I am inspired by your video to search for early potatoes and plant them here on Vancouver Island!!! nothing beats a new potato! thanks from West Coast Grandma!!!🥰
Hi West Coast Grandma 🙌 so good to hear this 💚🙏 Exactly what we hope for! 'Swifts' are the best ones we've found for speed and yield so far, they are first early or sometimes classes as extra early. We've tried second earliers now too, like 'Charlottes' and it does work, just not quite so prolific. You might enjoy this video from last year too. ua-cam.com/video/4zicZr-KLPo/v-deo.html Thanks for watching & messaging 💚✌️🌿
Good vid just harvested some of mine today 👍3 best tips with potatoes of all seasons , 1.. Never harvest before potato plants flower 2.. Pick off all flowers as flowers use lots of energy that is taken away from potato growth.. 3 for full size potatoes let your plants start to die off before harvesting .... An extra tip for you if you eat banana's chop the skins into small bits and bury around the potato plant the potassium will increase yield and potato size it also improves soil , Thanks keep going 👍
Thanks for the video, harvest early potatoes as much as you need for your meal. The rest will then give even more yield and every time you harvest the potatoes will continue to give their freshly harvested taste.
Hi Boer ... this is a really good tip for our outdoor or pot grown potatoes - thank you ... These ones grown in our polytunnel, we needed to harvest them all, as we needed the space back to get the summer crops in there this week - its been a great early treat though - we are enjoying delicious new potatoes everyday right now to get them used whilst still delicious and fresh - thanks for watching & for your comment 💚✌️🌿
We are very happy indeed 😁 And we can hopefully improve it in future years too - gardening and growing always teaching us soooo much ... and there is always so much to learn ... never boring 💚 Thanks for watching 🙏✌️🌿
Aww YES! Broad Bean aren’t quite ready here yet though … they will be when we harvest our outdoor new potatoes though 😁 happy gardening my lovely xxx ✌️🌿
Glad you enjoyed - we really are so grateful to have these amazing growing spaces - still learning how we can best use them - these potatoes are defo a hit ... we will do more next year 😋 💚✌️🌿
I always got too eager and harvested potatoes too early!! I have since learnt patience...and have now mastered the art of waiting to the leaves have truly died back!! It's hard to do I know...but its worth it for the bigger potatoes!! Nice haul though!!
These potatoes were destined to come out in mid May no matter, as we needed the space back for planting up tomatoes - we leave our main crop potatoes in until the leaves die back for sure 👍 great advice 🙏 I do like our new potatoes to be a bit smaller though, I really like when I can keep the smaller ones whole when Boiling them up and biting into a whole little potatoes 😋 It is good to have a few bigger ones though of course to make sure you get a good yield - thanks for watching 💚✌️🌿
Hi Gawain - glad you enjoyed seeing the harvest - We will defo be growing a few more this way next year. Such a great staple food 💚 Thanks for watching/commenting my friend ✌️🌿
With you all the way on this. I’ve been growing swift in my polytunnel for the last few years now. This year I planted mine on the 16th Feb after chitting them. As the soil in the poly is dry at that time of the year I give the ground a good soak before planting and make sure to mulch well. Regular watering is essential. I started harvesting mine this week by feeling around the base of different plants and taking some of the larger ones and no more than I need for the day. They come out of the ground so clean, no blemishes and need no more than a quick rinse under the tap. Had some this evening, absolutely delicious. Only potential issues with growing them like this are frost protection, watering and space available although they can be lifted early to make room for summer crops.
Hi nick, such a treated aren’t they! 😋🙏💚 we had to lift them all because we were ready to get all the summer crops into the polytunnel - our outside earlies will defo be per plant to savoury the freshness and let what we don’t need right then keep growing for sure! Great idea 👍✌️🌿
Nothing better than those first spuds!!!
I am inspired by your video to search for early potatoes and plant them here on Vancouver Island!!! nothing beats a new potato! thanks from West Coast Grandma!!!🥰
Hi West Coast Grandma 🙌 so good to hear this 💚🙏 Exactly what we hope for! 'Swifts' are the best ones we've found for speed and yield so far, they are first early or sometimes classes as extra early. We've tried second earliers now too, like 'Charlottes' and it does work, just not quite so prolific. You might enjoy this video from last year too. ua-cam.com/video/4zicZr-KLPo/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching & messaging 💚✌️🌿
@ thanks for replying! Love your oasis!i have an acre here!
There is nothing like those little new spuds cooked with mint, slathered in butter, salt and pepper! Congrats you two.
Absolutely! 😋🙏💚✌️🌿
Peace and plants! ✌️💚
Peace and plants 😊
Peace and plants ✌️ 🪴
The taste test is making me salivate. Great work.
