I’m doing a live stream tomorrow night 6:00 CST (8est)!🎉 I’ll be answering all your question along with raising money for MS. Someone in my life (very close to me) is affected by this terrible disease. I am doing a walk here in Saskatoon May 28th and raising money for the cause! If you can’t make the live but want to donate here is the link. msspwalk.donordrive.com/participant/GardeningInCanada If you want to walk with me Sunday May 28th! Just shoot an email ashley@gardeningincanada.net and I’ll get you setup (totally free).
Ashley, would you please check and verify the times? I was setting my alarm so that I don't miss it this time, and it seems to me that 6:00 CST might be 7:00 EST? I'm in the US. I could have it all wrong....
Your grandma is adorable! Thank you for sharing her enthusiasm with us. This year, I have the chance to grow in "floofy" soil for the first time in my community garden bed. So I am very interested in seeing how sweet potatoes do there compared to the ones I have in my home garden (those are actually being used for summer ground cover more than anything else, but I will see if they produce any tubers).
My grandmother grew up in the countryside of the state of Virgi,. She and my great-grandmother used to make pig feet in the oven. It's awesome to see how others on the other side of the globe in a different culture make them. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Thanks for the great video, it was really helpful. I Love your grandma . Sending much love and prayers to you and your loved ones and everyone effected by MS. Good luck on the walk
Just wanted to say this channel is a gold mine. I was looking specifically for ways to improve my soil that had some real science behind them -- have been watching ever since. You seem to be unique in hitting topics that are of particular interest to home gardeners or homesteading types, but with a solid science focus. I really hope you keep at it!
Hi Ashley, I love floophy soil, and I'm planting potatoes in my new garden beds, hopefully they will be wonderful, although they'll never even dare compete with your huge ones! I'm happy for you, that you have a beautiful open space for a garden along with your house garden ~ more the better!! Thank you for the instructions and wisdom, once again!
I have planted potatoes with longer sprouts in the past. The yield might be a little lower but they will grow. When planting a potato with long sprouts, I dig out a spade depth hole, put the potato in the bottom, hold up the ends of the sprouts slightly and cover loosely with soil leaving the very tip of the sprouts just barely visible at the soil surface. There will still be hole where the potato is planted. I water the potato and in a few days or couple of weeks or so once the leaves are growing I start to fill in the hole around the potato during the season until the potato is mounded into a hill. A little more work but I have done well enough planting all my potatoes like this even with short sprouts for the past 8 years or so.
Great video. Thx. Wow, ALL of my seed potatoes got all leggy like the one you showed. I planted them last week and just laid the long stems out horizontally in the ground. Hopefully they work out. I appreciate your mentioning what controls that spindliness (light). I'll let my seed potatoes for next year get some more light.
flood plain mud zone here, looks like the Somme in the winter, if I dont till the ground will be harder than concrete in the summer. Straw, tilling, discount potting soil, this year I will also try some green manure in the fall. And maybe in 5 years mine will look like yours LOL
Not disagreeing, here in my damp West Michigan soil I've been cutting and aging the seed potatoes, but NOT planting very deep any longer. I will hill them a bit, but I add a bunch of straw now. My last two years results have been pleasing to me. I love seeing others methods, as it always gets me thinking about improvements. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, as always for the great insight. I cut and planted my old store bought taters 2 weeks ago. I didn't know about the letting them dry first. But they are starting to sprout so hopefully I get some.
We just planted some potatoes in a potato growing box with removable side planks. We’ll see how it goes! PS It’s gotten very smoky here in Alberta too.
