POTATO | How Does it Grow?

Follow America's favorite vegetable from field to factory — to see how potatoes grow and how they're turned into chips.

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Neither Herr’s nor King’s Family Farms had any input in the making of this episode, nor did any money change hands.

[rachelearth]

Even as a retired organic farmer, this series is way fun and informative. It would be really great for kids who didn't grow up on a farm!!

[brandonkenney]

Tip for making mashed potatoes. At around 4:29 the video notes how boiled potatoes lose a lot of their nutrients. One option to lessen the effects of this is to use the water you boiled them in as the water needed when mixing the other ingredients. You will gain back some of the nutrients lost, and you will gain back some of the dissolved potatoes in the "potato water". This is especially ideal if you are combining fresh potatoes with an instant potato mix.

[runetimon]

Such high quality videos. I like it! Keep going :)

[goldenblooms]

I love your enthusiasm for growing vegetables and your presentation skills are outstanding!!!

[Chill.ego.]

In 24 hours hurrs PRODUCES ONE MILLION BAGS OF AIR...AND SELL THAT AS A FRIED CHEEPS..

[stBumbleBeeMaster]

Love these videos! Here is some thing I bet you did not know. If you cut potatoes in to thin slices and put them in a dehydrator for 24 hours. As long as you keep them in a sealed jar they will last for ever. Just the other week I re hydrated a jar full that was made for a Camping trip in the Boreal forest back in 1993. It was just like super fresh raw potato. We boiled them and made mashed potato and cheese and tasted amazing.

[jameswelsh]

I took a tour of the Herr factory when I was a kid, and wrote a little kid hand written note to the older Mr. Herr, and he wrote a handwritten note back! The Herr family is so kind and their business is so important to Southeastern PA.

I have to admit I'm addicted to your videos, but not only because they remind me of home. They're informative and make a sometimes boring topic really interesting. Thanks for making the videos!

[BoylenInk]

I like potatoes boiled and topped with butter and garlic salt. Red skin, golden, and blue varieties are all good! But I’ll have to try the bake and smashed version sometime, sounds good too.

[richardrios]

Donna here.
Oh my I was curious about how cranberries were washed so I ran into ur channel and now I am hooked. I've been watching video after video for awhile now. Luv it. God Bless You

[canonyos]

it been too long thought you give up on this channel nice to see your lovely face again

[stayinggolden]

I pretty much stopped boiling potatoes except for when I make mashed. I steam them now, and they seem so much more sweet. I'd recommend trying it. I steam nearly all my veggies now.

[siryan.]

I like this video! Make more of this please because this kind of video is educational.It's good for students and should be showed on schools! Keep up the good work

[saintbabylon]

I cook my potatoes the same exact way. Smashed potatoes are the best drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, garlic & rosemary or thyme. My mom has been cooking them that way for us for years, but both of us never knew they kept that much of their nutrients. Guess we been doing good all this long. That's great!!!

[susheela]

I grew potatoes for the first time last summer, only a doz plants, new and russet. I wonder what those little green “berries” were on the plant at the end of the season. I should’ve saved a few, to try and see what they would’ve produced! Love you videos!

[patriciacrawford]

I have been using these How does it grow for several of my PE classes while teaching my plate! Love it!

[odustbrown]

1/50, 000th of an inch sounds awful thin. I'd be willing to bet they're more along the lines 50 thousandths of an inch.

1/50, 000th is 0.00002"

A sheet of paper is 0.00300"

Great

[mattveligdan]

That record scratch at 2:16 was mega funny.

[luro]

Beautifully​ produced and very informative video! Thanks!

[deh]

Not many people know about the green potato poisons and I am glad you mentioned it in this video. For people with liver or kidney disease green potatoes and overwork their already stressed system and it is very important for these people to know of any form of metabolized poisons they are ingesting.

[Gatzlocke]

This is amazing! I hope this catches on! More people need to watch this