*SO EASY* DIY ~ Grow Potatoes in Dollar Store Bins
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I’m growing potatoes in dollar store laundry bins. SO EASY
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As a country girl. I was in the planting of the garden by the time I could carry something. Instead of knocking the eyes off my Daddy cut the potatoes up with an eye to each section. Dropped them in a row and covered them up. We always had a good potato crop. You don't need a whole potato for 1 plant.
Agreed. Maybe whole potato slows new growth
@@7hilladelphia I agree , but my husband thinks he knows it all ..
Yes, I've been gardening 55 years+. We always cut these potatoes with 1 to 2 eyes per piece. Allow the pieces to sit out 2 to 3 days for the cut edges to dry and form a harder "skin" and plant. A lot of times I use my grocery store purchased potatoes that start to sprout.
You are right ..
I cut mine up too..I actually put my laundry basket inside of a garbage bag and poked holes in it .. soil stayed in .. I had quite a few sweet potatoes..They were delicious. I put the other potatoes in large flower pots .. and a tote
that I bought from Walmart or aldi’s..
😊I grow mine in the garden
I put old white cotton large t shirts in mine...like a bag. They stretch over the basket. Then fill with dirt and slips. Works great👍🏻
I bet that holds the soil in great too!
thank you, it is a great idea... i will try that this year.. Canada
Genius!!
I like that t shirt idea..That would be better than the plastic bags ..it will hold the dirt in also..thanks for your tip🥰🥰
@@iowasunshine5600 great advice..thanks
You don’t need to buy seed potatoes. Just grab those old potatoes from deep in your cupboard that are sprouting.
Do you chop them in half or plant them whole?
@@JoyJoy-zq6cn chop them each sprout will make a new potato
@@lestalekale1590 thank you very much.
@@JoyJoy-zq6cn no problem just make sure the eye (sprout) is facing up
@@lestalekale1590 or a person in China will get your tater
I'm no expert on gardening, but I do know one or two things, so I feel compelled to give this tidbit:
Add a small handfull of bone meal with each new layer of soil.
Nothing will suck potassium and phosphorus out of your soil like a potato plant trying to build new tubers! Especially indeterminate taters.
Thanks. A small handful such as a half cup, give or take a little? Or are you suggesting more? Thanks again
Thanks. Also I've seen ash put in as well. Does that keep the bugs away?
@@kaseyking9617 I always sprinkle 2 or 3 tablespoons. I guess I'm worried about over doing it. You can always add more, it's harder to take some away.
Where do you find bone meal?
Egg shells work well also. Dry them out and grind them and add to the garden.
Go to your local bakery and ask for their empty flour bags. They're more than happy to give them to you. Reduces their own waste. They're huge, strong and free. Will be less fiddly than scraps of paper.
Great tip!! Thank you
@@raticallife1320 Great Idea and I too totally agree there are so many thing we can recycle and save the earth instead of buying.
I have a local coffee company who lets people have their burlap sacks that they get raw coffee beans in.
Look
@@pamh.5705 I don't know how true it is, but I've heard ppl talk about growing burlap and say there are alot of bad chemicals in them ..idk but please check into it for your health sake ..like I said idk ..just looking out for a fellow grower :)
Plant in cardboard boxes. Fill the bottoms with brush, sticks, leaves, veggie scraps, toilet and paper towel rolls, paper from your shredder and then fill with about 4”-6” of soil or potting mix and plant your seeds or plants. The worms will come and start to break everything down which will then feed your plants. After the harvest you can continue letting the whole thing decompose. (Be sure to leave the dead plants in the box to break down. Then you can add all of that to a new box when you want to plant again. This method works great for me. Free containers, free mulch, free compost. And just have to pay a little for a few bags of soil to add a few inches to the top to refresh the other composted soil. Also save seeds to plant next season. Gardening doesn’t have to cost much and it’s fun to get inventive. Happy Gardening!
I planted potatoes in the Dollar store laundry baskets last year but I didn’t make any holes in the bottom because of all the holes on the side and they grew Very very well
I am trying this for the first time. I'm trying to get info on what to use. Newspaper, leaf trashcan liner or netting. Which one is easier. My basket has holes on the bottom and the sides so I don't have to drill holes in the bottom. I'm going to grow Pontiac red potatoes.
