My 2 Tips for a Massive Container Potato Harvest: How to Grow Potatoes 'Better' in Containers.
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- The addition of a high potassium fertilizer and watering more regularly and often than you might think, makes all the difference. These 2 tips will lead to a bigger container potato harvest.
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Perfect timing as I planted potatoes this week! I planted several in ground where I used 13-13-13 and put about 6-8 inches of soil on them. I planted 3 each in 2 wash tubs and used the plant-tone granular and some muriate of potash 0-0-60 along with some bone meal. I'm doing a little experiment of my own to see how it goes. I have a source of "dirt" (as we say in the south) that is taken from bits of wood and bark from my lawn guy who cuts wood for folks in the winter time. He piles up these leftover bits of bark and wood and lets it rot. He gives me a truck load when I want it. I sifted it and used it as a soil base mixed with compost and a little peat moss. I did this in the wash tubs, but the in-ground part of the garden is covered in last fall's leaves, cardboard, and goat manure. Worms everywhere! I make compost over the course of a year and use it in the next year's garden. Hope it makes a lot of production this year!!! Love your videos, Gary! Keep them coming!!!
Thats a great mix and nice system you have set up. I have decayed wood pellets to move and that does become good stuff. Early on, wood is not good but well decomposed it is great.
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First time I cut potatoes and planted, I let them dry in a cardboard box, after dusting hardwood ash from my fire place on the cuts. It worked great. It probably would work any way you grow them. ❤🌱🥔🥔🥔🌿
Oh, I also just buried them in straw with some super cheap dirt and a bag of manure from the feed store for $2, but I don't think it was necessary. I just needed more coverage, they peeked thru the straw. I also put weed clippings on the straw every chance I got.
Is been a few years but I think that's it .
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Great use of the ash. Straw and leaf method is a great way too.
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A great use of ash. It not only dries out the cut surface to reduce the risk of rot but adds Potassium at the same time.
I only grow potatoes when I have some empty pots, not a priority for me in a small space.
I normally just top them up with dry grass clippings and it seems to work fine. Cheers!
I am going to try adfing potash to one of my potato beds to test the difference from the other with just fertilizer. Thanks for the inspiration!
Testing is perfect!
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Good info to know! Greatly appreciated!
Glad to share
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Just in time, love your videos
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Thanks for watching.
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Great Video, getting ready to plant potatoes in my garden.👍
Potatoes are great.
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Upper Peninsula of Michigan here.
West shores os lake superior.
Last year I did 4.5 gal cloth bags and added soil as the green poked up past surface. Looked great, lots of green, but in september, potatoes were size of marbles, golf balls. Gold yukons.
I did move them lots, chasing sun. People told me I probably broke tubulars.
This year they will stay put. The watrering I was told once aweek water here only. Some though I over fertilized, i think I broke them moving them lots. This year will he not moved. And only phosphates, potassium, in compost soil on bed of leaves square. Thank u for any advice. Memorial weekend making bags, 4 weeks after last frost here.
Yeah I would follow this plan. If then dry out, it does damage growth so consistent moisture is key. Good luck.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN thus far we certainly r getting Ron's of rain this season. Lucky too not so much bad storms that seem to be only 4-5hrs south of us here in out keweenaw peninsula. In Upper Peninsula of Mi.
All my potatoes sprouts are hedging to bud. And it seems to be hard to find any specific fertilizer locally here in the sticks even at Wally world other than a higher miracle grow for Rose's or bloom.
Isnt there anything I can do organically with say... with raw fish scraps, dead left overs leaves? Or something ai have here for pot ash potassium. I have a big parcel 40 acre hardwoods, and some wet area,'s no cattle or chickens but know plenty.
I will order the amazon stuff if need be. What can we use from here. Potatoes in cloth bagged.
Hi Gary, I’m ready to plant potatoes in 20 gallon grow bags. I watched your video last year and you used Plantone, compost and rock/triple phosphate. This newer video you used Plantone and potash. Should i go with Potash instead of phosphate or both? Also, the potash i have is water soluble instead of pellets. It’s 0-0-60. Thank God for your videos. My garlic last 3 years were outstanding following your garlic video.
Potash is more important. Because you in a container, I would still do a bit of phosphate if you have it but it is not a must if you soil is well prepared. If you have water soluble I would do a water feeding when all the growth is up and like 12 inches. It can get the water soluble when it's been growing a good while. Good luck and thanks for watching.
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Could you explain the bamboo sticks placed around the inside of the grow bag? Thank you.
Sure. lol. I hate when the tops flop over so it keeps them open.
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Tripple super phosphate will give you a bounty of potatoes, I cut mine as Im planting, plant in wet soil. 🍻
Its a good one.
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Are you saying you cut potatoes and immediately plant, without letting them callus?
I did that this year, and I'm hoping the potatoes don't rot
When I buy potatoes as seeds, to plant - the sign isn’t labeling them determinant or not. Will I still get potatoes if I don’t add extra soil on top of the green growth? I’m in NY.
Btw thanks for your gardening expertise!!
You do have to look them up and I havent found a reliable resource yet btw. You will still get potatoes if any type is planted.
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It is unlikely they would be indeterminate. Assume they are determinate
This is the first year I decided not to grow potatoes because I haven't gotten great yields over the past 5 years. I've already ordered turnip seeds to grow in my potato garden.
