3 Ways I Am Growing Potatoes In My Garden

Being in zone 10b I am fortunately able to get away with fall planted potatoes with out fear of a winter kill. In this video I go over 3 different ways to plant your potatoes with 2 container options and a new, to me, method of no-dig planting called the Ruth Stout method.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Potato 101
01:23 - Soil Preparation
01:45 - Method 1: Container Potatoes
02:55 - Method 2: Hilling Potatoes
04:21 - Method 3: No-Dig Potatoes

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[Sharon-zthh]

Hi Jac. Where did you purchase your Sapro Miro seed potatoes? I can't find anyone that ships to the US. I live in Indiana.

[Gardeningchristine]

My 80+ year old uncle sent me a red potato sprout, and a sweet potato slip. Just the sprout and slip, no potatoes attached. So I planted the sprout in a 4 gallon pot and the slip I tucked in the corner of my fish pond raised bed. I got 10 good sized red potatoes and 7 decent sweet potatoes, plus the sweet potato greens. It was great! And I learned that a potato sprout may still grow, even if it’s knocked off the potato.

[petpawteek]

Oh c’mon now, that wheelbarrow trick is genius! Love the Ruth Stout method, I grow mine in a modified Stout method and love it. Each year I have a small section of my garden that I reserve for straw bale growing, mostly sweet potatoes and determinate tomatoes. In the following year, I flatten those bales (which by then have beautiful compost in the center of them), drop my potatoes on top and cover with new straw. I usually add more straw 2-3 times during the season. I won’t ever go back to in ground too much work!😊

[clarencesmith]

Extra credit for that genius wheelbarrow tips. OMG! I love it
I just ordered the Sapro Miro potatoes for next spring from Wood Prairie Farms. Never heard of them. Thanks for the referral and can't wait to grow these potatoes using the bag and Ruth Stout methods! Love your channel- I always learn really helpful stuff. Thanks so much and Keep on growing! 🤗

[siobhanmacleod]

I just wanted you to know how amazing your videos are. I’ve been watching from the beginning and have enjoyed watching you become more at ease and confident with your videos. Keep kicking ass!😊

[ColoradoTodd]

Thanks! I also love the Ruth Stout method. Even though I've seen good or even great results online from container-grown potatoes, it always seems that they need a significant amount of supplemental nutrients to match the results of an in-bed patch. And I consistently struggle to keep them at the right moisture level. Of course, maybe that's just my lack of container experience... My favorite approach for potatoes is "Ruth Stout with a handful of compost under each potato", unless the bed has been an RS bed for a few years already and is pretty rich. I don't bother adding compost to the whole bed since RS takes care of that, but the finished compost under each potato seems to give them a quick burst of available nutrients when they need it most (when they're just getting started).

[teresaedwards]

I'm in the foothills S.E. of Seattle, watching the snow fly. I remember digging up small red potatoes with my Grandma. She boiled them and then put just the right amount of butter and salt. we call them 'new potatoes'. I am planting some in bags in the spring, as I want to use my beds for other veggies.Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[tellykelly]

Great suggestion about the wheelbarrow. Thank you.

[oneoveralpha]

We planted potatoes in some old hay years ago, and while it was easy and we got a fair number of potatoes, we also had a lot with slug and chicken damage. I've been wanting to retry the method with at least a fence to keep the chickens out.

[elizabeths]

Every time I watch these videos I learn something so useful! Thanks for that tip on hilling up, so smart!!

[RonniR]

The pumpkin patch in Bonita was giving away truckloads of straw bales. Free! They still had leftovers after the community garden next door helped themselves to the bales.

[Carmen-ok]

I like all three methods of growing potatoes. The third one is the winner for me😊

[roserainy]

Smart idea with tipping the wheel barrow back 👌

[KarIiah]

I'm in love with the curious doggos, they're so adorable <3

[rxurelp]

I've heard several people say that their yields seem to be smaller when they try cutting a seed potato into multiple pieces, although that's still anecdotal.

[CurtisBrandt]

Appreciate this video! We grew potatoes in grow bags last year and two of the three varieties we tried, did well! Super fun and pretty easy to harvest out of grow bags, too. Thanks for the tip on season length!

[blackgem]

Used watch Eliot Coleman religiously back in the 1990's. He did a show once all about the footwear he had for the garden!! I wonder if instead of straw a whole lot of dry leaves could work.

[myurbangarden]

Crazy...I have just been throwing the eyes in a growbag full of garden soil. I bet these tips will yield better results

[Seraph]

Has there been an update to this? I'm going to be planting potatoes coming up soon and would love to see how these results came out! <3

[megmoore]

I found a bag of potatoes that fell behind a kitchen shelf. It had grown the plants(that eventually died)! I was kinda shocked they grew into plants with absolutely no soil or sun lol 😂