@@danyallehoward2873 Are used a T-shirt this time I had a couple old T-shirts and so far is working really good or you can get one of those reusable shopping bags from like Walmart I’ve got some going on that too and they work fantastic
Keep your side blocks on the containers dark tho. The spuds below go poisonous if they go green from sun exposure.
@@danyallehoward2873 I wouldn't use newspapers as ink in the print is probably toxic
@@SHOJIPMTIU I've seen lots of gardeners and homesteaders say that you can add newspaper to your compost bin so I believe it is indeed safe to use newspapers.
Okay I stopped this video at you buying the organic Jiffy seed starting mix that you’re paying almost $4.00 a bag for! My potato chits came up in a week after container planting b/c I’m using a few tricks I learned from a neighbor which requires no extra purchasing of anything to make my potato’s grow! All I added to the soil and compost mix was crushed egg shells, diced up banana and pine needles from pine trees which are high in acidic acid which potato’s need! They are heavy feeders of potassium and acidic acid! You can use coffee grounds too!
Beyond that, your idea is genius!
You’re video helped me cut cost in buying 5 gallon containers and my advice will save you in buying stuff you don’t need to make potato’s grow!
I add either a whole raw egg or crushed egg shells below the seeds of every vegetable and fruit plant I grow. The result is amazing! The germination time is literally cut in half!
The need to fertilize certain veggies/edible plants with acid acid and potassium varies...generally corn, potatoes and oxalis Triangulus all need acidic acid and potassium!
Most of your other plants don’t!
Anyway, why buy what you do t need when you have things in your kitchen like eggs, coffee grounds etc...to feed your heavy feeder plants and all other plants everything they need to grow?
Oh and I only water my plants with collected rain water! I’ll give you my email and prove the results! They are amazing!
I only put my red potato peelings in flower pots covered with dirt, months later , for example, yesterday I dug up 8 beautiful red potatoes 🥔 about baseball size and today I make potato salad with them,,so good too,
I love hearing the little one's voice, the man's feet in the background saying "hello" and the cute little dog. How in the world are you doing this inside of an absolutely clean and well- decorated home? Planting does not have to be messy. I am looking at my 4 dollar baskets you are using and couldn't think what to do with them. This is the best - the best planter video I have seen!!
what a good idea with the water bottle...so simple but never thought of that. Thank you
Children's watering cans are a dollar at DT. They are so cute, small and sturdy. Great for kids to water their plants with. But your recycled bottle is neat.
I use the large yard waste paper bags (the kind you use for leaves in the fall) in a couple of laundry hampers.
I like the basket/bucket method for potatoes! Easy to harvest, and no digging! Nice job!
I use mesh laundry bags in my baskets
And how did they work for you? I was about to ask about mesh laundry bags. Thank you!
@@denisefreed1160 very well. I have to fertilize more..banana peel tea or comfrey tea.
Thank you for responding. I will use your suggestion! Plastic isn't an option for me!
I planted sweet potatoes in baskets yesterday. I used weed guard fabric to line my baskets ! Hope it works ! The slips were healthy and looked really good this morning. I’ll let you know how they did. I used five baskets !
I love this idea. Thank you. Laundry baskets would be good for strawberries too!
I live in an apartment and this is great
I watch the video from a guy in Ireland and he used the plastic grocery bags and poked holes in them put them in laundry baskets. He put about 3 in of soil in and only one potato per basket and then fill the bag up with soil. That way all the work is done at one time and the potatoes grow just fine without having to come back and hill it again and again. Then he would lift the bag out and carefully pull the bag down and harvest any big potatoes leaving the root ball intact, pull the bag back up and put it back in the laundry basket. So that way you can Harvest your potatoes without disturbing the root ball. I think it's been genius and planted 12 laundry basket myself. Although your way works also oh, but I just be concerned about the paper breaking down and the dirt spilling out. Did you ever Harvest your potatoes?
@@laredare3819 ua-cam.com/video/IdfQw1CGEnY/v-deo.html
Yes thanks that is the video and his dog Molly
Super informative! Thanks for taking time to share-I’ll be using your dad’s method!
Do you possibly have a link to see the video .. my reading comprehension is not great , I'd like to watch also please
What is the guy from Ireland's page called?
