Storing Your Garden Potatoes for Winter - Harvest, Cure & Store for Long-Term Storage
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
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Storing garden potatoes for winter is easy if you follow these tips for proper harvest, curing and storage of your homegrown harvest.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Grow Long-Storing Varieties
00:30 Harvest at the Right Time
01:43 Curing Garden Potatoes
02:51 Storing Garden Potatoes for Winter
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For storage, I dig a hole three feet deep and three feet in diameter. I put three 5 gallon buckets of potatoes in the hole, cover with a big pile of leaves and pull some out during the warmer days of winter.
This is something I've always wanted to try. My grandpa did something similar for carrots. I'm guessing being that deep in-ground you don't have issues with the spuds freezing?
@@GrowfullywithJenna Haven't so far. I do cover them with a large pile of leaves and in an area where snow drifts. Also, I cover the hole with plywood before I pile on the leaves.
@@donbirkholz6842 thanks! Good to know!
Question . . . how do you keep rodents from getting to the potatoes?
@@wendyread1183 Maybe cats? Fluffy murder machines.
Hey Jenna you provide a lot of good tips in this video...thank you! When I was a kid, my family would harvest and store potatoes in the living room of my Grandparents old farm house that was used for storage. It was a funny sight to see...but all of my Aunts would go there and fill a 5 gallon bucket and take them home to use...and return and get more when needed. Back in a lot more simpler time. Thanks again and have a great weekend!
You are most welcome! Sounds like your family had a method that worked for them- and a great way to use space that may have otherwise not be utilized. Hope you had a great weekend!
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
After searching so long for the spud info I seek, you are a breath of fresh air, and answered all my questions without the unnecessary useless gab that others focus on in an attempt to entertain. Bravo 👌
This is the most concise and understandable description on storing potatoes. Now ANOTHER beauty from Ohio with (sage) 😄advice....
Thanks!
Wow! Just found your channel and aside from the great advice about the best way to do things, what I love about you is that you dont sweat it if you dont have a perfect situation and that gives me the confidence to try things because I definitely dont have the easiest growing or storage conditions either and am just trying to establish a kitchen garden for starters. Thank you!
I’m glad to hear this! Very few of us home/hobby gardeners have the ideal setups for all situations, but there are almost always work arounds 😄
This is my first year storing potatoes and this has answered all my questions! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Thanks Jenna.
I'm growing Norland Red's in 5 gal. buckets.
I succession planted them to have a continuous harvest (harvest to table without curing) and to get to know the plant.
I'll try your method, in case the 'rocket scientist' theories end up wrong ..... 😉
Truthfully I've never heard of curing potatoes, so great info for me.
Lots of folks I've talked to haven't either! It really isn't necessary if you are just growing a small amount of spuds that you'll eat quickly. But if you have a big harvest that you need to store, the curing definitely helps!
Thanks for all the great info. We have used a hammock hung in our basement to cure potatoes in the past and then when they were cured we placed them in burlap bags, those black bins work well to if you can get them.
Smart idea!
Jenna what we’ve done is keep our empty feed bags from the feed store that had grain for our livestock in it! Works great and allows for larger storage! Great videos btw🇨🇦♥️
Great tip- thank you for sharing!
You are awesome. Thank you for posting your videos. I'm in Pittsburgh so I think our zones are the same. Videos are very helpful.
Awesome! Thank you!
I'm in Indiana. You have great info, Jenna. I don't have great storage for potatoes, although I do have a basement. It stays pretty warm thru the winter. Prob 60' to 65'. I pressure can most all my potatoes. It's how we like them. We eat fresh potatoes for a couple 2 or 3 months and then on to our canned ones. Best wishes and blessings..
Hi Candace- I'm so glad you mentioned pressure canning. I want to try that with some of mine this year. Do you cut them into cubes and/or can the small potatoes whole?
@@GrowfullywithJenna I do can the newly dug small ones whole.. so delicious.. I only leave the skins on the newly dug potatoes. I dice some, cube some, and slice some.. so many ways to use them.. give it a try...
