliers talk about. I think one of the biggest hurdles for home gardeners is we do not have the ideal storage conditions for our potatoes once harvested. We do the best we can, but they start to sprout in storage mid winter in the best of cases (my blue's always sprout super early, then the reds...). And we're always told to NOT refrigerate our potatoes. Why is that? Sounds like Wood Prairie stores theirs at 38 degrees. I'd LOVE to hear more about which potatoes hold their dormancy better in less than ideal storage conditions, and is that a feature of moisture content? Thickness of skin? Early vs Late varieties? (My storage is an insulated unheated pantry in my garage. It doesn't freeze, but its definitely variable in temperature depending on the time of year). LOVED the part about determinate vs indeterminate varieties, which also is never fully explained by most suppliers. I assume indeterminate is shown by propensity to daisy chain? Helpful way to know if what you have is an I or a D. Again, can't thank you enough for this content.
I just ordered form Wood Prairie Farm: Adirondack Blue, and Red Norland. Wait listed on another type. I usually also will plant Yukon Gold from my own seed potato. I rotate between also planting Russian Banana, and Purple Peruvian. Haven't decided yet...
For me, I am growing my Potato (and MOST everything) in Fabric Grow Bags. My Potato in 25 gal. bags. I find that my yield in some varieties (typically reds) to be 10 times, and some varieties in 6-7 times (Yukon). I typically plant St. Paddy's (they ARE potato), and harvest 90-100 days (early July) then, refresh soil, and replant and harvest end of season, late Oct.
Thinking about growing some potatoes in grow bags. I’m going to use this advice. Only thing I don’t know is when should I start? What months are best to set them out?
It depends where you live, what your growing zone is, what your frost dates are. I'm in Florida and I plant potatoes in September and February. To someone in the northern U.S. this may sound crazy since they probably grow potatoes in the summer. Contact your Extension office or maybe even post your location here and people can help. Without location there is no way to give you accurate advice.
I would like some information on which potatoe varieties are waxy or starchy and then ones in between. They cook differently so like to hear that info as well just like a New Potato, Yukon Gold and a russet or kennebec which is high starch
If you have a small garden, growing potatoes in a 4x4 area, what could I do for rotation using a vegetable plant that we could actually eat vs just a grain we would not eat?
Travis you guys were talking about cutting potatoes to plant and in a hens egg size but do you just cut it to that size or does it HAVE to have an eye or do they develop eyes?
Travis I ordered two varieties from Wood Prairie Family Farm and used Lazy Dog Farm as a discount. However when I got my potatoes I was wanting to get them in the ground asap. But they don’t have eyes sprouting. Do I need to wait for the eyes to grow or can I plant them now? The bag they came in don’t say. All my potatoes I’ve used in the past had eyes protruding so this is a new condition for me with seed potatoes
Might want to try the green sprouting (aka chitting) process mentioned in this video: ua-cam.com/video/knQFe8zaXmY/v-deo.html It worked very well for us.
Simply gardening it's a guy in the UK has his own UA-cam program I don't know if he ever watched him I've been watching him for years he has a lot of questions he can answer just as well as this fella here you must start with the soul the soil is the very most important thing when it comes to potatoes and all your vegetables one thing that you didn't mention in this program is potato berries if you did I must have missed it potato berries are your true potato seeds just like there is small as tomato seeds you will find when you plant them you'll have different kinds of potatoes out of each little Berry usually it's three different kinds to makes one kind that you planting but if you can get potato berries you will find the natural 1st Gene of potatoes a lot of people don't know about this some people are just getting into it start with that and you have to transplant just like tomato plants and stuff but to get into potatoes truly you have to start with the soul rotation makes a difference just like you mentioned in this video because of certain gases there's also in the Bible that tells you the time to rest for a year and back in the biblical days not many farmers remember this 1/8 of their crop they gave away food they plant their vegetables east and west for themself North and South crops planted 1/8 of their acreage sometimes to a quarter depending how big it is they would give that to the homeless and the poor this is old school farming I've learned back in the seventies and it's lost its secrets because when you bless people like God blesses you you will always do well another thing about gardening I found out using lava rocks not volcanic rock volcanic is hard and heavy lava is light like balsa wood it crumbles up we used to use it in our gas grills so the flame and the grease would capture on the lava rock I bought a pallet full of a truck from Lowe's one time and grind it all this up you talk about a beautiful yield starting in your