What are your favorite varieties of potatoes to grow? Let us know! GET SEED POTATOES HERE: bit.ly/3U1p4Hj Use code "LAZYDOGFARM" for a 5% discount SHOP LAZY DOG FARM FIG TREES: lazydogfarm.com/collections/fig-trees 0:00 Intro 0:55 Which Potato Varieties Are We Growing? 5:12 Green Sprouting aka Chitting Potatoes 10:43 When Do We Plant Potatoes in Zone 8b? 11:25 Choosing a Raised Bed for Planting Potatoes 11:39 Choosing a Garden Plot for Planting Potatoes 14:29 When Should You Plant Potatoes?
I'm in zone 8B and I planted kennebec and red potatoes last March 17 2022, I used some cow compost and I had some red potatoes that weighed 1 pound each so this year I have my cow compost in the row and waiting for February to get here
Hey Travis, the instructions that came with my taters were to take them out of the bags as the bags suck moisture from the potatoes. I did just that and put them in a cardboard box lol. They are chitting slowly but I don't keep it very warm in my house. I just turned 72 and we have always called it chitting and I've been planting taters since I was a child dropping the cut pieces in the furrow for daddy. We planted 50 lbs every year (large family) of red taters that I assume was Pontiacs. The green sprouting must be a northern term, I don't know anybody here who calls it that.
I’m a little confused. When do you recommend cutting the potatoes? After the cold phase & they sprout? I’m in zone 8b also & my fingerling seed potatoes just arrived. Thanks kindly.
I live in LA. Lower Arkansas . I also got some from the wood prairie farms . I got the prairie blush , red Norland the butte , Carola .. I got a lb each .after seeing video , I don't think I got enough to do 3, 30ft plus rows of taters , glad to know might need 5lbs for rows that long . And thank u times ten for breaking down the green sprouting .do not need. A good tater rottin.Jefferson Jefferson farms . West family .
My folks were Hungarian immigrants so I,ordered Sarpo Mira Seed Potatoes. Thanks for all the information on growing potatoes. I only grew them once before. That time some bug got them and in 24 hours they were gone. Not a trace left of them.
I'm in zone 5b-ish in Niagara, Ontario, Canada and my Dad has been growing potatoes for decades (in the same spot of the garden too, interestingly), and he has tested a couple different types that were available here, but prefers Chieftains because they store the longest in our cold cellar - pretty much all the way until next year's harvest is ready - and they don't develop scabbing after using the smaller potatoes as seed potatoes the next year, like some others do. Last year he started planting them May 10th.
I ordered from Wood Prarie this year per your suggestion. I got Sarpo Mira, Adirondack Blue, Prarie Blush, Baltic Rose, and Yukon Gold. I'm excited about the 2023 tater crop.
We are in Ky and are gonna be growing them early April Rose gold, butte, caribe, caribou, & prairie blush! We are excited to try seed taters from wood prairie!
Hey Travis... I'm sure I've watched this video before.. Lots of great advice.. The info I'm trying to figured out is after you green sprout the potatoes > how long do you leave them in the light before planting?? I often rewatch many videos because I'm trying to pull together a lot of information, tips & tricks to write down for my kids.. It's not always easy to find the info you need when the internet is down.. Love the channel!!! ❤ a Canadian fan
They stay in the light until my weather is ready for me to plant. The key is to get them out the dark when they start sprouting so the sprouts don't get too long.
Thanks for all the great potato info. I enjoyed the interviews with Jim. And you aren't kidding about potatoes not liking heat. Last year my seed potato shipment got delayed (NOT Wood Prairie) and they went in the soil two months late. Boy did they suffer in the SoCal heat. I got skunked with fewer potatoes and they were all small. This year I'm trying Caribe', Caribou Russet, Huckleberry Gold and Rose Finn Apple Fingerling for a variety of uses. The first three will be in raised bed and the fingerling in fabric pots. I wish I had more space to try some others.
On your advice I chose Baltic Rose and Caribe. I'm a frequent viewer of UA-cam channel guten gardening. And I won 2 lb of seed potatoes. That's a win-win. I get to choose my two favorite potatoes and they were no cost because I was a winner of a free giveaway.