@@candacethompson2521 thank you!
Thanks for the tips !
Perfect! Thank you!
That's a lot of spuds!
Window screens work really good to dry/cure, all you have to do is turn whatever every other day or so, digging your tips not only in the garden but your harvest/drying curing processes, liked how you hung onions too.
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Yep- we're going to be eating potatoes with every meal for a while 😄. Thanks for watching & take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I love potatoes, who doesn't! Glad I seen the Channel, good stuff J 😁
@@xse-qb2vv I think just about everyone does in some shape or form!
Thank you Mrs. Jenna. Awesome info as always my friend. Stay safe!
Thanks CB! Hope you're taking care of yourself!
Thank you for the advice. Even though I do not have the benefit of the number of structures you can use I do have an air exchanger and a DEhumidifier in the basement storage room of my home. I think it should do the trick.
Fine lessons Jenna. Saving this for 2022. Have a super week. 🌞
Thank you sir! Hope you have a great week too!
Learned so much thank you
Another great video Jenna. Well done!!! Great tips....thanks.
Thank you, Steve!
Thanks Jenna, most informative. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you, Jeff! You too!
Great video and advice. Appreciate your efforts on this one!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank for your time you're an amazing person
I appreciate that!
Thanks, good video, covered the mains points and to the point as well.
Thanks!
Great information Jenna, I'll have to watch this one again in our autumn. Great info. Cheers
Thanks, Keith- I'm glad you found the info helpful. Take care!
this is very helpful, Jenna, Thank you
I'm glad you found it helpful!
My best five leaf clover I was given this year was on st. Patrick's Day new bloom
Very cool!
Thank you for the advice.
You're welcome!
Thanks for getting to the point
No problem 👍
You have hands of a working woman, they are harder than mine, trust me that’s a compliment. Cheers from Chestermere. New sub.
I can't deny that 😄! But I do take it as a compliment- thank you!
Thank you, as I am getting to am harvest time I've been watching several videos. I like yours the best and is worth letting you know. Well rounded with alot of information. ❤
Wow, thank you!
Awesome information thank you !!! Just found your channel ❤❤
Thank you, Paula!
Very good crop of potatoes , very very congratulation to you ,it is the result of your day & night hardworking , the tchnique of storing potatos is the best one, take care of you ,my sweet sister ! ! !
Thank you, Akhtar! I hope you and your family are doing well!
@@GrowfullywithJenna thank you how is weather in your village ?
@@akhtarali9854 beautiful right now! Crisp & cool in the morning, warm and sunny in the afternoon!
I love the blueberry Royal Crown something I'm looking for because I have to grow in pots
I'm not familiar with that one!
Great info
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks again Jenna for the great information! Nice big potatoes you harvested! Mine were quite small..damn drought here in central Saskatchewan Canada.
In June and July! Needed more water!
You've gotta try 'Purple Viking' potatoes! A lot of my other varieties were small because we also had a significant lack of rainfall, but Purple Viking seems to always do well for me. It's my go-to spud 😄.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks for the info...will have to look for that type of seed potato next spring to buy and plant!
I live in the southeast tip of South Dakota. I also have always had small potatoes until this year I had a load of sand spread over my garden and tilled in before planting. This year my potatoes are huge along with my beets and carrots.
Your Amazing!
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Wow this is a helpful video. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and research, and placing it into a video. It helps more than you can know!
I'm glad to hear it- thank you!
Great tips ty.
Glad you found them useful! Take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna it was a awesome growing season here in NE Missouri eggplant,green bean,and peppers did really well still picking buckets full. The mini cantaloupe and ancient watermelon also did great have seeds from everything if you wanna trade seeds let me know.
@@bloodhound122 Glad to hear it! And, I appreciate the offer... but I have waaaay too many seeds already 😄Thanks!
Hey little spud, all good advice.
Glad you think so!
For decades, potato have grown wild in my yard. I never plant them. They grow all year round. I harvest at will. I never knew anything about them. Thanks for the information.
That's really interesting-- If you feel like sharing, I'd love to know the general area you're growing in. Wild potatoes are not something that grow around here, so I have no experience with them.