garden and my soul literally turned almost black and one season because I use a lot of chicken manure quail manure organic matter from the yard green which would be raw and dry and when I have a crap done putting in dormant all summer I cover it with a tarp and that protects everything from getting away like all your gases from the cover crop and also it helps darken your soul these are some things that you might want to think of I wish I could talk to you on a cell phone I live here in Foley Alabama so I know what you're going through with the heat I grow my potatoes in 7 gallon containers and yes you can grow potatoes in them you would not believe how well they do close together and you have to have proper drainage I know I'm taking too much of your time but like I said I wish I could talk to you on the phone the potato berries is where to start at and you always have seats when you first start out planting these they're small golf both sides or bigger but then eventually in a few years they get bigger the quality of your potatoes is better I would like to have better taste and potatoes instead of a big one that's okay not only when you plant them from the berries they store a lot better people are trying to make things bigger and more but the quality of food is getting blander and blander just like the chicken I can remember when chicken tasted way better than it does now because they're not putting back what it needs one day this place will be nothing but sand and nothing will grow because we're not taking care of the ground if you don't take care of your ground then you're going to have a handful of sand and all will be lost so start with your soil all good gardeners and farmers will do that when they get too big they forget about stuff like this because they're wanting quantity not quality and I was raised to do things right or don't do it at all because if you have to go back and fix something every planet it cost three times as much then it did the first time shade is important too here in the south if you cover them with a screen or mesh you can have your potatoes survive try not to put too much nitrogen you want a lot of phosphorus it's all about the roots God bless you my brother and this is your friend Ray from Foley Alabama I can talk all night long about potatoes it would make your ears bleed God bless you and have a great day
Im.even more.confused maybe u should.do two more with this walking.encyclopedia !!!!!!! Great great.series..i may break down and order some.potatatoes. tho which one for the heat problem.we have??
I'm not much of a gambler. Should be a good game though. I think TCU probably covers the 13 points that Vegas is giving them, but the Dawgs will be victorious.
@@LazyDogFarm Well I know you are very happy with the outcome of the game, but it was a real snoozer for those of us without a dog in the fight. Didn’t really care who won - I just wanted an entertaining, close game. It was all over after 12 mins of the first quarter 😅
He's got more money in cover crop seed than his profit. Methyl Bromide was banned completely in 2005. I wish there was a sustainable method of growing produce but guys like this make statements without proof or data.
What's your favorite potato variety to grow? Let us know!
GET YOUR SEED POTATOES HERE: bit.ly/3U1p4Hj
Use code "LAZYDOGFARM" for a 5% discount
0:00 Intro
2:08 Using a Cover Crop for Biofumigation
10:53 The Importance of Crop Rotation with Potatoes
17:10 The Best Tasting Potato Varieties
27:51 Determinate vs. Indeterminate Potato Varieties
31:56 The Best Potato Varieties for Raised Beds
34:38 What's the Average Yield on Potatoes?
45:20 Shipping Seed Potatoes Across the Country
Both parts of this video were great. If you don't already have it in mind I'd like to suggest you turn this into a series. Potatoe King, tomatoe king, onion king and so on. Say, the top ten vegetables by vote. You'd have a hell of a group of people coming to your channel. We could all learn to grow the biggest and best vegetables for our families or to sell. Thanks to you. I'm sure we'd all be there for every one of them.
I like the idea. I'd just have to find enough "experts" for the content.
@@LazyDogFarm I'd love to see Steele do something similar on sweet potatoes!
If you do decide to do this Travis, I can tell you who to get when it comes to tomatoes. Craig LeHoullier up in the western part of North Carolina. He is considered to be the top expert on everything tomatoes.
@@timfetner8029 Great idea!
@@timfetner8029 The best heirloom knowledge in the USA is Craig.
Superb interview! My opinion, these two segments on potato growing might be some of the most valuable home gardening content I've ever watched on youtube. (I've been watching youtube since 2007-ish) Travis always does a great job with prep work for the interviews and is up to speed on the material, including the days going back to the row by row show he did at hoss tools.
Thanks John!
Awesome series. You should do this for all vegetables
This video, part 1 and part 2, are the absolute best in-depth explanation of differences between potato varieties and a whole bunch of other related things about propagating and growing them I've ever seen. Really appreciate it, Travis. Great job!
Thanks Rich!
Next time ask about his fertilization schedule and what he uses. Loved the potato insights.
Missed Travis just found you again. Glad to see you . Your videos are very helpful thanks Ontario Canada
Glad you found us!
Thanks Trav! Outstanding! I've learned a heckuva lot from Jim and family over the years , especially through their newsletter, and this format was really great! I especially appreciate your questioning and pretty much allowing Jim to just expound on the topics! That's a sign of a good interviewer in my opinion! Let's do some more of these!
Thanks Tom! Planning on having the Steele Sweet Potato Plant folks on once we get closer to sweet potato planting time.
@@LazyDogFarm Excellent! Enjoyed and appreciated!
These two part videos were amazing! Thank you for doing the interview with him. I’ve learned so much about growing potatoes. Going to go figure out what potatoes to order from their site 😍😍
Thanks Travis for this interview. I just ordered.
Thank you so much for introducing us to biofumigation. Thank you for this entire presentation. It's been extremely educational and is just filled with wisdom! I'm new to your channel and I'm going to be reviewing your previous videos. Well done!
Welcome to the channel!
I just harvested my first crop of Baltic Rose potatoes I bought from Wood Prarie farms . To say I'm IMPRESSED withe the taste and yield would be a serious understatement. Two thumbs up
Part 2! I’m learning so much Travis😊
Last year was my first year with some Wood Prairie Family seed potatoes. Very high quality, great tasting organic potatoes. What a selection! Narrowing them down is hard. It was also my first year to grow potatoes. It’s safe to say I’m a potato addict now. I’m adding the new Purple Viking potato this year (2024). Very Happy to support a small family farming business in America.
I've never grown potatoes because I don't eat them 😊 BUT with the costs and the elderly neighbors n my kids..i was given old potatoes that were growing sprouts lol. Neighbors are learning😄 I planted in different gardens in front n back n put some in buckets n they all look wonderful. I hope there r tubers under those leaves I'll have to expand the crop to share thanks for this great info.
Why don't you like potatoes, I never heard of anyone not wanting to eat them, are you allergic to them?
@mark Oliver that does sound funny doesn't it. But I can't metabolize the starch. I've tried different kinds n colors n it's just not worth the pain 😕 I've had to stop all gluten all starch.
Even though I like potatoes, I won't grow them, takes up to much space in my garden areas. I did grow 200 Okra plants this fall but I won't eat it, I grew them to sell and I made a few bucks, however it's easy to grow them but a hassle to harvest them twice a day since they grow so fast and they need to be picked around 4 inches, won't do it again.
Now I'm growing about 300 jalapenos plants for my Spring garden, will be less work since I don't slave pick them 2 times a day, I'm gonna sell these as well.
Lol..i come from a.family who must have potatoes every meal. I hate cooking them too
Thank God for instant mashed
.lol
I dont like them but grow some for.them..maune.three meals with this crowd
@@markoliver4194 i dont.like them either.
But my.ENTIRE EVEN EXTENDED FAMILY MUST.HAVE.THEM AT EVERY MEAL. thank god.for instant.potatoes and frozen.
Travis, thank you for hosting Wood Prairie Farm for this 2-part series. What a wealth of information! Learning about the green sprouting technique, with the light and temperature requirements, was my favorite segment. I'm looking forward to trying out this method.🥔🥔🥔
This is great information 👏. Love the series. Please, as someone said, do other series.
I always shun from buying seed 🥔 and now, with his knowledge, this will be my go-to as of now.
Great work !
Noted!
Travis, that was an amazing interview with Mr Jim. What a wealth of info on potatoes
Thanks Wayne!
Just ordered Elba and Caribe. Going to do some grow buckets with these. Wish me luck.
Excellent information - but not sure it is relevant in TN where I am. It will be 85 during the day and 23 at night and it is off and on while trying to figure out when to plant. I plant in containers that are actually laundry baskets (and yes, lots of water. I also have a bag of the small Russian potatoes and it has been going for year in and out of the not heated greenhouse. And, as a Southern born and raised lady, now 80, sorry, but I want a white potato. If it was disguised like in a soup, might be cream colored, but if just potato, mashed, baked or potato chipped, white.
I am pleasantly surprised at the knowledge and research that many of the long term homesteaders/farmers have done to benefit us. I lived in the 60s on a farm that a professor had started as a semi solar organic farm in a civil war stone home. Incredible how planned it was and easy to work on. Never had to heat and cool the chicken coop or barn as both were placed perfectly for the sun in the winter and the summer. And, the barn was on 2 levels, store the bales of feed on one side and put livestock in stalls on the lower level and that way, you could just roll the bales (only small ones then) into the stalls as needed. It is great to see your friend sharing so much with us.
