November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Direct Seeding and Transplanting in April | Planting Potatoes with Ruth Stout Method


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On April 1st I finally get to plant my carrots! Homegrown carrots are one of my favorite homegrown veggies. In this video you will also see me plant out the rest of my seed potatoes with the Ruth Stout Method.

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24 thoughts on “VIDEO: Direct Seeding and Transplanting in April | Planting Potatoes with Ruth Stout Method

  1. Funny story about carrot seeds, young children and a labrador.
    My son, who was 4 at the time "helped Momma" plant carrots.
    The dog, Jewel, his shadow was helping. Ahem.
    Son sneezed; seeds flew everywhere; and the dog licked them off son.
    I found carrots in specific areas that summer. Lol!
    I like the Nantes and the Danvers half longs.

  2. I love your cardboard idea over the carrots I'm in fla.zone 9a, and it's already getting hot we always seem to go from cold to hot and hot to cold, no spring no fall, or so it seems!! My potatoes are up and getting big..I did 2 beds of onions don't think we will be able to save too many so will be sharing . Have you ever tried sauteed radishes really good, and I have heard some roast them..Im a seat of pants gal, myself..I like to 0lan, but less as I'm getting older

  3. Spectacular job of planting! Fun to watch! The one thing I wonder about is interplanting radishes in the onion bed because I’m studying how to grow really big onions, and one of the main suggestions is to keep the onion bed completely weed-free. Maybe it will work out just fine…worth a try to experiment.

  4. Yes I used pellet seeds this year too from johnny seeds it took about 2 weeks to germinate I'll only be using pelleted seeds from now on so much easier

  5. I so enjoy your channel. