STOP Believing These Potato Growing Myths!
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Date: 2024-11-03
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kerollo5163
In sand soil I plant potatoes before winter. No chance to rot, but I increase the chance of bigger potatoes and harvest. Hilling up before the winter works for non sand soil. I experienced it this year where my best potato plant was on a hill while the rest of the ground was soaked with water. Water compacts the soil so much that no roots can develop fast. What potatoes for sure need, like any plant, is lose soil. Mixing the soil wit lots of bad weed generated lose soil. If you don't have compost, at end of the season drop all your bad weed where yo are planting your potatoes, top that of with some soil. Yes, you will have a lot of weed beginning of the year. Just pull it out until the potato plant takes over. Pulling weed in loose soil is easy. Add it to your compost heap. No need to think about ratios if your compost is in open air. No smell either. I never bought potatoes for planting more than once. I use the smallest one from the year before. Maybe not the greatest yield but it all works fine. Plant a few more for bigger yield, if needed. I have seen potatoes survive harsh conditions. I don't have any particular care. Just plant them.
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In sand soil I plant potatoes before winter. No chance to rot, but I increase the chance of bigger potatoes and harvest. Hilling up before the winter works for non sand soil. I experienced it this year where my best potato plant was on a hill while the rest of the ground was soaked with water. Water compacts the soil so much that no roots can develop fast. What potatoes for sure need, like any plant, is lose soil. Mixing the soil wit lots of bad weed generated lose soil. If you don't have compost, at end of the season drop all your bad weed where yo are planting your potatoes, top that of with some soil. Yes, you will have a lot of weed beginning of the year. Just pull it out until the potato plant takes over. Pulling weed in loose soil is easy. Add it to your compost heap. No need to think about ratios if your compost is in open air. No smell either. I never bought potatoes for planting more than once. I use the smallest one from the year before. Maybe not the greatest yield but it all works fine. Plant a few more for bigger yield, if needed. I have seen potatoes survive harsh conditions. I don't have any particular care. Just plant them.
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wjm1319
I use green potatoes as my seed potatoes. I don't like the bitterness to eat, but they grow beautifully. And I do nibble raw potatoes as I cook or occasionally as a snack - sometimes as much as a whole small potato - but they have to be FRESH. Older (or green) raw potatoes are bitter & astringent and do NOT make good eating. I advise always nibbling a small bite of raw potato first to asses the specific spud and only eat if you get a nice one (store potatoes are a crapshoot for eating raw. One more note: the astringency does build, so even fresh potatoes, you can't eat very many raw. Stick with a single one. You'll regret going for a second one.
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I use green potatoes as my seed potatoes. I don't like the bitterness to eat, but they grow beautifully. And I do nibble raw potatoes as I cook or occasionally as a snack - sometimes as much as a whole small potato - but they have to be FRESH. Older (or green) raw potatoes are bitter & astringent and do NOT make good eating. I advise always nibbling a small bite of raw potato first to asses the specific spud and only eat if you get a nice one (store potatoes are a crapshoot for eating raw. One more note: the astringency does build, so even fresh potatoes, you can't eat very many raw. Stick with a single one. You'll regret going for a second one.
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sandracastle-od1lm
My understanding is that it is particular dangerous to pregnant women. I am presuming that it affects the foetus but not sure. Interesting bit of old information. My dad used to dust the potatoes for storage with cement dust. We had potatoes for the whole year. This was back in the 80s and he has since passed. On asking people about it, many have said it was due to the lime but it also may be to harden the skins so they don’t bruise. Not sure. Maybe someone out there may have heard of this and may know the answer.
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My understanding is that it is particular dangerous to pregnant women. I am presuming that it affects the foetus but not sure. Interesting bit of old information. My dad used to dust the potatoes for storage with cement dust. We had potatoes for the whole year. This was back in the 80s and he has since passed. On asking people about it, many have said it was due to the lime but it also may be to harden the skins so they don’t bruise. Not sure. Maybe someone out there may have heard of this and may know the answer.
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pdxmusl1510
The compound is a neural toxin. That doesn't get evicted from the body easily. That can build up and do damage over time. Its not just about the ld50. It can make you pretty sick. And have lingering effects.
Yes. rarely eating a few potatoes that are green probably isn't going to hurt most people. But why even bother risking it when you can choose not to and that choice is easy with virtually no cost by comparison
The green potato is NOT a myth.
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The compound is a neural toxin. That doesn't get evicted from the body easily. That can build up and do damage over time. Its not just about the ld50. It can make you pretty sick. And have lingering effects.
Yes. rarely eating a few potatoes that are green probably isn't going to hurt most people. But why even bother risking it when you can choose not to and that choice is easy with virtually no cost by comparison
The green potato is NOT a myth.
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sharonknorr1106
Eating green or sprouted potatoes while pregnant can cause birth defects in the developing fetus. So while I agree that the average person probably wouldn't eat enough green potatoes to really have a problem, I would be much more conservative during pregnancy or feeding green potatoes to young children simply because they are much smaller than an adult and perhaps more likely to be affected if they eat potatoes regularly.
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Eating green or sprouted potatoes while pregnant can cause birth defects in the developing fetus. So while I agree that the average person probably wouldn't eat enough green potatoes to really have a problem, I would be much more conservative during pregnancy or feeding green potatoes to young children simply because they are much smaller than an adult and perhaps more likely to be affected if they eat potatoes regularly.
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ColleensGardens
Enjoyed the video! I love the ease of growing potatoes. Regarding cutting the potato prior to planting, I did not hear you address the necessity to allow the cut edge to callous prior to planting. This can be done by leaving them out in the air (in darkness) for a period of time, is that correct Is this step necessary to prevent rotting Perhaps not in a drier climate such as San Diego!
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Enjoyed the video! I love the ease of growing potatoes. Regarding cutting the potato prior to planting, I did not hear you address the necessity to allow the cut edge to callous prior to planting. This can be done by leaving them out in the air (in darkness) for a period of time, is that correct Is this step necessary to prevent rotting Perhaps not in a drier climate such as San Diego!
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annewebster8881
Last October I hoofed the compost from its bin onto a new, plot.
I also used some of the compost to add to existing garden beds. and planters,
Imagine my surprise And delight, when superb new, potato plants sprang up from this rather sad compost
These new potatoes are delicious, all the more so when lifted in the dreary month of November.
Nature truly is heavenly!
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Last October I hoofed the compost from its bin onto a new, plot.
I also used some of the compost to add to existing garden beds. and planters,
Imagine my surprise And delight, when superb new, potato plants sprang up from this rather sad compost
These new potatoes are delicious, all the more so when lifted in the dreary month of November.
Nature truly is heavenly!
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sheltiechick84
I loved this - my great-grandpa used to farm our local university farm and my dad has stories about planting potatoes from that more industrial perspective when he was a kid. So cool to hear more of that and understand the why, even if it's not necessarily applicable to a backyard garden. If we get the why, we can better decide if it's something we need to apply or not. Great video!
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I loved this - my great-grandpa used to farm our local university farm and my dad has stories about planting potatoes from that more industrial perspective when he was a kid. So cool to hear more of that and understand the why, even if it's not necessarily applicable to a backyard garden. If we get the why, we can better decide if it's something we need to apply or not. Great video!
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thomlindgren6253
I’ve harvested potatoes and I guess I missed a couple and they have come back. Should I just deal with them as if I planted them and then just harvest then when the tops die back, the way I originally did In San Diego is there a wrong time to plant potatoes I’m zone 10 and I don’t remember a ground frost where I live. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
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I’ve harvested potatoes and I guess I missed a couple and they have come back. Should I just deal with them as if I planted them and then just harvest then when the tops die back, the way I originally did In San Diego is there a wrong time to plant potatoes I’m zone 10 and I don’t remember a ground frost where I live. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
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EHOinExile
Honestly mate, don't eat green potatoes. It doesn't kill you but eventually you'll eat one with enough solanine it'll make you vomit and vomit badly. The vomiting induced by solanine is pretty violent and in one case I dealt with an antiemetic injection had to be administered to stop the vomit reflex.
It just isn't worth it. Better to plant it and get more potatoes
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Honestly mate, don't eat green potatoes. It doesn't kill you but eventually you'll eat one with enough solanine it'll make you vomit and vomit badly. The vomiting induced by solanine is pretty violent and in one case I dealt with an antiemetic injection had to be administered to stop the vomit reflex.
It just isn't worth it. Better to plant it and get more potatoes
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xyzxyzxyzxyzxyzxyz
A fun trick is to blindfold someone, bring up a canteen of apple juice and serve them a raw potato and ask them to eat it blindfolded and let them guess what they took a bite out of. 9/10 will say an apple. The texture is eerily similar, and the aroma of the apple juice will overpower your taste/smell and all you will taste is apple.
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A fun trick is to blindfold someone, bring up a canteen of apple juice and serve them a raw potato and ask them to eat it blindfolded and let them guess what they took a bite out of. 9/10 will say an apple. The texture is eerily similar, and the aroma of the apple juice will overpower your taste/smell and all you will taste is apple.
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epic_gardening
Love the information! Nice to hear from a pro, not that Kevin isn't a semi pro! Just planted my potatoes yesterday, I also use the trench method and don't hill them up. The only thing I add is some wire over the top until they start to grow since I have critters that love to dig them up!
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Love the information! Nice to hear from a pro, not that Kevin isn't a semi pro! Just planted my potatoes yesterday, I also use the trench method and don't hill them up. The only thing I add is some wire over the top until they start to grow since I have critters that love to dig them up!
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Giguru04
I absolutely enjoyed this video! I’m a home gardener, so basically an amateur farmer winging itand buildings some anecdotal beliefs on what works. Coin flip grandma wisdom. So it’s nice to hears what works from a pro. Please invite more farmer to share their knowledge on their specific crop!
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I absolutely enjoyed this video! I’m a home gardener, so basically an amateur farmer winging itand buildings some anecdotal beliefs on what works. Coin flip grandma wisdom. So it’s nice to hears what works from a pro. Please invite more farmer to share their knowledge on their specific crop!
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glasperle77
as kid i loved raw potatoes. i still think its good tasting compared to most raw vegetables. but again its not good for you especially because of the solanine. but same counts for you boiling or frying and eating it with the peel. if its not the tiny baby ones its just as eating green ones.
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as kid i loved raw potatoes. i still think its good tasting compared to most raw vegetables. but again its not good for you especially because of the solanine. but same counts for you boiling or frying and eating it with the peel. if its not the tiny baby ones its just as eating green ones.
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epic_gardening
this was really cool, I hope you have a chance to do more with other crop-specific commercial farmers. it can be hard to figure out what advice to take seriously, and knowing that some advice makes more sense for big operations and some for backyards is super helpful.
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this was really cool, I hope you have a chance to do more with other crop-specific commercial farmers. it can be hard to figure out what advice to take seriously, and knowing that some advice makes more sense for big operations and some for backyards is super helpful.
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epic_gardening
For me the myth of hilling has had more to do with: will the potato plant (stalks/stems) set more potatoes due to hilling Based on my tater growing experience - not really. That said - I love the baby spuds, so mine are never in the ground long enough.
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For me the myth of hilling has had more to do with: will the potato plant (stalks/stems) set more potatoes due to hilling Based on my tater growing experience - not really. That said - I love the baby spuds, so mine are never in the ground long enough.
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pippa3150
Yes, it's OK to eat our overly processed, potentially toxic (Solanines are a neurotoxin. It does not take much to make someone sick from them, and NO, microwaving does not help) potatoes.
---Signed, a potato farmer
Disgusting. Unsubbed.
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Yes, it's OK to eat our overly processed, potentially toxic (Solanines are a neurotoxin. It does not take much to make someone sick from them, and NO, microwaving does not help) potatoes.
---Signed, a potato farmer
Disgusting. Unsubbed.
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judysocal8682
This year I did a halfa$$ Ruth Stout method and was amazed to actually get some reasonable sized and quantity potatoes. I have some volunteers I missed when pulling them out and some volunteer onions. Going to do it again
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This year I did a halfa$$ Ruth Stout method and was amazed to actually get some reasonable sized and quantity potatoes. I have some volunteers I missed when pulling them out and some volunteer onions. Going to do it again
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lisaespiritu2901
So glad you two were able to spend time together. to collaborate And have some Fun I enjoy hearing Ty's Canadian pronunciation - brings back great memories of my 4 years spent at Queen's University in Ontario, CA
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So glad you two were able to spend time together. to collaborate And have some Fun I enjoy hearing Ty's Canadian pronunciation - brings back great memories of my 4 years spent at Queen's University in Ontario, CA
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pamelamercado6902
My grandfather always told us eating a potato with green peelings would not kill you may make you sick Eat a potato that is green inside and out will kill ya I'm sure you would have to eat quite a few.
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My grandfather always told us eating a potato with green peelings would not kill you may make you sick Eat a potato that is green inside and out will kill ya I'm sure you would have to eat quite a few.
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