TY
GREAT information I learned why my Yukon Gold crop was so low yielding (thought it was my fault.. lol) Keep up these long information loaded videos - LOVE IT! Thanks much
You bet!
So glad you did this 2 part on potatoes.learned a lot.many thanks.
That was very educational. I went to their website and requested catalog. I look forward to trying some varieties and I also told em Lazy Dog Farm was where I learned about them. Now I’m gonna go watch part 1.
Wonderful!
I ordered my first sarpo Mira thru your link. I am excited to grow them when they arrive in February.
Another great video. Definitely more notes made and the inevitable and watching this one again. A wealth of potato information. Thank You for another great video!
Those two potato episodes were great! I learned a lot! I see gardeners in Britain growing Sarpo Mira all the time, it was developed in Ireland and is extremely resistant to potato blight. A lot of people seem to get huge yields from Sarpo Mira, at least in the UK 🇬🇧. I want to see if I can find a source for those Elba potatoes here in Canada, I think they would grow well in my containers! Thank you for these great videos!!!
Klaus
Great interview and provided lots of good info.
I ordered my potatoes from them in December to plant later this month the quality is great shipped quickly and I love the details in the box about the variety and planting guide for ground and container potato planting. I love the information from both videos.
Thanks
Travis for this video I started getting my potato seed from wood prarie last year after you mentioned them last year and last year was the first year I had a really high yield of potatoes, I grow in raised beds and between 2 raised beds 8x4 I harvested 50 pounds of potatoes , and with all the information from the 2 videos I hope to grow more I ordered my potato seed already. Can't wait try sapo Mira. Thanks again
I ordered the Sarpo Mira to but I don't know how it's going to fare in our hot humid climate as it takes a month longer to harvest time.
@@marysurbanchickengarden I live in the northeast so fortunately that won't be a problem but he did talk about greensprouting you seed and it gives you a headstart on your plants by as much as 2 weeks might be something to look into
@@maryg9516 I always green sprout my potatoes, or as we say down here "chitting"
First of all, I greatly appreciate your videos. This series was tops! So much information in part 1 and part 2. I hope you continue to do this with other veggies, if you like. However, I have listened to a number of your videos which has been so helpful. For example, with potatoes, when I planted them, I did not water until they sprouted. They are looking great. I am anxious to watch more of your videos.
I'm in S. Calif desert. Last year was my first success with potatoes. I planted right after Christmas thru mid Jan. I replanted a few that I harvested in April. The July harvests were a fail. I won't plant that late again.
Just found these 2 videos today. Fantastic information! Wood Prairy Farm has gained a new customer!
Great, great videos Travis and Jim!! Very Informative and a joy to watch
Thanks Patrick!
Any leftovers you could try container planting too.
Great videos. I found it very helpful and look forward to putting this information to work this coming year. Thank you
This was so helpful! I just ordered the Southern Belle seed potatoes. Excited to plant these ASAP.
Another great video with so much info!! Thank you for this wonderful educational opportunity. I feel so much more confident. One thing - I can’t figure out how to get the 55(ish) degree storage here in south GA. No basement or root cellar.
That could be tough. I think we just put them at room temp and then put them outside and hope for the best.
I just ordered while listening to the varieties! Baltic Rose and Caribe. Thanks to the nice interview. Jim, what a nice guy! And 5% off also. I'm tired of those crappy Rural King seed potatoes.
Really enjoyed this series, so much so placed an order. Enjoyed the idea sprouting some in spring, fridge until you plant rest in fall. Excited to try them out. Thanks again Travis
Fantastic Interview! Can you have your titles mention Part 1 or Part 2 Interview with Jim Gerritsen from Wood Prairie Organic Farm in Maine. It took me a while to find Part 2 in your videos, and it would be great to re-find both parts for next years growing reference :) Just a suggestion...these are completely worth re-watching! Thank you for sharing these with everyone.
Just as good as Part 1! Thank you Travis and Jim. However, I knew I should not have watched it. LOL! I already have half a dozen varieties from Wood Prairie green sprouting, and now I want at least two more.
Yeah I went a little "variety-crazy" when I placed my order too.
@@LazyDogFarm I hope you added Prairie Blush this time.