Just got my red viking seed potatoes in the mail yesterday.....going to put them in my guest bedroom closet right now! I will transfer them to my beverage refrigerator in a couple of weeks....it has a glass door on it that will let light in. Thanks for the tips!
I’m real interested in Prairie Blush. But this year, I’m growing (God willing!) red la soda because I love small redskin boiled potatoes. They’re supposed to do well in the South.
We’re in southern WI, zone 5b. I plant my potatoes around the second week of April. The old farmers I’ve talked to said to plant potatoes on Good Friday. Seemed to work pretty well timing wise for us so far!
Gonna try two varieties from Wood Prairie this year called Charlotte (mid) and Carola (late). We're in southwest Missouri near Springfield. I have found our frost dates align more with mid Missouri than southern Missouri. Lots of old timers here say to plant taters on St Patrick's day (March 17). I say wait until the first week of April to make sure you avoid the really cold and wet conditions that are typical here in mid March. The later planting will catch the earlier planting that just sits there shivering . That's my two cents worth. Thanks for your work on these videos Travis.
Growing kennebec, German butterball, superior and some Prada. I might order 1 lbs of another variety. Chicago area. Zone 5. I will plant the potatoes between April 1 and 15. I'm going all 10g root pouches this year. They take a little more time to plant but *MUCH* faster and easier to harvest. Btw: your interview with Wood Prairie was really good 👍
I have always been curious about the Sarpo Mira potatoes since I had seen a UA-camr from England grow them in large containers buried in the ground halfway so I'm excited to finally try it myself here in WA.
German Butterball does well here in the Rocky Mountain front range region (zone 5b). It's been my go-to for some years now. It's a late potato, decent size, lovely golden flesh, very tasty, and stores well over winter in the basement. I usually plant in mid- to late April, so that by the time the spring snow is over (we're notorious for our Mother's Day snowstorms) the plants are just about ready to start peeking up through the soil.
I've grown that one many times. It is a great-tasting potato. It's a longer maturing variety though, so it doesn't always get to size for us before the late spring heat zaps the plants.
Can't wait to get my bags of seed potatoes. I believe they ship around mid March. That works out well I think as I am in central Kentucky and usually have set out potatoes around mid April the last few years. This year will be (for the first time) Caribe and Baltic Rose.
If you order from Wood Prairie I'm pretty sure you can tell them when you want them to ship. That way you can make sure you get what you want (so they don't sell out) but have them hold the potatoes until you are ready for them. I believe they keep the potatoes at a cool enough temperature so they remain dormant until they are shipped.
Btw, in central KY, you can easily start your potatoes in Feb/March so that it’s not too hot for large tater production during later half of their 90-100 day growth. Ot Maybe you are in an elevated area that stays cooler? Consider St Pattys day next year as your plant date and see if you notice a difference in production. Wood Prairie leaves it up to you when you want to receive your taters. They will ship in January too. Great company!
I got Butte, Charlotte, Prairie Blush and Sarpo Mira. I usually put mine in the garage the door has windows so it lets in a little light. I also had to hunt down some Irish cobbler potatoes. Athens Ga mid - late March
I live in south central Virginia (zone 7b last frost 4/20) and plant my potatoes every year on St. Patrick's day. My favorites are Kennebec and Yukon Gold.
Hi Hun, I'm in the same region in the swampy part. Have you ever heard of old timers planting the first week of March and using blankets on frosty nights to protect their potatoes and squashes?
@jeas4980 Hi! My grandparents did that. I guess I do the same. I just use frost fabric instead. I have been known to have all kinds of bed linens covering plants for a late frost if I was in a pinch.
WI/IL first week of April is typical, we’re having a really mild winter this year I might plant mid March. I’ve got seed saved back of Kenebec, pinto gold, magic molly, Russian banana. I want to add Charlotte but I’m looking for a decent red this year.
I'm trying out Sarpo Mira and Prairie Blush, this year. Last year was my rookie season as a serious gardener, and I didn't have a lot of luck getting my seed potatoes to sprout, and I had a ho-hum harvest. Your interview with Jim cleared up a lot of questions I had, so hopefully I'll get these seed taters ready this go round. Hoping to plant around Valentine's Day in central Texas. Travis, do you have brassica transplants going for the spring? I got some in the ground, today.