@@GrowfullywithJenna San Francisco, California. No frost. 55 - 65 consistent temperatures. Sand is the native soil. I know that a long time ago, I had potato eyes sprout. I literally tossed them out in the yard. Dug a hole, threw in kitchen scraps, and covered the hole. I also got apricot, peach, and plum tress that way.
@@GrowfullywithJenna From composting kitchen scraps in the ground, I'm also able to get celery, onions, cabbage, garlic, tomato, sweet potato, kabocha, and delicata. Most of those grow all year round.
@@chinatownboy7482 very cool! Thanks for sharing!
I love your content. Thanks for showing your triumphs AND non-successes. I've watched a few CZcamsrs who grow potatoes in containers, then cut the stems off at soil level when "harvesting". They move the containers into cold storage, such as a basement, and leave the potatoes undug till ready to use. My New England basement is good temperature-wise but we keep the humidity at 40%. I'm hoping that leaving the potatoes in their growing soil will keep them from drying out. I'll be trying this approach with Fall/Christmas potatoes this year. (Satina potatoes planted early thru mid August) I'm a bit worried about rot and fungus gnats but if it works, it will solve some problems. Plus, New potatoes for Christmas dinner? Worth the try!
Ooh-- that is really interesting! I may have to try that too! So, they don't water the soil at all once it's in cold storage?
@@GrowfullywithJenna That's a great question and I never thought of it. No one doing this mentions watering after cutting back and putting into cold storage. Perhaps their storage locations stay cool and humid? I can see where, especially in my very dry basement, the soil could dry out. Maybe a layer of grass clippings on top would be enough to maintain humidity or putting a saucer of water under each container in extreme cases. Or maybe, if using them by January, just the cool temperature would maintain humidity long enough. So many variables come into play- is the container plastic or fabric and how large, how wet was the soil when plants were cut back, how big are the potatoes...Since the I don't expect my Satina potatoes (Early to mid-season) to get very big before I have to move them to the basement, drying out could mean no Christmas potatoes for me. Thanks for thinking of moisture. Ironically, I spend lots of time thinking about DRYING our basement! If my potatoes generate any big revelations, I'll let you know. Again, thanks for your adventurous and generous gardening spirit!
Good to know. I'm starting a garden soon and had no idea how to store potatoes. I thought I was going to have to freeze them, or something....guess that would've been a disaster. ha, ha.
I'm so glad you didn't freeze them!
No potatoes this year, but when I did have them I was in a panic to get them harvested before heavy rain hits. Current squirrel totals: Cat=1 Hawk=1 Live Trap and removal=6 including 4 in the last 3 days!
Wow! That is a lot of squirrels!
I love your knowledge you share with everyone even when it's not productive and you show your fails you're an amazing person I'm truly sorry for asking so many questions
Thank you so much, George! Don't be sorry for asking questions!
@@GrowfullywithJenna truly appreciate your knowledge thank you
@@GrowfullywithJenna truly I'm sorry because you don't understand what I'm trying to say it's an experiment for strawberries a friend told me how much they paid for the strawberry plant a newborn I'm not expecting a lot of flowers off a newborn with the first strawberry I skimmed the air outside very Finley put it in soil strategically placed it around the Dome Circle the seeds I planted around a potting container watered it no results watered it no results continuously it's like an old Story I Heard a long time ago a man that was trying to grow bamboo he would water it everyday and see no results water everyday and seeing no results years go by
@@GrowfullywithJenna water everyday and water everyday everyone started to laugh at him what are you growing
@@GrowfullywithJenna maybe lost man has the last laugh
I've been storing my potatoes for the next year in a brown paper bag in my Fridge. I had good luck doing that the first year. When I stored them in my basement they started to grow over the Winter and they didn't produce when I planted them. Just some background I listed to someone on YTube about putting them in a bucket of sand in your basement. That made sense as they tell you to put your tools in a bucket of sand to keep them from rusting. However, It didn't work for me.
I'm curious about the fridge potatoes, Rob-- did yours turn dark at all when cooked and/or suffer any loss of eating quality? I've always read not to fridge store them for this reason, but I'm ready to try it again if it worked for you! Thanks!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'm sorry I wasn't clear about that Jenna. I meant I keep my Seed potatoes in the Fridge till the next year.
@@91210paige oh OK, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying!
I always remember going up to my grandpa's Cottage and grandmas and we always used to pick thimbleberries is there a small plant that you can grow in a pot like a thimbleberry raspberry plant
I don't know of any thimbleberries, but there is a raspberry cultivar called 'Raspberry Shortcake' which is very compact and was bred to grow in containers.
@@GrowfullywithJenna I went into knowledge mode shortcakes very much yes what I'm trying to talk about is there a plan I can get that's very small thimbleberries
@@GrowfullywithJenna anybody can say anybody's name any different way as long as you're talking about the same thing
@@GrowfullywithJenna thank you
Ok then, this is very helpful… subscribed
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for the sub!
@@GrowfullywithJennacoming back to this vid one more time as a reminder 😛 I had a good harvest last year but this year is PROLIFIC 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
Thank you for all the information in your videos. Love your channel!
I was wondering how you select and store your seed potatoes for the following growing season? Do you save the smallest potatoes as seed potatoes? Or do you simply use your potatoes that sprouted come springtime? Sorry if you covered this in another one of your videos! Cheers from the Canadian Prairies!
Thank you, Shanelle! I simpy select the ones that are already sprouting for planting.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Wonderful! Thank you!
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I hope to grow enough potatoes next year to have a need to store some of them but I haven't come up with any suitable locations. We have a crawl space that stays much too warm. I guess the garage might work but the humidity varies greatly with the weather. I've considered digging a deep hole in the ground ( maybe 4 feet) and making some containers to lower down then put a cover over the hole. I'm not sure what the humidity might be, maybe I'll do a little experiment and check humidity and temperature to see if that might work. Have you ever heard of anyone doing this for storage?
I see that you must have read Don's comment! My grandpa used to use this method for all root veggies and it worked well for him. I've not tried it yet, but it is on my to-do list!
Hi Jenna, this is my first time seeing one of your videos and I found it very informative. I'm going to be storing potatoes for the first time this year. I was wondering about whether or not since I can't store them in my basement would it be possible to store them out on the back porch in a dark black container. Right now they are all sitting out to dry for another. I know you said to keep the temperature around 45 degrees but with winter coming if it gets colder than that will it damage the potatoes.
Your Purple Viking dig get big and I will grow, Let me know who carries them. I do understand that purple only their skins and I saw something about they are better than the Very delicious Yacon Gold witch doesn't produce for me and I do good with potatoes.
Thanks Lady
Great video again
Hi John! Taste is subjective, but I like them better than Yukon Gold! I typically get my seed potatoes for Purple Viking from Gurney's: www.gurneys.com/product/purple_viking_potatoes They're out of stock now, but should be available in the spring.
We also need to keep our potatoes in our basement in crates, which runs around 67 degrees. Its the coolest place without the possibility of freezing, as well as dark the majority of the them. It was suggested to me to put the potatoes in straw. I'm not sure what the purpose of the straw is, but are the potatoes just as good stored in the crates as opposed to something more involved? If we do NOT run our dehumidifier, our humidity is fairly high which I think helps also. Thanks for your videos.
I've heard the straw thing too- and I think it's to help keep them dry & insulated. I've not personally tried it, so I'm afraid I can't make a personal recommendation.
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This is a very informative video. Do you continue to plant potatoes in the same garden after harvesting? Or a different crop?
I typically rotate them
True success off my first strawberry I wanted to live on I scanned it very lightly and you can have the centre of the core to yourself sweetest part but successfully grow up the first Berry during looking after the winter time I'm curious if they will flower my hypothesis no there's a built-in system before spring starts I will have flowers my hypothesis.?
I'm not sure I understand?
@@GrowfullywithJenna you're able to skin the outside of the strawberry very likely where all the seeds are and then you get to eat the inside and you got the plant the seeds I want to see how many generations of strawberries I can get off that one plant
Ah, OK, I see what you mean- thanks!
I have been able to successfully rule four leaf clovers and grow five leaf clovers and honeysuckles in my home
I'm glad to hear you've been successful, George!
Hey Jenna really do enjoy your videos. How cold is too cold.. if I would store them in my crawlspace... or in something that might hold or protect them some.. or bury them, just under the surface? Thanks.. Wilson Monnin is my neighbor..and speaks highly of ya as well.. .one fine guy he is my "Wilson" and was my dad's as well. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you! The general recommendation is to keep them at 45F or above. Crawlspace, or buried in something that provides some insulation should work.
And yes- Wilson is one fine guy, very cool that you are neighbors!
I really enjoy your show my dad was a big farmer well Garden he would work everyday at work his enjoyment timers going to the Garden as the three boys I'm the only one that really paid attention. I always help my friends with Gardens because I live in an apartment all I have is pots to grow from. I'm really into berries I'm sorry I asked you so many questions about strawberries. For the last 2 years I was trying to perfect growing 4 leaf clovers I finally got it after 2 years. In my lifetime I have found over 4000 four-leaf clovers. You can look it up what I'm saying to you and I'm telling you the truth. There is four leaf clovers and there is five leaf clovers and there is six leaf clovers and there are 7 leaf clovers one and a quarter billion you will find a seven leaf clover but recently the highest number Clover you can get as a 21 leaf clover in the Guinness Book of Records there's a 54 leaf clover it looks like a lion head I'm not looking for Guinness Book World Record that is not me but understanding the way the plant grows that is what I learn off you with your knowledge
You must be one lucky guy-- that's a lot of 4 leaf clovers! I had absolutely no idea they could have so many leaves- thanks for sharing!
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Have not grown Taters yet. Hopefully this coming year. We buy cases at the Farmers Market. Save some for Bakes then I peel and cut them and freeze after Blanching for fries. Do the same for bags of pre-Mash. I've tried dehydrating them with "Meh" results. How'd Crocodile Dundee put it? "Taste loik shyt but it'll keep you alive." Now my extras and skins get boiled and mashed then run thru a Still and turned into Vo....Uh, Hand Sanitizer.
Hahaha-- got a kick out of the Crocodile Dundee quote 😆. Good to know about the dehydrated 'taters. I was going to do some this year, but I won't waste my time! Do you really make your own...uh... hand sanitizer? It's something I've always wanted to try and just haven't done it yet.
@@GrowfullywithJenna seems freeze drying is the only way to store them dried. Freeze Dryers are not cheap-way out of my Pay Level. Maaaaaybe...boil then mash then dry and run thru a blender or such to powder. I will pull a bag of frozen mash out and try then l;et you know the results.
@@mindofmadness5593 I've been looking at freeze dryers for the last 3 years. How I would love to have one... they are out of my pay level too! Definitely let me know about the frozen mash. My youngest kiddo loves his mash 'atatoes' and this would be an excellent time saver for me! Thanks!
Any tips on where to purchase crates like those? Thanks!
Wal-Mart has them. Don't know if food grade but if you put maybe brown paper bag, old sheet along side and bottom, you could put on a layer of straw.
@@jenniferrevilla5298 thank you!
I believe I won't be able to grow strawberries in the winter they will flower knowing it's spring why I was asking about Q-tips
Yes- you can pollinate with a Q-tip or paintbrush in lieu of insect pollinators.
I basically do the same as you. I store in my basement, which stays around 55 (winter) to 65 (summer).
My garage is still too hot when I dig mine (August, usually, depending on variety), and since I live in a heated house and not a cabin on the frontier, there’s no cooler place in my house.
Mine NEVER last past Thanksgiving no matter what I do.
They shrivel, sprout, or both by then.
Sorry to hear this, Bryan. It would be nice to be able to enjoy those spuds a bit longer. Not sure if you like hash browns, but another method I've found to preserve potatoes is shredding the raw potatoes, squeezing the excess water out and spreading in a layer on parchment or wax paper. I slide this into a gallon ziploc and freeze. Works quite well! I keep thinking about canning some of mine, but never get around to it.