@@DC-rd6oq I did.
@@LazyDogFarm 😄
I just ordered Sarpo Mira and Huckleberry Gold from Wood Prairie a few days ago. May go back and get some Caribe and Baltic Rose as well because they sound wonderful. I think I might try the mustard cover crop as well. This is the first I've heard of the specific benefits of mustard and brassicas, so I'm curious to try it.
I have been waiting for sarpos for years he is the only one who carries 2 varieties that are from UK I am excited. I watch a tuber named allotment diary who specializes in sarpo his harvests make me cry I rewatch it all year
Thank you for this very informative video. I feel like it will NOT get the views it deserves!! I've already ordered my potatoes for the year but will be buying from Wood Prairie next year!! Thanks again!!
Interesting about the brassica mustard bio fumigation. I will research using with other crops in my garden. I thought about a short cover crop as a mulch under summer vegetables in container garden, grow bags, and raised beds.
I would be curious how your cover crop works with your spring/summer vegetables. I am quite intrigued about doing this myself. Love your name not so weird in Austin. I am in Corpus Christi. My vegetable garden is all raised beds and grow bags.
I haven't used rape, as Jim was talking about, but I have used Kodiak Brown Mustard with good results. Not edible but works well as a biofumigant. I did tarp immediately after incorporating as Travis said.
My order has been shipped according to Wood Prairie, so I should have time for chitting. After watching Jim talking about the best, I wish I had ordered one variety I didn't.
Travis I've seen some great harvest from the Sarpo Mira, but the UK doesn't get the heat we get in the south. I'm concerned they will never take our heat and humidity as they are a late season crop. I've bought the seed potatoes so I'm going to give it a country girl try.
Make sure that your potatoes are laid out in a dark room for a few days to help the chitting
I’ve already ordered my potatoes. We can a half ago being that live in the south I ordered a variety package called. Southern belle I thought about installing drip but I think I will lay it on top of the soil instead of below it at the first healing. I will apply triple 10 then cover up sprouts with soil
My Urban Garden Mary - Where are you located? I am in the FL panhandle and while I'd love to try Sarpo Mira I'm also concerned about heat and humidity.
@@garyschmelzer I green sprout/chit my potatoes in the light. When they've sprouted on their own in the dark the sprouts are spindly, white, and unhealthy looking. Like a leggy seedling.
@@DC-rd6oq I live just north of you across the Alabama line.
Excellent content!
good video will plan to order from them this year. March is when I plant potatoes can I plant early what temperature range can they survive.
I watch your videos closely because i'm in central SC and our climates are similar. When do you plant your spring potatoes? I had intended to use my garlic/onion raised bed for potatoes this year, but having watched this i think thats getting to late into the summer. Plan B: I think i'm going to do a spring batch in-ground, and a fall batch in the garlic raised bed later. Ideas?
P.S. Other than the climate thing, i find you extremely entertaining and knowledgeable
Glad you enjoy our content Craig. We usually aim to plant potatoes in mid to late February. For fall potatoes, we usually plant those at the end of August.
@@LazyDogFarm Im glad i asked! I needed to place that order like yesterday
This guy with the white beard was featured on a "Modern Marvels" show about potatoes! That episode is why I tried planting sprouted grocery store bought potatoes in my garden. I got a helluva crop! Growing taters is easier than I thought.
This two part series was so helpful! I've ordered a catalog from Wood Prairie. I'm MOST interested in the comparison chart. I wish that was available on the website (or just a PDF download of the catalog). Sites often talk about "early, mid and late" harvest but don't give you a ball park number of days. I realize that varies depending on local growing conditions, but a comparison of that between varieties would be super helpful. And then if you do have an early variety, one assumes it won't store well into winter, because it might be out of the ground as early as June or July? Not something a lot of suppliers talk about. I think one of the biggest hurdles for home gardeners is we do not have the ideal storage conditions for our potatoes once harvested. We do the best we can, but they start to sprout in storage mid winter in the best of cases (my blue's always sprout super early, then the reds...). And we're always told to NOT refrigerate our potatoes. Why is that? Sounds like Wood Prairie stores theirs at 38 degrees. I'd LOVE to hear more about which potatoes hold their dormancy better in less than ideal storage conditions, and is that a feature of moisture content? Thickness of skin? Early vs Late varieties? (My storage is an insulated unheated pantry in my garage. It doesn't freeze, but its definitely variable in temperature depending on the time of year). LOVED the part about determinate vs indeterminate varieties, which also is never fully explained by most suppliers. I assume indeterminate is shown by propensity to daisy chain? Helpful way to know if what you have is an I or a D. Again, can't thank you enough for this content.