Those big cardboard boxes (and small ones!) you get from Amazon shipments works just as well! I wrap mine in cheap chicken wire for stability if I have to move them (messy wraps with the wire mesh, I don’t care what it looks like), dump in the dirt and we’re off to growing 😁
If you will move the dirt around on the top as you add more dirt, I think you will notice an improvement in the potatoes you grow.
When you stir the top of your soil, it allows oxygen to help the potatoes to grow.
Also to add oxygen to your soil mix up one quarter cup of hydrogen peroxide and one cup of water. Works quite well an you will see improvement overnight. Just don't do it often or you will kill all of the beneficial bacteria.
Would love to see the potatoes as they grow to top of basket and the harvest! Thank you, great ideas!
Very helpful video.. I started my potatoes a week or so ago and seeing sprouts coming up now so exciting, thank you for sharing. Anna in Ohio
Update: today was the unveiling very disappointing I got 6 potatoes. Won't try this method again. Anna In Ohio
I would so be doing that on an outside table! You know you can cut out each of those sprouts on the potato and start a plant from each one. Get more plants from every potato.
We saw this Video last year and have been asking for a follow-up.
It would be nice to see your Harvest!! 🇨🇦
I get around with a walker.This looks like a good way for me.
Thank you! Very helpful. Love your water bottle tip too!!
“Seed Starting Mix” will not provide the nutrients the plants need. You will have to move the plants into potting soil mix or compost/dirt or you will have to use liquid fertilizer frequently.
Also, why be thrifty with plastic bin and spend so much on seed starter soil?
Now it gets complicated & discourages me. Add this, add that. Gets too expensive, might as well buy them :(
@@kittybeck151 I hear ya. However, every gardener that I watch said that there's nothing like the taste of a homegrown potato. The ones in the grocery store can't even compare. In fact, I've heard more than one mention that potatoes and carrots are the two veggies to grow on your own and that the taste is incomparable. Just an FYI.
You can use hay or straw to line basket too.
Seen this paper bag hack before. I see pots with holes & cracks, I use Gorella tape to patch & extend their life. I like the paper bag hack.
Plastic bin liner works well, retains moisture better than the paper
We did this in 2020 in March when Covid hit. we were broke and everyone was buying the food so we went to the Dollar Tree and planted a garden in the Laundry Baskets. I had a dream one night about it and it was all we could afford. Then we had free pallets so that gave us time to build the pallets and move some of the plants into the pallets. It was my first time to garden. We mixed some free sawdust in with the soil we bought. It was rough trying to find inexpensive soil without having to worry about the poison ivy.
Thank you. I am such a novice so I really appreciate your step by step procedure. Visual instruction really works for me. Liked and subbed.
I saw another potato growing video and she dumped a foot of soil over the seed potato in a large container. The shoots will make their way to the surface.
i have used 2 Dollar Tree laundry baskets the ( large size) and shade cloth. thus basket, shade cloth then 2nd basket. put in growing medium and planted seeds and watered. also used pea rock in a drip pan to catch water and watered the baskets from base of "container" to avoid getting leaves wet or did not scald plants or had them with water on leaves over night, grew a lot of bush green beans. the baskets sat out about two or more seasons before the basket deteriorated. Might try potatoes in baskets this year also. this was my cheap answer to grow bags. grow bags might last longer? have fun in your garden this year.
How did the potatoes do! I can’t find a follow up video? Do the plants grow through the sides of the bucket? Did you fertilize since you were only using seed starter mix? Did you keep them indoors? I want to try baskets this year but I have so many questions. Lol
I did it last year and I got lots and lots of potatoes and I didn’t put any holes in the bottom because of all the holes on the side it drained very good
I also was looking for... but LOL 😆
@@nataliebrown2658 I planned potatoes in the little laundry baskets you can use a T-shirt or the dollar store has these big Mess laundry bags I put one of those inside wrap it around I didn’t drill any holes because it’s got holes all of the side and I got lots and lots of potatoes
@@theresadowns3260 What type of soil did you use? Did you have to add anything else? I like easy.
@@kittybeck151 Just regular potting mix
Its fun to grow vegetables in containers. God Bless.
I grow so much, this was a very good idea. I am going to try to grow store bought potatoes, I will record it, and update.
These are so awsome, I’ve done these as well and the potatoes grow so nice. And you will have lots. Great video. 😀❤️🌻🌺🌼
You can use yard fabric, if you do a flower bed you may have some left over to use, hint if you reduce a bed and some of fabric is still good and you are replacing it save the good pieces for this project or other projects, I like your idea.