I'll have to keep this in mind for the 2025 growing season.
Though, if you have any turnip tips, I'm all ears
Turnips should be pretty easy. If found they dont need much care. I love the purple tops.
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Do you put any mulch over your potatoes? Great video!
Not anymore. I keep up on the watering but it's a good idea for moisture.
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Gary - can you do a short video on fertilizers for fruit plants, root plants and leaf plants as they are so different depending on what the plant is.🫑🥒🍅🥬🌶️🥕
I actually generally use the same stuff for any plant. Potatoes get the extra. Leaf plants do better with water soluble and a higher nitrogen. The rest get whats in the bag.
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Question: When selecting potatoes from last year's harvest, to make seed potatoes, do we want to pick the very best potatoes? Like does deformed potatoes create more deformed potatoes? (My Kennebecs mostly had good size potatoes with 1 or 2 little potatoes connected to it. Or they were very deformed.)
Thanks Gary!!
Nope. As long as they aren rotting and smelling, they can be used. The potato itself eventually gets used up and new ones form. Nothing is based on the original potato shape
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Do you still use a high source of phosphorous like you showed in your videos last year? Thanks for the great information as always!
I was about to ask the same question. I got some of the triple phospate last year after seeding the video. Is there some other ways I can use it as well?
I do/ or have added some triple phosphate but I am not sure how much is needed past the big handfuls of general organic I add. Last year I experimented and did some without extra P and they didn't seem much different. K is the bigger of the 2.
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Can firewood ash be used a source of potasium?
It can in general but it is hight in alkalinity and that is not the best for potatoes. So you have to use it in much less quantity.
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Do u use regular tap water for all your plants?
Yep.
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Gary we dont hace bags of potash available here in ontario. I have used powder char remains from wood fires instead. Is there any other source you can recommend?
Ash has a good amount but it can raise the pH and potatoes dont like a high pH. I dont know of another source.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN thank you for your response. I am doing more research and looks like i will have to order this online. The funny point of this is that Canada seems to be a big producer of this and yet do not sell it in any stores. Typical for Canada. We are censored on every level.
I've seen people recommend adding soil sulfur to increase your potato harvest, have you amended your potato beds/containers with sulfur or soil acidifier before to lower the PH?
I dont add lime to my containers so the peat in my 50-50 mix is just fine pH wise. You might need to lower pH if you garden is high in alkalinity, but its a wide range that potatoes do fine in,
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The potatoes arent usually label if they are determinate. How can you tell? I've never had luck with potatoes. Now I'm thinking its lack of potash and greenery on top drying in freeze.
You have to look them up on line. I have not found a great resource either btw.
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Gary I tried the soaking the pea method just like you said but no sprouts and I bought the seed from hoss tools with a 93 percent germination what could I of done wrong please help! Thanks
Well at 36 hours you should see something. After 2 days you should see a lot. After 3 days should be a long root. Soak for a bit till they swell. Wrap them in a paper towel and keep it damp. If you followed that, you cant really make a mistake.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN I put them on a heat mat and they did sprout thanks for your help
How much sunlight is needed for potatoes? I have a raised bed in a mostly shaded (indirect sunlight) area. Trying to figure out what food I should plant there.
A good 8 hours. full sun.
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You might be able to get away with leafy vegetables (lettuce, Swiss Chard, spinach).
Root crops need a little more (potatoes, onions, carrots).
Fruiting crops need the most (tomatoes, peppers, squash).
Try to figure out the minimum number of hours of direct sunlight the area you're planting has. If you're getting less than 3 hours, I wouldn't even try leafy vegetables.
If you can get 4-5 hours of direct sunlight, leafy vegetables might work.
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I have potatoes (already planted in Fall) in raised beds with other veggies. Is the potassium harmful to other plants? Thanks for the video.
I wouldnt probably use this 0-0-60 but there is a water soluble called More Bloom. It's a 0-10-10. That would help.
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will this work for sweet potatoes?
They arent technically potatoes so you plant them as slips. But for setting up the soil, yes.
You mentioned the ratio was 1 pound potash per 100 square feet. My head is spinning. I am using a 4 x 8 bed, which I figure is 32 square feet. If I say 32 square feet at 1/3 of a pound is approximately 5 ounces of potash or fertilizer. Is that 5 ounces per layer? So 10 ounces total divided into 2 layers? New gardener here.
So I dont really measure but you can follow the instructions. Do about 3 ounces per layer to keep it simple.
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Unrelated but is it to late to start lettuce seeds in zone 7? Should I start my broccoli and cauliflower now? I'm running behind this year lost my mom and trying to get my head together
You can toss lettuce seeds in February and they will sprout when it's time. I have volunteers come up every year from seed heads from previous year. But March is good time to toss seeds out direct sow. Should get some plants.
Plenty of time.
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I am guessing banana peels are good in with potatoes.
Yep.
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When I split my potatoes they get moldy after a week or so 😫either black or green. They develop nothing, what a I doing wrong..? Also, those try to develop roots above ground, from the "eyes" - it's really weird 🤔
Well black is normal as it dries. Green and white can be an issue. Not sure if you are doing anything wrong but just had some bad luck
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