Great info. I’m in 9a going to try the Elba in one or two 20gal growing bags I had purple cabbage and beets in. Our zone is even hotter than yours. Timing will be close since I’m just ordering as we speak. Placement and watering should not be a problem can relocate as needed. 1st time potato “farmer”lol so here goes. Really enjoying your channel and tips only on a smaller scale.
I'm in 9a also. I grow potatoes in raised beds, grow bags, containers, and buckets. The grow bags, containers and buckets work well because as you said you can move them if necessary. The raised beds can be covered with fleece if it gets too cold (I start my first crop in January) or covered with shade cloth when it gets too hot. Good Luck.
Central Arkansas here I just planted my red potatoes march 1 Well drained soil after planting I covered with ok’d pine straw hoping this might keep them from rotting are freezing. What do you think Travis I plant them about 10-12 inches apart pour a mound of fertilizer between each one
I always heard it called chitting in MS and LA. I put mine in a cardboard box with an apple. Speeds up the process. I am in 8a. I am doing French Fingerling, red LaSoda, and Keuka Gold. Those have done well for me in the past. I am waiting to see how Sarpo Mira does for you before I invest in those.
They're from Olle Garden Beds. Here's the link: ollegardens.com/?ref=8gpQRg15c39_Js If you decide to give them a try, you can use the code "lazydogfarm" for 10% off.
Travis, can you use artificial light during the cool/light phase? Our basement is in that 50-60 degree range this time of year, but no light. I have several of the Barrina 2' grow/day light LED strips I'm not using at the moment, so I could use them for potatoes. Have you heard of it being done that way for the cool/light phase? I ordered my Wood Prairie Farms potatoes this week and expect them Feb 6th'ish. My target planting dates for 8A is around March 15th. And I did use my LAZYDOGFARM discount code!!!!
@@LazyDogFarm I may give it a try. If I do, I'll let you know how well it works (or doesn't). I ordered the Southern Belle mix pack and I'm probably going to grow them in 15 gallon grow-bags. Another first for us.
I have an enclosed porch on the North side of my house that I use to sprout my taters after warming them up. It's unheated and the sun doesn't shine in except in the morning. I spread the taters out in trays. Ideally, I like the sprouts to be about a quarter to a half inch long and dark green when I plant. I cut the taters about a week before planting. I dust the cut surfaces with a mixture of finely ground, dry peat moss and mancozeb fungicide.
Jus ordered 1 lb of Yukon Gold, Prairie Blush and Baltic Rose for a late March planting in zone 7 a. Never planted potatoes before & I'm a bit worried about soil drainage. My soils have a lot of clay and modest drainage qualities. Maybe its time to build a few raised beds!? Great video, Thx, Trav!
So, at what phase do you cut your potatoes? Got 2.5 lbs. of Rose Gold, 2.5 lbs. of Baltic Rose and a pound of Sarpo Mira headed my way at the end of April to allow time for green sprouting. Don't have the foggiest idea where I'm going to plant all these tubers, but it just looks like too much fun. There's a British guy on UA-cam (Allotment Diary) growing Sarpo Mira in 30-liter nursery pots (about 8 gals.) and getting yields that left me stunned.
I saw that guy, he's in Wales I think. I lived in Wales for a short time and I recognize the accent. Some of the old timers like myself still speak Welsh and I don't understand a word.
Hey Travis. What about them “Far Aints” as my grandpa used to call them. My taters always get eat up every year. I hate to poison too close to the plants.
We always get some far aints. They don't like disturbance, so it seems the more we hill them and weed around them, they are less likely to be numerous.
Seed potatoes are tested and certified to not have any diseases. As Jim mentioned in our interviews, aphids can transmit viruses to potatoes and cause them to decline in production in subsequent generations. That's why the big potato farmers always start with "certified seed potatoes."
Hey Travis, I need to go back and watch Jim's interview but I thought he said light and warm first, then cool and dark? Can't wait until mine get here but it's gonna be a bit.
You had me second guessing my notes there for a minute there. lol I just rewatched the video and he said "warm up the seed at 70 to 75 degrees in the dark to break dormancy."
I am more interested in a fall crop. For example can you start them in the warm or hot months like August and say in 90 days or a 100 days when it's cooler in October and be able To get some good potatoes. What techniques are there for that? what's the concerns? What are the pluses and minuses.