I have done this for several years. This works better than grow bags for me. FYI, just save back a couple potatoes from a bag you buy at the grocery
Yes I use my reg store potatoes that are sprouted..
@@aquilaclark814 mine are staring to sprout is it to late to plant?
@@jujub428 you want your potatoes to sprout. What I do is take the potato and cut it apart make sure you have a sprout on each cut. I let it scab over ( dry the cut areas) then plant the potato. If the potato is small plant the whole potato.
@@heartslessons6243 That is how my uncle always did it, when planting them. They grew acres of potatoes. They never bought seed potatoes as there were always potatoes left over from the previous years crop. I heard somewhere that grocery store potatoes were treated with something to slow them from sprouting once bought. Don't know if that is correct or not though. :)
Costco has organic potting soil- Miracle-Gro brand for under $8 for 20 pounds, I think it was.
I love this idea for potatoes.
Thanks for the ideas!!
Walmart has huge bags of garden mix soil their brand , under 10.00 bucks and it's huge, and let me tell you it's very rich and dark, it smells good too ..and if you know what I mean about it smells good, I mean like the earth , like just good clean earth .. it's great I really get great results
Miracle Grow is Roundup. I would suggest NOT using it if you want to eat these potatos.
I have grown purple sweet potatoes (I bought one at the store, not exactly cheap) in a plastic tub. It yielded a a whole bunch of big ones. You can cut out the “eyes”, each will yield a plant. Not much maintenance needed, we just buried the eyes and put the tub in a shady spot. I live in the Piedmont, so it gets hot.
How long till harvest?
Yes this is sow easy. Thankyou.
I like that throw your own potatoes I have to try that
You don’t even have to buy seed potatoes. All you have to do is wait for your own potatoes to grow eyes and plant them. I did that and grew my own potatoes. Very easy and less expensive.
Why wouldn’t you just plant them inside the b paper bag and put in laundry basket it will decompose and you’d save all that time tearing and placing around and around?????
Bag is too small.....but 2 would do a good job... if u cut each like a plus sign.
Red Norland and Yukon Gold are determinate potato varieties; They have a shorter grow time, but only produce tubers in ~4in of soil, while needing maybe 6in overall. So adding more soil over them as they grow won´t do much to increase your yield.
Didn't know there were determinant ... must be why my Keflers always were poor... thanks
@@7hilladelphia guess you mean Kipfler? They're definitely determinates. Since they take 130-150 days to grow (under ideal circumstances), you might be able to plant two staggered crops if you wanted to increase your yield.
Pretty cool
Why buy seed potatoes. It's easier and cheaper to just save a few out of the bags you get at the store. You can get 3 or 4 plants from one potato. It all depends on how you cut them.
I've read that they don't yield as many potatoes. And also not as big.
I had planned to use some that sprouted in my pantry but after researching I went for the seed potatoes.
How long did it take for them to sprout 🌱 please? Just planted mine Organic store bought about a week again in the ground like hilling
Store ones don't always give you many. Most times they're treated, before they go to the stores, to keep them from sprouting. I always use the ones I have grown or ones like she's using
@@siry5164 give em 3 to 4 weeks, they will be up (assume you planted about 6 inches deep)
@@joeycoco5396 just buy organic potatoes, they are not treated, have been planting them for over 15 yrs they grow amazingly well. And about 1/10th the cost of organic "seed" potatoes.
Cheaper to buy a bag of potatoes.
A few things, this is a great idea but you have to use a different potato, Yukon potatoes are determinate kind they grow on the same level if. Not a little down, Indeterminate once such as German butter ball with work better
Line your basket with landscape fabric. A roll at dollar store is like $2
$12+tax in Canadian Tire in Toronto in CAD
Great idea
Cool magic 👍 love watching plants grow
50 cent walmart bags work really well. They can be difficult to find but they are out there. They last about 5 years
I like ur advice cuz I don't see the point of using Dollar Tree basket and spend more money on Walmart paper bag and tore them down to use as base. I think Walmart thicker plastic will do wonders. Thank you!
they work great i like Larry Hall's grow bag mix.
Thank you for this video and also a huge thank you to the commenters. I don’t have a green thumb and all the help I can get is very much appreciated. 😘
Thanks so much!