Yeah, I would assume indeterminate are more prone to daisy chain. But that's only really possible in northern states where the heat won't kill them.
@@LazyDogFarm Right. So half the country, give or take. ;-).
I just ordered form Wood Prairie Farm: Adirondack Blue, and Red Norland. Wait listed on another type. I usually also will plant Yukon Gold from my own seed potato. I rotate between also planting Russian Banana, and Purple Peruvian. Haven't decided yet...
For me, I am growing my Potato (and MOST everything) in Fabric Grow Bags. My Potato in 25 gal. bags. I find that my yield in some varieties (typically reds) to be 10 times, and some varieties in 6-7 times (Yukon). I typically plant St. Paddy's (they ARE potato), and harvest 90-100 days (early July) then, refresh soil, and replant and harvest end of season, late Oct.
Part 1 was amazing. Make sure you others watch that as well!
Travis, which is the best way to chit the potatoes, placed them on the table in the light, or in a dark pantry or cubert
Jim broke it all down on part 1. Dark at room temp for a few weeks, then put them back in the light and cool them.
I couldn't resist the title of this video. I'm curious as to how someone is going to determine the quality of "taste" in terms of any particular food.
Definitely relative. But I reckon it's more of a consensus thing as they get feedback from their customers on the different varieties.
Thinking about growing some potatoes in grow bags. I’m going to use this advice. Only thing I don’t know is when should I start? What months are best to set them out?
Me too
It depends where you live, what your growing zone is, what your frost dates are. I'm in Florida and I plant potatoes in September and February. To someone in the northern U.S. this may sound crazy since they probably grow potatoes in the summer. Contact your Extension office or maybe even post your location here and people can help. Without location there is no way to give you accurate advice.
Great video
so much good info ty
Got my Cairbe yesterday. Should i cut and let sprout or let sprout then cut? I have them in a box in the dark at the moment.
I'd sprout them then cut.
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
I would like some information on which potatoe varieties are waxy or starchy and then ones in between. They cook differently so like to hear that info as well just like a New Potato, Yukon Gold and a russet or kennebec which is high starch
The white ones seem more starchy to me, whereas the yellow ones are more flaky and good for baking or mashing.
If you have a small garden, growing potatoes in a 4x4 area, what could I do for rotation using a vegetable plant that we could actually eat vs just a grain we would not eat?
Plant a few sweet potato slips once the potatoes are done.
Travis you guys were talking about cutting potatoes to plant and in a hens egg size but do you just cut it to that size or does it HAVE to have an eye or do they develop eyes?
You'll want to make sure there's at least one eye per piece.
Travis I ordered two varieties from Wood Prairie Family Farm and used Lazy Dog Farm as a discount. However when I got my potatoes I was wanting to get them in the ground asap. But they don’t have eyes sprouting. Do I need to wait for the eyes to grow or can I plant them now?
The bag they came in don’t say. All my potatoes I’ve used in the past had eyes protruding so this is a new condition for me with seed potatoes
Might want to try the green sprouting (aka chitting) process mentioned in this video: ua-cam.com/video/knQFe8zaXmY/v-deo.html
It worked very well for us.
Talk about fertilizer please
Is short same as early and late same as main crop or long day??
Just ordered Cairbe from them. Can't wait. I forgot the discount code. Dang.
That's the one I didn't order and am kicking myself for it. My order has already shipped and I would have to pay extra shipping to get it 😔
I forgot what did he say? Was the best method for chitting potatoes placed them in the dark or in the light
Which is a good biofumigation crop u can use in tropical conditions?
Anything in the brassica family will work -- those are the plants that contain the glucosinolates that create the biofumigation effect.
What is the variety name of the winter rye he was talking about? I couldn’t quite make it out.
The variety is Aristook I believe.
Sorry, the correct spelling is Aroostook rye.
Thank you very much!
What's a 35 35 crop?