We've had success the last two years with a fall crop. We plant them in late August and harvest in mid to late November. It's never what the spring harvest is, but a great way to use any leftover potatoes from the spring harvest.
@Lazy Dog Farm In late August when it is very hot out, do you directly sow the Seeds in your raised beds or the ground or is there a special technique to help them sprout even when it's extremely hot out.
I ordered mine from the same company that says they’ve been sitting at the post office in Bridgewater Maine since the 17th and this is my first time ordering from Wood Prairie Farms not a good start
Tracking says that they arrived at the post office in Bridgewater mean on 17 January and they’re still sitting there not a good start I think I’ll just stick to good old tractor supply.
I check out the web site for the seed potatoes , but they are a little pricey, but they look like good stock so I hope you get what you pay for ? Any suggestions on cheaper sites for non organic.
If you don't care about variety or organic, check with your local feed and seed store. You can usually get a big bag of basic "red taters" for around $50.
Does anyone use blankets on their crops and plant WAY to early? I'm in a swampy 7b in Virginia and it's a weird micro climate because we will often get a frost in mid-May but bolt by the end of June. And an old timer told me to go ahead and plant my potatoes and squashes in the first week of March and watch the temps... if it's going to frost then just "tuck them in under a blanket" and I clarified that it needs to be "thicker than a bed sheet and thinner than a comforter or a light weight comforter." I'm just curious if Bob is messing with me or if I can get 2 crops of potatoes? If anyone has heard of this I'd love some reassurance!
I'm in 9a, Florida gulf coast. I have to plant early (January/February) so the tubers have enough time to mature before it gets too hot (May). I use garden fleece if frost is predicted and shade cloth towards the end of the season if the leaves start to burn. If we have torrential downpours (not uncommon) I cover the fleece or shade cloth with a tarp.
I usually cut them a few days before planting. Jim suggested cutting pieces that are half the size of a large egg, so that's what we're going to try and do.
What are your favorite varieties of potatoes to grow? Let us know!
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Which Potato Varieties Are We Growing?
5:12 Green Sprouting aka Chitting Potatoes
10:43 When Do We Plant Potatoes in Zone 8b?
11:25 Choosing a Raised Bed for Planting Potatoes
11:39 Choosing a Garden Plot for Planting Potatoes
14:29 When Should You Plant Potatoes?
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Good to hear we've made the cut!
Visted your potato supplier's website. There's no way I can pay that kind of jack for seed potatos. Holy cow!
I'm in zone 8B and I planted kennebec and red potatoes last March 17 2022, I used some cow compost and I had some red potatoes that weighed 1 pound each so this year I have my cow compost in the row and waiting for February to get here
Thanks for the info. I’m trying for red skin boilers so I’ll get that manure worked in!
Hey Travis, the instructions that came with my taters were to take them out of the bags as the bags suck moisture from the potatoes. I did just that and put them in a cardboard box lol. They are chitting slowly but I don't keep it very warm in my house. I just turned 72 and we have always called it chitting and I've been planting taters since I was a child dropping the cut pieces in the furrow for daddy. We planted 50 lbs every year (large family) of red taters that I assume was Pontiacs. The green sprouting must be a northern term, I don't know anybody here who calls it that.
Didn't see that part about the bags. Might need to just pour mine into the containers.
I’m a little confused. When do you recommend cutting the potatoes? After the cold phase & they sprout? I’m in zone 8b also & my fingerling seed potatoes just arrived. Thanks kindly.
@@sweetpea6144 Yes after they sprout and you can easily see how to cut it.
I live in LA. Lower Arkansas . I also got some from the wood prairie farms . I got the prairie blush , red Norland the butte , Carola .. I got a lb each .after seeing video , I don't think I got enough to do 3, 30ft plus rows of taters , glad to know might need 5lbs for rows that long . And thank u times ten for breaking down the green sprouting .do not need. A good tater rottin.Jefferson Jefferson farms . West family .
My folks were Hungarian immigrants so I,ordered Sarpo Mira Seed Potatoes. Thanks for all the information on growing potatoes. I only grew them once before. That time some bug got them and in 24 hours they were gone. Not a trace left of them.