@@GrowfullywithJenna how long does this last?
@@Mae-rr5ye I've had the frozen hash browns last for a year
How to I keep my potatoes in summer for long time . We are about to harvest few crops and don’t know how we can preserve them from the heat and humidity
I grew some of my potatoes in 5gal Homedepot buckets this year with 7x quarter inch holes drilled at the bottom and will be storing them in these buckets in the cold room (40-50F) overwinter. Every couple days, I will open the lids and blow some air in. I'm already seeing that there's a lot of moisture that I sometimes have to open the lid to let out. At least I have pretty high humidity there.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the growth container can be doubled as the storage container?
That's a clever approach! It seems like it should work well-- I'd love to hear what you think of it after the potatoes have been in storage for a while. Thanks for sharing, Philip!
I've been wondering about this as well but I know the moisture is a problem when the lids are on while storing. Do you think drilling many small holes in the buckets would provide the necessary ventilation but without allowing soil to escape while growing?
I grew some Yukon gold but left them in an area that got to much sun and they turned Green very fast. User error, I will try again this year and get them out of the light and into the basement ASAP. Thanks for all the great advise!
I've made that mistake before too-- it's easy to do!
How the heck does one store potatoes in Florida with no basement? I only have a pantry or kitchen cabinets? Which is best or any other suggestions?
My daughter has the same gift as me go for the ones that glow she's never found five or six or seven leaf clover one day my daughter beat me I only got four four leaf clover that day and she got 11 bragging rights before I started to grow them
How fun!!
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@@GrowfullywithJenna exactly what I was thinking Jenna-I thought I was in the twilight zone 😅 ☘
Do you ever get blight on the leaves of the potatoes? This causes me to have to harvest earlier than I wouldlike. I am looking for best solutions I live in the northern Wisconsin area.
Knock on wood... I haven't. The first thing I'd recommend though, is seeking out blight resistant varieties. High Mowing Seeds says Elba is the most blight-resistant variety available- but there are others as well!
This year is my record four four leaf clovers I'm real close to a thousand this year thanks to my four-leaf clovers I grow in my house all year round even before the winter was over I have 27
Wow! Impressive!
This is going to be my first time harvesting potatoes. I have a 50' row of purple majesty and a 40' row of purple viking. The plants are in the process of dying back so they are ready. I just cant catch a break on the weather. I get to almost a week without rain and then just before the end of the week we have a nice soaking pop up shower, then I have to push off to the following week. You know, usual midwest weather. Is one good rain in that week enough to scrap the harvest for another week or am I being too careful?
Sometimes, when the rain won't cut me a break, I just go ahead and harvest. Sometimes I'll just put a fan on them to dry them off thoroughly!
Where do I get those black bins?
I got them secondhand from a local nursery- I'm not sure where they came from originally.
Can you use the green potatoes for seed?
Great question, William-- yes, you can!
hi Jenna, another question off the potaote subject but it is a gardening question :) why is it so hard to get garlic and onion sets and can I use garlic from someone else's garden? xo :) thank you ;)
Great question, June. You can use garlic from someone else's garden, the only thing to watch out for is that they don't have any soil-borne diseases, because you don't want to risk transferring something into your garden! I typically order my garlic online, as I don't have anyone close selling the varieties I want. Not sure where you're located, but Jandy's Farm in Ohio typically has an excellent assortment of garlic. I've also noticed that I have to buy early to get the selection I want. Many places are sold out of garlic for fall by the start of September!
@@GrowfullywithJenna yep sold out but next year I will know and I'll try jandys THANK YOU! .
@@junecombs7043 you're welcome!
Do these methods work for Sweet Potatoes too?
Great question! The methods are very similar for sweet potatoes- check out the specifics here: czcams.com/video/irKaf0W6NCM/video.html
Why I was so curious about strawberries and how long they live
It's a good thing to be curious about!
How do you store the smaller potatoes for next year's seed? Is it the same?
