St Patrick's Day Special - Grow Potatoes The Irish Way!

Описание: This masterclass covers growing potatoes from start to finish. From my allotment in the North of Ireland I'll teach you how the Irish grow our potatoes, from what soil pH potatoes prefer, what fertilizer you should you use for potatoes, how to tell when potatoes are ready to harvest, and what potato variety is best for you. This is a real step-by-step guide to all the important little details that will give you the best possible harvest for the least amount of effort. If you aren't sure what a first early is, aren't sure how to chit potatoes, or are confused about when to plant maincrops, don't worry, this is a back to basics beginners guide with information for growing in the ground, in containers and growbags, and even how to do no-dig potatoes. I give tips on selecting the best seed potatoes, give organic growing options as well as demystifying what those numbers on shop-bought NPK fertilizer packets mean, and teach you how to avoid the dreaded potato blight without using any chemicals, PLUS what to do if you do get blight to save your harvest. So celebrate St. Patrick's day with me by planting some delicious potatoes.

If you want a super-quick guide to the basics, I've done a SHORT VERSION here:    • How To Grow Potatoes The Irish Way - Quick...  

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Chapters
00:00 What's In This Video
00:58 1st Early, 2nd Early, Maincrop Explained
01:07 When To Plant
02:07 Soil pH For Potatoes
02:42 Prepare Your Soil
03:11 Best Potato Fertilizer
04:28 Buying Potatoes
05:33 Importance Of Seed Potatoes
06:21 Blight and Disease Resistant Potatoes
07:00 What Potato Should You Grow
07:33 Best Potatoes For Containers/Growbags
08:10 Best Tasting Potatoes
09:12 Cutting Up Seed Potatoes
10:10 Chitting Potatoes
11:41 Plant Spacing
13:02 Earthing Up
13:50 Growing In Containers
14:22 No Dig Potatoes
14:54 When To Harvest
16:14 Importance Of Water
16:52 Recognizing Blight
17:20 What To Do If You Get Blight
18:33 Spraying For Blight
18:59 Final Tips