Let's hope you have better luck this time!
Sounds more like voles than bugs...
My great grandparents migrated from Hungary also. Now I must look into this variety. 😊
This year I'll be planting yukon gold, red pontiac, Kennebec, French fingerling, Adirondack, and German butterball, here in Northeast Texas zone 8.
Glad to see your video closer to real time.
I'm in zone 5b-ish in Niagara, Ontario, Canada and my Dad has been growing potatoes for decades (in the same spot of the garden too, interestingly), and he has tested a couple different types that were available here, but prefers Chieftains because they store the longest in our cold cellar - pretty much all the way until next year's harvest is ready - and they don't develop scabbing after using the smaller potatoes as seed potatoes the next year, like some others do.
Last year he started planting them May 10th.
Zone 9A here and I planted mine last week
Gotta get 'em in early down there!
New farmer here in North Alabama.. thank you Travis for your videos. Inspiring!
Thanks for watching Rob!
I bought wood prairies red white and blue mix.
I ordered from Wood Prarie this year per your suggestion. I got Sarpo Mira, Adirondack Blue, Prarie Blush, Baltic Rose, and Yukon Gold. I'm excited about the 2023 tater crop.
Me too!
I am in zone 6 and I always plant on st. Patrick’s day.
We are in Ky and are gonna be growing them early April Rose gold, butte, caribe, caribou, & prairie blush! We are excited to try seed taters from wood prairie!
planted some taters already. gonna try the no dig and straw method.. florida can be so wet.. so.. this is the spring experiment this year
We are growing “all blue “😊
Hey Travis... I'm sure I've watched this video before..
Lots of great advice..
The info I'm trying to figured out is after you green sprout the potatoes > how long do you leave them in the light before planting??
I often rewatch many videos because I'm trying to pull together a lot of information, tips & tricks to write down for my kids..
It's not always easy to find the info you need when the internet is down..
Love the channel!!!
❤ a Canadian fan
They stay in the light until my weather is ready for me to plant. The key is to get them out the dark when they start sprouting so the sprouts don't get too long.
@LazyDogFarm thanks...
So .. like I already do..
& yes, young potato plants do not think much of temps under 5°C... lol..
I cut mine before putting them in the dark. Let it scab over at same time. That interview you did was great. This may be my best crop ever!
I'm growing
French Fingerling
Purple Majesty
Huckleberry gold
Caribè
Baltic Rose
Elba
Week of or after valentines day in bay area.
East central Minnesota 4a / b Kennebec and Yukon gold❤💛 a great baker and a delicious masher
I am in 8B in central Louisiana and planting mine from Holbrook Seed Potatoes around March 1st. Last frost date is March 10th.
Thanks for all the great potato info. I enjoyed the interviews with Jim. And you aren't kidding about potatoes not liking heat. Last year my seed potato shipment got delayed (NOT Wood Prairie) and they went in the soil two months late. Boy did they suffer in the SoCal heat. I got skunked with fewer potatoes and they were all small. This year I'm trying Caribe', Caribou Russet, Huckleberry Gold and Rose Finn Apple Fingerling for a variety of uses. The first three will be in raised bed and the fingerling in fabric pots. I wish I had more space to try some others.
On your advice I chose Baltic Rose and Caribe. I'm a frequent viewer of UA-cam channel guten gardening. And I won 2 lb of seed potatoes. That's a win-win. I get to choose my two favorite potatoes and they were no cost because I was a winner of a free giveaway.
Just got my red viking seed potatoes in the mail yesterday.....going to put them in my guest bedroom closet right now! I will transfer them to my beverage refrigerator in a couple of weeks....it has a glass door on it that will let light in. Thanks for the tips!
That should work perfectly!
I’m real interested in Prairie Blush. But this year, I’m growing (God willing!) red la soda because I love small redskin boiled potatoes. They’re supposed to do well in the South.
We’re in southern WI, zone 5b. I plant my potatoes around the second week of April. The old farmers I’ve talked to said to plant potatoes on Good Friday. Seemed to work pretty well timing wise for us so far!