Very interesting ❤
Just grow it right in the soil bag you bought.
few knife holes to the bottom, drop the seed potatoes in the top, done.
Thank you for sharing with us
I would do the planting outside. Not in my kitchen.
Cool idea! 😁
I use organic soil from Amazon. I just cut up organic 🥔 potatoes and plant as is. No need to buy seed potatoes. They grow quite well! Works with 🍅 tomatoes too!
P.S. Potato roots
are called "eyes". 🌞
You mean you can grow tomatoes in a basket also? They don't have "eyes." (beginner here)
@@kittybeck151 Yes!'You can grow many veggies in a container.
Thank you pretty lady.
Thanks for passing your Knowlege well appreciated.
You make it lopks simply easy , great video 👍
The big lawn and leaf bags work great just roll them down plant 4 potatoes 2 taters at different depths. Poke 10 or so holes when they sprout put about 4” of dirt over them and unroll the bag to match your dirt put lots of ash incorporated in the soil. They love it ! Potash is nothing but ash ! Can’t get wet before you incorporate it ! Be ready for some BIG taters !
Potatoes grow down, so I don’t see where you have room for any to grow? I have some growing in the same baskets, but I put cardboard all around the edge and left at least 5” under the 2 potatoes. As the plants grow, I add dead leaves on top. Let’s see who gets more potatoes! Hopefully we both get lots!
The opening of your video got me All these wonderful vids you post! Sweet!
I'm confused. You said seed starting mix then called it potting soil so they are very different.
Great info
Can’t wait to start this 😃
Seed starting mixes do not have a lot of nutrients because they are meant only to tart seeds in. Curious to know how your potatoes did with that soil.
Exactly
My thoughts also, no nutrition in seed starting mix?
I am doing it this way. Thank you for posting your video from buffalo NY
Ruth Stout method use hay on top , less maintenance and less soil .Ill use the laundry basket system with the hay or patio clips ( no chemicals ) .
It would be nice to see how your potatoes did and how much you got of the different varieties
Loved this thank you! ❤️👍🏼💡
You could add some Wiggle Worm worm castings. Also, the one thing that worries me is that a food grade plastic, as a nurse I would like to say all plastic is not safe.
Great watering can!
Thanks. You are very cleaver. Thanks for sharing. Hugs
I can’t find a update did the potatoes produce for you?
I searched her videos can't fin an update.
soil for start seedlings is not good for grow potatoes ( this soil is only for start ,!! seeds ) , where is straw or dry grass. good compost , dry manure etc , maybe basket is only the one good idea. rest doesn't make sense .
Really interested to see your harvest
Can use rolls of safety mesh stuff, that orange barrier stuff - make up multiple baskets cheaply, roll, zip tie, line the base, plant, cover as the plants arise.
Thanks for the information. Great job !
Why I use news paper
What did you use to put under your basket to collect water draining.
I would weave the strips of the paper bag. I wouldn't use all that soil you can buy peat or potting soil in big bags.
Great video and ideas! Question though: how often do you need to water the bag? Do I water to keep the soil moist?
Erica. what is the update on the Potato? I searched your site and don't see the update you promised. I would love to know how it turned out because I've never tried the hilling method. I plant mine in a raised bed and am looking for more planting space because I want more potatoes. I have four of those baskets and will give it a try if you had success. Thanks.
you can cut up seed potatoes... its the only way i have ever done it. But great laundry basket idea!!!
I just finished watching this video and was looking forward to seeing the update on them but I can't find that video. 😥
I just so happen to have a few of these baskets that I don't need. I will try this, so potatoes can grow somewhere other than my beds, making room for other things to grow.
Awesome video 🌿🌸🐦
Great video
Thank you for sharing
USE newspapers in place of the paper bags....
You Go Girl!🎉
thanks for the inspiration
Also potatoes wont grow well in seed starting mix. There is no nutrients in it.
@3:23 we see hubby's feet up comfortably on the sofa...kind of adds to the ambience, lol.
My grandpa used to grow potatoes inside of stacked car tires in the fall you just knock it over no digging tons of potatoes
(Video starts at 1:07) This is wonderful , thank you! 🌷
Hi Erica what was your harvest like using this method? And also, I live in California is there a certain amount of time that I can go by until I harvest? Thanks again for the video
Newsprint paper would be good if you don't have bags. Our paper will give the end of rolls away so no ink on them.