I watch a guy on utube that grow sarpo Mira and he gets a lot of potatoes in containers how to order it
Simply gardening it's a guy in the UK has his own UA-cam program I don't know if he ever watched him I've been watching him for years he has a lot of questions he can answer just as well as this fella here you must start with the soul the soil is the very most important thing when it comes to potatoes and all your vegetables one thing that you didn't mention in this program is potato berries if you did I must have missed it potato berries are your true potato seeds just like there is small as tomato seeds you will find when you plant them you'll have different kinds of potatoes out of each little Berry usually it's three different kinds to makes one kind that you planting but if you can get potato berries you will find the natural 1st Gene of potatoes a lot of people don't know about this some people are just getting into it start with that and you have to transplant just like tomato plants and stuff but to get into potatoes truly you have to start with the soul rotation makes a difference just like you mentioned in this video because of certain gases there's also in the Bible that tells you the time to rest for a year and back in the biblical days not many farmers remember this 1/8 of their crop they gave away food they plant their vegetables east and west for themself North and South crops planted 1/8 of their acreage sometimes to a quarter depending how big it is they would give that to the homeless and the poor this is old school farming I've learned back in the seventies and it's lost its secrets because when you bless people like God blesses you you will always do well another thing about gardening I found out using lava rocks not volcanic rock volcanic is hard and heavy lava is light like balsa wood it crumbles up we used to use it in our gas grills so the flame and the grease would capture on the lava rock I bought a pallet full of a truck from Lowe's one time and grind it all this up you talk about a beautiful yield starting in your garden and my soul literally turned almost black and one season because I use a lot of chicken manure quail manure organic matter from the yard green which would be raw and dry and when I have a crap done putting in dormant all summer I cover it with a tarp and that protects everything from getting away like all your gases from the cover crop and also it helps darken your soul these are some things that you might want to think of I wish I could talk to you on a cell phone I live here in Foley Alabama so I know what you're going through with the heat I grow my potatoes in 7 gallon containers and yes you can grow potatoes in them you would not believe how well they do close together and you have to have proper drainage I know I'm taking too much of your time but like I said I wish I could talk to you on the phone the potato berries is where to start at and you always have seats when you first start out planting these they're small golf both sides or bigger but then eventually in a few years they get bigger the quality of your potatoes is better I would like to have better taste and potatoes instead of a big one that's okay not only when you plant them from the berries they store a lot better people are trying to make things bigger and more but the quality of food is getting blander and blander just like the chicken I can remember when chicken tasted way better than it does now because they're not putting back what it needs one day this place will be nothing but sand and nothing will grow because we're not taking care of the ground if you don't take care of your ground then you're going to have a handful of sand and all will be lost so start with your soil all good gardeners and farmers will do that when they get too big they forget about stuff like this because they're wanting quantity not quality and I was raised to do things right or don't do it at all because if you have to go back and fix something every planet it cost three times as much then it did the first time shade is important too here in the south if you cover them with a screen or mesh you can have your potatoes survive try not to put too much nitrogen you want a lot of phosphorus it's all about the roots God bless you my brother and this is your friend Ray from Foley Alabama I can talk all night long about potatoes it would make your ears bleed God bless you and have a great day
How do you stop those Colorado potato beetles!!!
Im.even more.confused maybe u should.do two more with this walking.encyclopedia !!!!!!!
Great great.series..i may break down and order some.potatatoes. tho which one for the heat problem.we have??
Are the potatoes you grow, determinate or indeterminate
determinate
Travis has had 37x yeild😊😊😊
Like anyting, the one you grow or raise no matter what. Goes with hunting and fishing as well. Raising, foraging, growing your own food
The variety is called Darkibor.
Where is part 1 ?
Here you go: ua-cam.com/video/knQFe8zaXmY/v-deo.html
Russet deep fried!
Youve got quite the hat collection.
Shipping cost is too much
"pinto gold" creamy...
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Not as good! but buying seed potatoes cost like crazy used to not be that expensive.
Hey, Trav. Real quick, before the game tomorrow, wanna put a 32oz bottle of 3-3-2 Agrothrive on it? I'm a man of my word. Let me know, brother
I'm not much of a gambler. Should be a good game though. I think TCU probably covers the 13 points that Vegas is giving them, but the Dawgs will be victorious.
@@LazyDogFarm Well I know you are very happy with the outcome of the game, but it was a real snoozer for those of us without a dog in the fight. Didn’t really care who won - I just wanted an entertaining, close game. It was all over after 12 mins of the first quarter 😅
He's got more money in cover crop seed than his profit. Methyl Bromide was banned completely in 2005. I wish there was a sustainable method of growing produce but guys like this make statements without proof or data.