Gonna try two varieties from Wood Prairie this year called Charlotte (mid) and Carola (late). We're in southwest Missouri near Springfield. I have found our frost dates align more with mid Missouri than southern Missouri. Lots of old timers here say to plant taters on St Patrick's day (March 17). I say wait until the first week of April to make sure you avoid the really cold and wet conditions that are typical here in mid March. The later planting will catch the earlier planting that just sits there shivering . That's my two cents worth. Thanks for your work on these videos Travis.
Growing kennebec, German butterball, superior and some Prada. I might order 1 lbs of another variety. Chicago area. Zone 5. I will plant the potatoes between April 1 and 15. I'm going all 10g root pouches this year. They take a little more time to plant but *MUCH* faster and easier to harvest. Btw: your interview with Wood Prairie was really good 👍
Thanks Steve!
I have always been curious about the Sarpo Mira potatoes since I had seen a UA-camr from England grow them in large containers buried in the ground halfway so I'm excited to finally try it myself here in WA.
German Butterball does well here in the Rocky Mountain front range region (zone 5b). It's been my go-to for some years now. It's a late potato, decent size, lovely golden flesh, very tasty, and stores well over winter in the basement. I usually plant in mid- to late April, so that by the time the spring snow is over (we're notorious for our Mother's Day snowstorms) the plants are just about ready to start peeking up through the soil.
I've grown that one many times. It is a great-tasting potato. It's a longer maturing variety though, so it doesn't always get to size for us before the late spring heat zaps the plants.
got mine ordered waiting for them to get here. used your code and saved, I ordered huckleberry gold and sarpo mira.
Awesome!
Can't wait to get my bags of seed potatoes. I believe they ship around mid March. That works out well I think as I am in central Kentucky and usually have set out potatoes around mid April the last few years. This year will be (for the first time) Caribe and Baltic Rose.
If you order from Wood Prairie I'm pretty sure you can tell them when you want them to ship. That way you can make sure you get what you want (so they don't sell out) but have them hold the potatoes until you are ready for them. I believe they keep the potatoes at a cool enough temperature so they remain dormant until they are shipped.
Btw, in central KY, you can easily start your potatoes in Feb/March so that it’s not too hot for large tater production during later half of their 90-100 day growth. Ot Maybe you are in an elevated area that stays cooler? Consider St Pattys day next year as your plant date and see if you notice a difference in production. Wood Prairie leaves it up to you when you want to receive your taters. They will ship in January too. Great company!
I ordered a lb of Sarpo Mira last night to try in containers.
I got Butte, Charlotte, Prairie Blush and Sarpo Mira. I usually put mine in the garage the door has windows so it lets in a little light. I also had to hunt down some Irish cobbler potatoes.
Athens Ga mid - late March
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I live in south central Virginia (zone 7b last frost 4/20) and plant my potatoes every year on St. Patrick's day. My favorites are Kennebec and Yukon Gold.
Hi Hun, I'm in the same region in the swampy part. Have you ever heard of old timers planting the first week of March and using blankets on frosty nights to protect their potatoes and squashes?
@jeas4980 Hi! My grandparents did that. I guess I do the same. I just use frost fabric instead. I have been known to have all kinds of bed linens covering plants for a late frost if I was in a pinch.
@@marthamyers Thank you!
I just ordered mine and used ur discount .
WI/IL first week of April is typical, we’re having a really mild winter this year I might plant mid March. I’ve got seed saved back of Kenebec, pinto gold, magic molly, Russian banana. I want to add Charlotte but I’m looking for a decent red this year.
I'm trying out Sarpo Mira and Prairie Blush, this year. Last year was my rookie season as a serious gardener, and I didn't have a lot of luck getting my seed potatoes to sprout, and I had a ho-hum harvest. Your interview with Jim cleared up a lot of questions I had, so hopefully I'll get these seed taters ready this go round. Hoping to plant around Valentine's Day in central Texas.
Travis, do you have brassica transplants going for the spring? I got some in the ground, today.
I don't yet, but thinking about starting another round of cabbage in the greenhouse soon.
@@LazyDogFarm what about brussel sprouts, is it too late to plant a couple of transplants in north central Florida zone 9b ?
Great info. I’m in 9a going to try the Elba in one or two 20gal growing bags I had purple cabbage and beets in. Our zone is even hotter than yours. Timing will be close since I’m just ordering as we speak. Placement and watering should not be a problem can relocate as needed. 1st time potato “farmer”lol so here goes.