Hi Ann- yes, you can use the same method for storing seed potatoes.
try putting them in a five gal bucket of dry sand and keep cool in the cellar. I have the same challenge keeping my spuds that cool but it's what we got in the O-H
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My secret to four leaf clovers is never look for them you'll never find them watch for the ones that glow
I'll have to tell my kids that!
You are so adorable! I don’t see a ring on your finger…..how could you not be taken yet???? ( I swear I’m not a creeper)
I'm happily married ... just not big on wearing jewelry while working 😄.
How bout under the house?
Do they need to be out of sunlight and indoor lighting, or just sunlight?
Great question. Your average indoor lightbulb won't affect potatoes- but if you are using lights that are full spectrum (such as grow lights)- you want to keep your potatoes away from those.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Ok, thanks so much!!
@@ChrisP3000x you're welcome!
I just read where another viewer does something similar. I should have read all the comments first.
If you give it a try I'd love to hear what you think!
I know I'm off topic when my daughter was in preschool she could see 4 leaf clovers like I did now that she is 20 she can be standing right in front of one and I will pick it I will brag about my daughter my preschool record for 4 leaf clovers was only 4 in three years my daughter got 76 four-leaf clovers she beat dad's record but can't see them now
Why do you suppose she can't see them now?
@@GrowfullywithJenna that is a good question I don't know but there was a time where I didn't see them for a long time now I see them everywhere I go like this year is a record for me personal record over a thousand my best in one year was 475 2 years ago
@@GrowfullywithJenna it was kind of a sad day we were Burying my mom's cat. My daughter was with me and with my mom the whole time so I said to my daughter how about see who finds the first four leaf clover from where we were sitting to the backyard agreed as soon as we walked in the backyard it was under 2 minutes I won the first time I got the win against my daughter
What does her shirt say?
"Beet the System"
95% humidity? You don't get fungus growing all over everything?
That's why good air circulation is also key!
During my hypothesis Theory of how four leaf clovers grow they act very much like flowers and then sometimes when they open me close open and close they produce one more clover I did the scientific study and if you find a four-leaf clover and you want to try to do this experiment yourself make sure you do a lot of roots my boss said no Wonder you're growing four and five leaf clovers in the winter time because you're growing them off hybrids of 5 and 6 leaf clovers I show in front of him and he's never found one four leaf clover the first one I found in front of him was a five leaf clover I said have you ever seen a five-leaf clover he said no I never seen a four-leaf clover
How did you become so interested in 4 leaf clovers?
@@GrowfullywithJenna it started more than 7 years ago when I would just start seeing them everywhere my first year I got a 125 that year it was all fours the following year when I found a 175 that was the year I found four leaf clovers five leaf clovers Financial luck 6 leaf clovers Good Fortune and that's the year I found my 7 leaf clovers I found 24 of them that year one of my friends ask me to try to grow one my friend never had luck finding 4-leaf clovers so I give her some in a pot in the beginning a lot of them died so a lot of trial-and-error I always believed that some four leaf clovers we grow after the Clover open and close so many times that does happen so I was right but the majority of the time it grows as a four-leaf clover naturally same with a 5 6 and a 7
@@GrowfullywithJenna I can honestly say with the seven leaf clovers I have had in my lifetime I made a wish on them every time every wish came true you have to be humble but I only have five wishes left over the years I have gave them away to my friends family it's one thing saying something and one thing seeing is believing truly I looked up people see them yes lots of people see you then sometimes in big numbers I'm not into fame or Glory just try to understand but no one says they glow but to me they do my personal record is 15 minutes 200 I pressed them in a book it took me an hour and a half to put them all in a book that's why I want to try to understand strawberry so much same idea know everything about it that I could possibly know but I believe me growing them in the winter time they will blossom in the spring before the snow lets out before there's any insects or bees or anything to pollinate for me if I do not do this I think the strawberry will die be a wilted flower before I can get it outside thimbleberries raspberries bigger I looked into it it's cane stocks I'm looking for for raspberries 24in pot so you can grow raspberries in a pot as well