1st Potato of 2024

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MY FIRST Potato Harvest of 2024!

This is my fourth? fifth year of growing Potato. Each year, I add to the Fabric Grow Bags that I use for my potato harvests. Each bag is a 25 gallon (95 liter) fabric container, that's perfect in size for my growing. I typically plant 3 or 4 seed potato (and sometimes I screw up and add a 5th!)

I try to perfect my technique, and g4t a little better each year. I start with 1/3 sphagnum peat, 1/3 compost from my compost pile, and 1/3 soil from last year's bags. I add in some granular Blood Meal, Bone Meal, and other macro and micro nutrient fertilizers.

Are you growing Any potato?
I plant around March 17th, St. Patric's Day, each spring. Or close enough. and I harvest about 100 days later. I immediately replant for a second harvest, later in Oct/early Nov.

This year, I am growing Adirondack Blue, Dark Red Norland, and Yukon Gold.

My gardens are in Zone 7a/7b New England.

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Check out this video and take a look at my potato, From Planting To 1st Harvest, How To Get The BEST Potato! I show how I plant, and grow the best Potato, in my back yard garden. My Soil? My containers? What is the best Fertilizer to use for Potato?! #GrowBabyGrow #GroVid24



Most of you know, I prefer to grow my own food, locally. It's healthier for my family, and for the planet. I know what goes into my foods, and what chemicals are NOT in my food. Also, It cuts down on carbon emissions, less trucking, planes, trains, and boats, to get fresh foods to my table.

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Nice looking smashed potatoes and chicken meal 🙂 no potatoes for me in the garden. Do you ever cut up the seed potatoes? I thought you could cut them into sections with one or two eyes each.

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This was really interesting to read and to watch. I love your vegetable garden. We only have a smallish balcony so no potatoes for us. But I love the way you plant everything in these big bags. That's really neat. I guess it's too late for this year but I'll have to see and ponder if we can make something possible for next year. Although, watering will be an issue when we're traveling, hmm...

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Having a variety of potatoes is a great idea, as each has their own charm.
Your "Dirty Smashed" recipe sounds yummy! 😋

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