Really enjoying your channel and tips only on a smaller scale.
I'm in 9a also. I grow potatoes in raised beds, grow bags, containers, and buckets. The grow bags, containers and buckets work well because as you said you can move them if necessary. The raised beds can be covered with fleece if it gets too cold (I start my first crop in January) or covered with shade cloth when it gets too hot. Good Luck.
Central Arkansas here I just planted my red potatoes march 1 Well drained soil after planting I covered with ok’d pine straw hoping this might keep them from rotting are freezing. What do you think Travis I plant them about 10-12 inches apart pour a mound of fertilizer between each one
I tried the straw thing last year and had minimal success. Mine seem to like hilling with soil better.
I always heard it called chitting in MS and LA. I put mine in a cardboard box with an apple. Speeds up the process. I am in 8a. I am doing French Fingerling, red LaSoda, and Keuka Gold. Those have done well for me in the past. I am waiting to see how Sarpo Mira does for you before I invest in those.
I've heard the apple trick works well. Something about ethylene gas forces them to sprout.
I wanna try Elba this year
What kind of raised beds do you have ? They look really nice.
Thanks ❤
They're from Olle Garden Beds. Here's the link: ollegardens.com/?ref=8gpQRg15c39_Js
If you decide to give them a try, you can use the code "lazydogfarm" for 10% off.
Travis, can you use artificial light during the cool/light phase? Our basement is in that 50-60 degree range this time of year, but no light. I have several of the Barrina 2' grow/day light LED strips I'm not using at the moment, so I could use them for potatoes. Have you heard of it being done that way for the cool/light phase? I ordered my Wood Prairie Farms potatoes this week and expect them Feb 6th'ish. My target planting dates for 8A is around March 15th. And I did use my LAZYDOGFARM discount code!!!!
I don't see why you couldn't use artificial light. We don't have a basement, but that's a good idea!
@@LazyDogFarm I may give it a try. If I do, I'll let you know how well it works (or doesn't). I ordered the Southern Belle mix pack and I'm probably going to grow them in 15 gallon grow-bags. Another first for us.
I have an enclosed porch on the North side of my house that I use to sprout my taters after warming them up. It's unheated and the sun doesn't shine in except in the morning. I spread the taters out in trays. Ideally, I like the sprouts to be about a quarter to a half inch long and dark green when I plant. I cut the taters about a week before planting. I dust the cut surfaces with a mixture of finely ground, dry peat moss and mancozeb fungicide.
Jus ordered 1 lb of Yukon Gold, Prairie Blush and Baltic Rose for a late March planting in zone 7 a. Never planted potatoes before & I'm a bit worried about soil drainage. My soils have a lot of clay and modest drainage qualities. Maybe its time to build a few raised beds!? Great video, Thx, Trav!
You can build raised beds or just add mounds of compost on top of your clay soil.
@@LazyDogFarm Excellent idea, mounds of composted dirt will be easier & quicker for me, thanks!
Travis..where are your “Charlotte” potatoes?
Can’t believe Jim didn’t get you to order some of them?
Might have to try that one next year. So many good choices on their site!
So, at what phase do you cut your potatoes? Got 2.5 lbs. of Rose Gold, 2.5 lbs. of Baltic Rose and a pound of Sarpo Mira headed my way at the end of April to allow time for green sprouting. Don't have the foggiest idea where I'm going to plant all these tubers, but it just looks like too much fun. There's a British guy on UA-cam (Allotment Diary) growing Sarpo Mira in 30-liter nursery pots (about 8 gals.) and getting yields that left me stunned.
I saw that guy, he's in Wales I think. I lived in Wales for a short time and I recognize the accent. Some of the old timers like myself still speak Welsh and I don't understand a word.
I usually cut mine 3-4 days before planting. That'll give the cut pieces time to "suberize" or heal before planting.
Also check out HomeGrownVeg on UA-cam-another Brit who specializes in growing in 3 gal pots. He has good info & lots of experience.
@@LazyDogFarm So do I
You didn’t say when you were going to cut them do you cut them on planting day or do you cut them and let them heal a while
I'll probably cut them a few days before planting.
