450lbs of Potatoes In Containers? Here's How I Do It!
Want to go further? Join The Growers Club and get GrowTrack free, every course I film, weekly live calls, group trainings, and all my ebooks and cheat sheets in one place. It's $24 a month, and the first 50 founding members pay $19 a month and keep that rate for good. Prices are plus VAT where applicable. 👉 https://www.skool.com/the-growers-club-5540 Download my free Grow More In Pots And Buckets ebook and get a bigger harvest from containers https://geni.us/growmoreinpots 450lbs of Potatoes in Containers? Here's How I Do It! Learn how to grow potatoes in containers with this complete step-by-step guide. After 16 years of growing container potatoes — testing, failing, and refining — this is the exact method that gave me 450lbs from a single row of 30-litre containers. No digging. No soil-borne pests. No pitchfork damage. Whether you've tried container potatoes before and been disappointed, or you're starting from scratch with a patio, balcony, or courtyard, this method works. UPDATE — Container specs for international viewers: I use 30-litre containers (approximately 8 US gallons). Standard black plastic pots at that size work perfectly — look for them at any garden centre or the link below. The key is width over depth and good drainage holes. 00:00 Introduction & The 450 lbs Claim 01:32 Why I Switched from Ground to Containers 03:15 7 Reasons Containers Beat Growing in the Ground 05:59 Choosing the Right Container (Size, Material & What to Avoid) 08:49 Choosing Your Variety: Determinate vs Indeterminate Explained 11:35 Chitting: How to Control Tuber Size Before You Even Plant 15:19 The Exact Soil Mix I Use (60/40 Method) 18:30 Step-by-Step Planting: The Layered Container Method 21:38 Feeding Your Container Potatoes 23:26 Supporting Your Plants 26:17 Watering & How I Automated It 29:15 Watering & Blight Prevention 30:48 Why You Should Remove the Flowers 32:17 Pest & Disease Prevention 33:42 Harvesting: The Satisfying Tip-Out Method 36:11 Curing & Storage 38:20 What to Do with Spent Compost 39:33 Other Growing Methods Compared 41:10 Frequently Asked Questions 43:35 Tracking Results & GrowTrack 45:56 Final Thoughts Get Your FREE eBook, Potato Potentials https://geni.us/PotatopotentialsFree Get Free Access To The Potato Tool https://simplifygardening.com/potato-tool/ TRACK YOUR GROWTH WITH GROWTRACK! Every container is labelled. Every harvest is recorded. GrowTrack is my own app built specifically for food growers who want to know which varieties perform best in their garden, track yield across seasons, and stop starting from scratch every spring. Download GrowTrack free here: https://usegrowtrack.com Without records, every season is a fresh start. With records, every season builds on the last one. VIDEOS MENTIONED & RELATED WATCHING ► Why Simple Systems Beat Hard Work in the Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYdC60Hvxow ► You Won't Believe This Potato Trick — 235 lbs in 200 Sq Ft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrytUqXE9Ns ► The Secret to Perfect Compost Revealed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cVCkCfwi0 Work with me or learn more https://tonyoneill.com/about For my blog and how-to articles https://simplifygardening.com Join our newsletter (Green Thumb Digest) here: Buy Composting Masterclass Here: https://geni.us/CompostingMasterclass Buy Your First Vegetable Garden Here: https://geni.us/Yourfirstveggarden Buy my Best-selling, Award-winning Simplify Vegetable Garden Book. https://geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening1 #SimplifyGardening #GrowingPotatoes #Potatoes
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