Lol "Im a 50 year old man going on 52" Feel ya; had a small surgery a few weeks ago and still not up to any shovel work. So glad built my 1st potato bed last fall. 💚 the winter rye idea
I think Reno is ready for early spring crops, wish me luck on my only second attempt to grow potatoes! First attempt was years back in a barrel in summer, and the results were funny little round golf ball size because I had no clue about planting early!😂 I've learned so much since then, and so much more today watching your video! Thank you Greg!
I cover my garden in leaves and fir branches in the fall just after I plant my garlic. Come spring I remove the branches and leaves to plant, them cover them back up with leaves. I find if I keep my leaves moist they don’t blow away. Cape Breton is very windy
Greg… i suffered through two weeks of that miserable cold… I agree with you, my spuds did much better when placed just below the surface and heavily mulched. I used hay because I have lots of it. Worked very well. Watched for thin spots as potatoes grew and remulched. Almost zero lost to sunscald. My fall rye was just about 100% winter killed. Great video. Have you made a video on eradicating goutweed? What about horsetail… one of my clients has both!!!
Hi! You should try elderberry syrup. It's very good for colds. I planted several elders in our garden to be able to make our own syrup in the future. I hope you feel better soon. Take care!
Planted potatoes for the first time yesterday and have a question for you. I know you've planted using this method on lawns and weeds, but was wondering if you've done this in areas with vigorously aggressive root system/below ground runners? To clarify, one of the spots (I'm trying 3) was a full shade area until recently when a 90 ft pine fell & took a fence with it. As such, the previous owners had densely planted sumac and evil-but-pretty periwinkle. I'd done an initial test of killing these off over the fall/winter (chose a strip to trench compost and smother with cardboard) with ok but not perfect results in that short period. The periwinkle gets big clod roots in areas and of course the sumac has decent-sized woody root runners (I've yanked these out before planting). This is where I thought of you & the question. I know you've battled goutweed with smothering on the property, but as far as I could tell, you didn't plant anything in its place at the time (for the record, at least here, goutweed was WAY easier to eradicate than periwinkle). Basically, I was just interested in how far you've tested the limits with this process for the worst offender groundcovers/root runner type plants. Hope that cold releases its grip on you soon. Cheers.
I hope you're feeling a lot better now Greg. What months are winter for you? And when did you plant these spuds? I want to get an idea of translating the seasons to here in New Zealand
I planted them in early or mid-May. It depends what you mean by "winter". In terms of solstices, the winter solstice is Dec 21 and the spring equinox is March 22. If you've asking when the growing season is shut down - really it's from November until April. If you;re asking when the first and last frost date is - then we get frost right up until late May, and then start getting them again in late september, usually.
Greg, I’m following your idea and planting my potatoes under mulch. Can I put 12 inches of mulch on top of the potatoes? And, how long after planting will it take for the potatoes to pop out of the mulch?
Fun opening music. Get well!
Sorry your dealing with sickness, it sucks. You still got a good clip here to watch!
I like this idea. Now go take a nap! Feel better soon.
Get well soon Gregg!
Lol "Im a 50 year old man going on 52" Feel ya; had a small surgery a few weeks ago and still not up to any shovel work. So glad built my 1st potato bed last fall. 💚 the winter rye idea
Loved this! Getting me excited for potato planting time here ❤
Thanks for sharing your great potato planting system, Greg ! Wishing you good health soon !
Thanks Jarl. Back to 100% now :)
You're a garden engineer! Love it!
Great video! I will try this next year. Thanks. Hope you feel better soon.
❤ Great video. Good ole common sense. All growing well down here in Arkansas!
Looking forward to the follow up video’s 👍
Shared!
I do exactly the same and have been for many years ;) In Prince George BC
I think Reno is ready for early spring crops, wish me luck on my only second attempt to grow potatoes! First attempt was years back in a barrel in summer, and the results were funny little round golf ball size because I had no clue about planting early!😂 I've learned so much since then, and so much more today watching your video! Thank you Greg!
I cover my garden in leaves and fir branches in the fall just after I plant my garlic. Come spring I remove the branches and leaves to plant, them cover them back up with leaves.
I find if I keep my leaves moist they don’t blow away. Cape Breton is very windy
Greg… i suffered through two weeks of that miserable cold…
I agree with you, my spuds did much better when placed just below the surface and heavily mulched. I used hay because I have lots of it. Worked very well. Watched for thin spots as potatoes grew and remulched. Almost zero lost to sunscald. My fall rye was just about 100% winter killed. Great video.
Have you made a video on eradicating goutweed? What about horsetail… one of my clients has both!!!
Thanks Garth - I wonder why your fall rye died in winter? Yes - I've done a couple vids on goutweed. I had it here and its gone. cover and smother.
Horsetail🤬
Hi! You should try elderberry syrup. It's very good for colds. I planted several elders in our garden to be able to make our own syrup in the future. I hope you feel better soon. Take care!
Planted potatoes for the first time yesterday and have a question for you. I know you've planted using this method on lawns and weeds, but was wondering if you've done this in areas with vigorously aggressive root system/below ground runners? To clarify, one of the spots (I'm trying 3) was a full shade area until recently when a 90 ft pine fell & took a fence with it. As such, the previous owners had densely planted sumac and evil-but-pretty periwinkle.
I'd done an initial test of killing these off over the fall/winter (chose a strip to trench compost and smother with cardboard) with ok but not perfect results in that short period. The periwinkle gets big clod roots in areas and of course the sumac has decent-sized woody root runners (I've yanked these out before planting). This is where I thought of you & the question.
I know you've battled goutweed with smothering on the property, but as far as I could tell, you didn't plant anything in its place at the time (for the record, at least here, goutweed was WAY easier to eradicate than periwinkle). Basically, I was just interested in how far you've tested the limits with this process for the worst offender groundcovers/root runner type plants.
Hope that cold releases its grip on you soon. Cheers.
A small battery or 120 volt hedge trimmer would make quick work of it.. Feel better❤🙏
I hope you're feeling a lot better now Greg.
What months are winter for you? And when did you plant these spuds?
I want to get an idea of translating the seasons to here in New Zealand
I planted them in early or mid-May. It depends what you mean by "winter". In terms of solstices, the winter solstice is Dec 21 and the spring equinox is March 22. If you've asking when the growing season is shut down - really it's from November until April. If you;re asking when the first and last frost date is - then we get frost right up until late May, and then start getting them again in late september, usually.
Greg, I’m following your idea and planting my potatoes under mulch. Can I put 12 inches of mulch on top of the potatoes? And, how long after planting will it take for the potatoes to pop out of the mulch?
It depends on what type of mulch - the more dense it is, the less thick it should be.
Did you follow up on this?
I think so. It worked just fine.
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51! = 1.5511188e+66 😂🤓
Follow up video please.
For sure man :)