Hey Travis. What about them
“Far Aints” as my grandpa used to call them. My taters always get eat up every year. I hate to poison too close to the plants.
We always get some far aints. They don't like disturbance, so it seems the more we hill them and weed around them, they are less likely to be numerous.
What is different between seed potatoes and potatoes from a previous harvest?
Seed potatoes are tested and certified to not have any diseases. As Jim mentioned in our interviews, aphids can transmit viruses to potatoes and cause them to decline in production in subsequent generations. That's why the big potato farmers always start with "certified seed potatoes."
What do you do in the opposite situation? I was given seed potatoes and the eyes are several inches long.
Plant them, just be careful not to break the sprouts when doing so.
I have some sprouts about 7 inches long. Can I plant those as they are,or should I cut the sprouts down first
I think you could plant them.
@@LazyDogFarm thanks for replying to my dumb questions.. We dig you
Hey Travis,
I need to go back and watch Jim's interview but I thought he said light and warm first, then cool and dark? Can't wait until mine get here but it's gonna be a bit.
You had me second guessing my notes there for a minute there. lol I just rewatched the video and he said "warm up the seed at 70 to 75 degrees in the dark to break dormancy."
I just watched it myself 🤣🤣🤣. You were right, don't know why I would question a garden guru. 👍
I am more interested in a fall crop. For example can you start them in the warm or hot months like August and say in 90 days or a 100 days when it's cooler in October and be able To get some good potatoes. What techniques are there for that? what's the concerns? What are the pluses and minuses.
We've had success the last two years with a fall crop. We plant them in late August and harvest in mid to late November. It's never what the spring harvest is, but a great way to use any leftover potatoes from the spring harvest.
@Lazy Dog Farm In late August when it is very hot out, do you directly sow the Seeds in your raised beds or the ground or is there a special technique to help them sprout even when it's extremely hot out.
How do you afford the shipping
Then into my potatoes in certain areas of my garden. What can I do to prevent it?
I ordered mine from the same company that says they’ve been sitting at the post office in Bridgewater Maine since the 17th and this is my first time ordering from Wood Prairie Farms not a good start
That's probably a post office issue, but hard to say. Ours were at our house a week or so after ordering.
Tracking says that they arrived at the post office in Bridgewater mean on 17 January and they’re still sitting there not a good start I think I’ll just stick to good old tractor supply.
I check out the web site for the seed potatoes , but they are a little pricey, but they look like good stock so I hope you get what you pay for ? Any suggestions on cheaper sites for non organic.
If you don't care about variety or organic, check with your local feed and seed store. You can usually get a big bag of basic "red taters" for around $50.
Does anyone use blankets on their crops and plant WAY to early? I'm in a swampy 7b in Virginia and it's a weird micro climate because we will often get a frost in mid-May but bolt by the end of June. And an old timer told me to go ahead and plant my potatoes and squashes in the first week of March and watch the temps... if it's going to frost then just "tuck them in under a blanket" and I clarified that it needs to be "thicker than a bed sheet and thinner than a comforter or a light weight comforter." I'm just curious if Bob is messing with me or if I can get 2 crops of potatoes? If anyone has heard of this I'd love some reassurance!
If you just had a few plants, a blanket would probably work. For larger plantings, Agribon frost protection cover would work.
@@LazyDogFarm Thank you!
I'm in 9a, Florida gulf coast. I have to plant early (January/February) so the tubers have enough time to mature before it gets too hot (May). I use garden fleece if frost is predicted and shade cloth towards the end of the season if the leaves start to burn. If we have torrential downpours (not uncommon) I cover the fleece or shade cloth with a tarp.
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is it safe to eat little bugs that may remain on broccoli after washing it
I don't know the answer to your question, but I soak my broccoli in salt water for 5-10 minutes. The bugs float to the top.
Hey Travis so when do you want to cut your taters and do you suggest cutting them in half are in fours. Thanks enjoy your channel
I usually cut them a few days before planting. Jim suggested cutting pieces that are half the size of a large egg, so that's what we're going to try and do.
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How far are you going to place your potato seed in the row?
I usually plant mine about 8-10" apart along the row.
Are you making a deliberate effort to not say taters?
I wasn't. But now that you mention it, I noticed that I didn't.