😋 haha, sorry - they were so good that fresh though - can’t wait for our next batch ✌️🌿
Good vid just harvested some of mine today 👍3 best tips with potatoes of all seasons , 1.. Never harvest before potato plants flower 2.. Pick off all flowers as flowers use lots of energy that is taken away from potato growth.. 3 for full size potatoes let your plants start to die off before harvesting .... An extra tip for you if you eat banana's chop the skins into small bits and bury around the potato plant the potassium will increase yield and potato size it also improves soil , Thanks keep going 👍
Great tips Dave - thanks 💚✌️🌿
Thanks for the video, harvest early potatoes as much as you need for your meal. The rest will then give even more yield and every time you harvest the potatoes will continue to give their freshly harvested taste.
Hi Boer ... this is a really good tip for our outdoor or pot grown potatoes - thank you ... These ones grown in our polytunnel, we needed to harvest them all, as we needed the space back to get the summer crops in there this week - its been a great early treat though - we are enjoying delicious new potatoes everyday right now to get them used whilst still delicious and fresh - thanks for watching & for your comment 💚✌️🌿
Hello Dan & Laurie
Self-sufficient life is so good!
Happiness is the most important.
It is certainly very fulfilling 💚 ... and delicious too 😋 Thanks for watching 🙏✌️🌿
Great video, guys! I’d be proper chuffed with that crop of potatoes! Very impressive!
We are very happy indeed 😁 And we can hopefully improve it in future years too - gardening and growing always teaching us soooo much ... and there is always so much to learn ... never boring 💚 Thanks for watching 🙏✌️🌿
Yum! Some broad beans on the top would have been perfect!
Aww YES! Broad Bean aren’t quite ready here yet though … they will be when we harvest our outdoor new potatoes though 😁 happy gardening my lovely xxx ✌️🌿
The potato green house is good ma'am, the result is also good and satisfying❤
Thank you 🙏✌️🌿
Thanks for sharing! I wish I had a polytunnel to try this out. Maybe I'll transform my balcony into a "polytunnel" next winter... 😅✌👨🌾🌿
Glad you enjoyed - we really are so grateful to have these amazing growing spaces - still learning how we can best use them - these potatoes are defo a hit ... we will do more next year 😋 💚✌️🌿
Fantastic 😊
🙏💚✌️🌿
I always got too eager and harvested potatoes too early!! I have since learnt patience...and have now mastered the art of waiting to the leaves have truly died back!! It's hard to do I know...but its worth it for the bigger potatoes!! Nice haul though!!
These potatoes were destined to come out in mid May no matter, as we needed the space back for planting up tomatoes - we leave our main crop potatoes in until the leaves die back for sure 👍 great advice 🙏 I do like our new potatoes to be a bit smaller though, I really like when I can keep the smaller ones whole when Boiling them up and biting into a whole little potatoes 😋 It is good to have a few bigger ones though of course to make sure you get a good yield - thanks for watching 💚✌️🌿
Beautiful potatoes and a great way to use the polytunnel in early spring 😋
They really are a treat Karen - defo a great use of the space - we will be doing this again 😁 thanks for watching/commenting my lovely 💚✌️🌿
Amazing! Such a good idea using the polytunnel like that.
Really becoming self sufficient in potatoes - so good! ❤
Hi Gawain - glad you enjoyed seeing the harvest - We will defo be growing a few more this way next year. Such a great staple food 💚 Thanks for watching/commenting my friend ✌️🌿
With you all the way on this. I’ve been growing swift in my polytunnel for the last few years now. This year I planted mine on the 16th Feb after chitting them. As the soil in the poly is dry at that time of the year I give the ground a good soak before planting and make sure to mulch well. Regular watering is essential. I started harvesting mine this week by feeling around the base of different plants and taking some of the larger ones and no more than I need for the day. They come out of the ground so clean, no blemishes and need no more than a quick rinse under the tap. Had some this evening, absolutely delicious. Only potential issues with growing them like this are frost protection, watering and space available although they can be lifted early to make room for summer crops.
Hi nick, such a treated aren’t they! 😋🙏💚 we had to lift them all because we were ready to get all the summer crops into the polytunnel - our outside earlies will defo be per plant to savoury the freshness and let what we don’t need right then keep growing for sure! Great idea 👍✌️🌿
amazing guys welldone. im gonna give this ago next year. keep them coming
Honestly well worth it Chris 🙌💚 ✌️🌿
rocket are fairly tasteless maris bard are much better plus high yielding
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching 🙏✌️🌿
Not a good harvest like you say that two weeks lost makes all the difference