The smoke made it ~10 degrees cooler I found haha. Thanks for another vid, I always leave a comment even if it's short, you're my favourite grower on youtube AND you're local to my area (very useful!) My potatoes are all planted now but I will educate myself on blight. Sorry about your friend, stay hydrated on the walk for MS and thanks again for your content! Edit: this year my biochar creation worked well and I inoculated it in buckets with partially composted leaf mould/compost and cow compost filled with water and left for a week. The soil I planted in looked like your FIL (thanks, dad!) from being tilled 100000000 times a year and hit with round up etc. While I need a LOT more bio-char (will probably make it all year in the kiln) I've never seen such a rich, beautiful soil amendment and it cost me nothing. Is Bio-char something you've used in your own garden as a soil scientist?
With heavier soil, is it a good idea to incorporate sand into potted potatoes? I am also mixing in around a third to a half of peat moss as well. Thanks for sharing this Ashley. P.S. - I would join the walk with you on the 28th, but my legs won't let me (permanently disabled). However, we do donate to MS Society. I had an Aunt with MS. I was her 'legs' at family functions.
With the clay loam after tillage with the irrigation does your soil compact really badly? In the past we tried growing with tillage and mixing in hey and manure but after a month or so of irrigation the clay ended up super compact.
I’m doing a live stream tomorrow night 6:00 CST (8est)!🎉
I’ll be answering all your question along with raising money for MS. Someone in my life (very close to me) is affected by this terrible disease. I am doing a walk here in Saskatoon May 28th and raising money for the cause!
If you can’t make the live but want to donate here is the link. msspwalk.donordrive.com/participant/GardeningInCanada
If you want to walk with me Sunday May 28th! Just shoot an email ashley@gardeningincanada.net and I’ll get you setup (totally free).
Ashley, would you please check and verify the times? I was setting my alarm so that I don't miss it this time, and it seems to me that 6:00 CST might be 7:00 EST? I'm in the US. I could have it all wrong....
LOVE your grandma!!!!!! Hi Grandma!!!!!!
Haha yes!
Your grandma is adorable! Thank you for sharing her enthusiasm with us.
This year, I have the chance to grow in "floofy" soil for the first time in my community garden bed. So I am very interested in seeing how sweet potatoes do there compared to the ones I have in my home garden (those are actually being used for summer ground cover more than anything else, but I will see if they produce any tubers).
Ooo you are going to love the results!
My grandmother grew up in the countryside of the state of Virgi,. She and my great-grandmother used to make pig feet in the oven. It's awesome to see how others on the other side of the globe in a different culture make them. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Awe Grandma is so cute! 🌷💚🙃
My favourite human
Thanks for the great video, it was really helpful. I Love your grandma . Sending much love and prayers to you and your loved ones and everyone effected by MS. Good luck on the walk
Thank you!
Just wanted to say this channel is a gold mine. I was looking specifically for ways to improve my soil that had some real science behind them -- have been watching ever since.
You seem to be unique in hitting topics that are of particular interest to home gardeners or homesteading types, but with a solid science focus. I really hope you keep at it!
Great to hear!
Hi Ashley, I love floophy soil, and I'm planting potatoes in my new garden beds, hopefully they will be wonderful, although they'll never even dare compete with your huge ones! I'm happy for you, that you have a beautiful open space for a garden along with your house garden ~ more the better!! Thank you for the instructions and wisdom, once again!
Glad you enjoyed!
I have planted potatoes with longer sprouts in the past. The yield might be a little lower but they will grow. When planting a potato with long sprouts, I dig out a spade depth hole, put the potato in the bottom, hold up the ends of the sprouts slightly and cover loosely with soil leaving the very tip of the sprouts just barely visible at the soil surface. There will still be hole where the potato is planted. I water the potato and in a few days or couple of weeks or so once the leaves are growing I start to fill in the hole around the potato during the season until the potato is mounded into a hill. A little more work but I have done well enough planting all my potatoes like this even with short sprouts for the past 8 years or so.
Very nice!
Great video. Thx. Wow, ALL of my seed potatoes got all leggy like the one you showed. I planted them last week and just laid the long stems out horizontally in the ground. Hopefully they work out. I appreciate your mentioning what controls that spindliness (light). I'll let my seed potatoes for next year get some more light.
