Any potato growers?

[HGCC]

I tried the hill approach first, last year I had some crappy tote around 20 gallons but it was clearish..maybe that's it?

It's frustrating as I see people pull those massive hauls out of garbage cans and other such setups, not for this guy though. Will probably give it another go, I keep branching out each year trying new stuff and like doing projects in my yard.

 

[rkymtnman]

I tried the hill approach first, last year I had some crappy tote around 20 gallons but it was clearish..maybe that's it?

It's frustrating as I see people pull those massive hauls out of garbage cans and other such setups, not for this guy though. Will probably give it another go, I keep branching out each year trying new stuff and like doing projects in my yard.

i repurposed our old fridge that died. doors off, on it's back and you get 2 nice compartments that are insulated too. a few drain holes.

 

[DarkWeb]

I tried the hill approach first, last year I had some crappy tote around 20 gallons but it was clearish..maybe that's it?

It's frustrating as I see people pull those massive hauls out of garbage cans and other such setups, not for this guy though. Will probably give it another go, I keep branching out each year trying new stuff and like doing projects in my yard.

Did you keep re-hilling? You want to keep making it higher as the plant grows.

 

[HGCC]

Yep, kept on it but just didn't pan out. Will figure it out eventually.

 

[rkymtnman]

Yep, kept on it but just didn't pan out. Will figure it out eventually.

what part of CO if you don't mind me asking?

iv'e found for me that growing early season anythings work out better.

 

[myke]

Yep, kept on it but just didn't pan out. Will figure it out eventually.

Clear tote as you said,soil got too warm.The ones i grew in the ground were slower but produced more then the buckets.

 

[DarkWeb]

Clear tote as you said,soil got too warm.The ones i grew in the ground were slower but produced more then the buckets.

My garbage can is black. Warm day....shade it....cold day I could put it in the sun.

 

[bernie344]

Anyone grown Pink Eyes?

Tasmanian Pink Eye Potatoes

Pink Eye are a great creamy, waxy potato that is very well known in Tasmania. Pink Eye is great for creamy mash, boil and potato salad!

spudsisters.com.au

 

[HGCC]

what part of CO if you don't mind me asking?

iv'e found for me that growing early season anythings work out better.

South burbs of denver. It really is just potatoes I seem to not be able to get down. Will give it a solid go again this year.

 

[steve870]

Potatoes like potassium, sandy soil, heat and water. You could say they like insecticide/fungicide as well

 

[thumper60]

Potatoes like potassium, sandy soil, heat and water. You could say they like insecticide/fungicide as well View attachment 4852021

Yes on everything, Potatoes do not like or need much N I believe this is where most folks mess up with spuds. We grow lots of spuds here in Maine.

 

[myke]

Potatoes like potassium, sandy soil, heat and water. You could say they like insecticide/fungicide as well View attachment 4852021

What about pH? Im making a new bed.Ceder bushes were there for 12 years.They all died 2 years ago.Im just now removing the stumps.The dirt is pretty black,I grew flowers around the edges so that dirt has a lot of compost mixed in.
Suggestions.? I think ill remove the good soil then re fill with??I think Ill need 2cu/yd.

 

[xtsho]

Yes on everything, Potatoes do not like or need much N I believe this is where most folks mess up with spuds. We grow lots of spuds here in Maine.

Too much N on any member of the nightshade family which includes peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and even petunias and tobacco can be problematic. Lots of lush foliage but nothing to harvest.

 

[steve870]

What about pH? Im making a new bed.Ceder bushes were there for 12 years.They all died 2 years ago.Im just now removing the stumps.The dirt is pretty black,I grew flowers around the edges so that dirt has a lot of compost mixed in.
Suggestions.? I think ill remove the good soil then re fill with??I think Ill need 2cu/yd.

ph is good up to 6 maybe 6.2

 

[myke]

ph is good up to 6 maybe 6.2

Yes after some reading my bed should already be good,cedars would have dropped the ph and theirs lots of compost in already.

 

[rkymtnman]

so potato peeps, i bought 4 bags of potato starters from wally world maybe 2 months ago. they all have sprouted with the white tentacles that are maybe 6" long now. it's still too early to plant them outside.

when i do, should i trim off those tentacles? or just plant them as is?

 

[DarkWeb]

Plant. How big are the potatoes?

 

[rkymtnman]

Plant. How big are the potatoes?

i'm just worried about below freezing temps if i put them out now. memorial day is my go-to date .

they are maybe egg sized? bigger than a golf ball for sure. but the sprouts/tentacles are quite long.

 

[go go kid]

i live in a small village in the valleys of sw wales uk and theres three growers who leave the potatos untill they get blight and that spreads to everyone elses crops. this year we have them in those dried flower pots you get from the garage or super market.
we cut holes in the bottom of the bucket (2 galon), place a net pot in the bottom and then put them in home made troughs, which is a length of gutter withthe ends blocked off and a piece of 2 x 2 along the length of the guttering, we did a small experiment last year and it worked a treat, each bucket did 3 days worth of potatos for three people. well worth a try, both in and outside

 

[myke]

Yes plant,shit Im in Canada and planted on 4 20.My eyes were about an inch long and i went 4" deep.