They will!
flood plain mud zone here, looks like the Somme in the winter, if I dont till the
ground will be harder than concrete in the summer.
Straw, tilling, discount potting soil, this year I will also try some green manure in the fall.
And maybe in 5 years mine will look like yours LOL
Oh yea! All that organics is definitely needed in your case
Not disagreeing, here in my damp West Michigan soil I've been cutting and aging the seed potatoes, but NOT planting very deep any longer. I will hill them a bit, but I add a bunch of straw now. My last two years results have been pleasing to me. I love seeing others methods, as it always gets me thinking about improvements. Thanks for sharing!
If you have a heavy soil I would not plant them deeply either. Makes sense
Excellent information. Thank you
Great info! That's some good chit
Haha
Thanks, as always for the great insight. I cut and planted my old store bought taters 2 weeks ago. I didn't know about the letting them dry first. But they are starting to sprout so hopefully I get some.
Good luck! You got this. What varieties are you planting
@@GardeningInCanada superstore russet I think. Lol I'm old I can't remember
I love! Thank u!!!!!! Will grow white potato 🥔 and sweet potatoes this year just need to loosen my clay soil with Peat moss
I’m jealous of the sweet potatoes haha. My Zone is not great for that.
Arent sweet potatoes cool crop? Im zone 6 and mine did fine until Oct. last summer
That’s one heck of a big beer can!
Hahahaha yes. Exactly
Thank you this was helpful!
Awesome
We just planted some potatoes in a potato growing box with removable side planks. We’ll see how it goes!
PS It’s gotten very smoky here in Alberta too.
The smoke made it ~10 degrees cooler I found haha. Thanks for another vid, I always leave a comment even if it's short, you're my favourite grower on youtube AND you're local to my area (very useful!) My potatoes are all planted now but I will educate myself on blight. Sorry about your friend, stay hydrated on the walk for MS and thanks again for your content!
Edit: this year my biochar creation worked well and I inoculated it in buckets with partially composted leaf mould/compost and cow compost filled with water and left for a week. The soil I planted in looked like your FIL (thanks, dad!) from being tilled 100000000 times a year and hit with round up etc. While I need a LOT more bio-char (will probably make it all year in the kiln) I've never seen such a rich, beautiful soil amendment and it cost me nothing. Is Bio-char something you've used in your own garden as a soil scientist?
Yes! It’s definitely cooling down.
With heavier soil, is it a good idea to incorporate sand into potted potatoes? I am also mixing in around a third to a half of peat moss as well. Thanks for sharing this Ashley.
P.S. - I would join the walk with you on the 28th, but my legs won't let me (permanently disabled). However, we do donate to MS Society. I had an Aunt with MS. I was her 'legs' at family functions.
Awe that’s so sweet thank you!
I’m half hour north of NYC, seems I’m in zone 6b
Hi Ashley, if I use inorganic liquid fertilizer instead of organic liquid fertilizer, will it damage the soil microbes of a potted plant? Thanks.
Pretty unlike to do any harm as long as it’s once a week.
With the clay loam after tillage with the irrigation does your soil compact really badly? In the past we tried growing with tillage and mixing in hey and manure but after a month or so of irrigation the clay ended up super compact.
It can if you don’t maintain it. I’ll do a video on that.
@Gardening In Canada that would be great as we are about to do a orchard area
My neighbor set up 3 towers with 3- 4 levels of potatoes..and sraw bales...looks really cool...ever hear of this method..??
Yea! That’s basically a modified Ruth stout. Needs a lot of water is the only drawback
@@GardeningInCanada thanks..will let her know...!
Can you make a video about airflow pls?
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Same grandma
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Actually blight comes from the soil not the potato itself ! That’s the main reason to rotate locations !
What is a chit?
Essentially pre germination
Press Beer and record....lol...good content though, but you were hanging in there fer sure I think.
Hahah yeaaa I am really bad this week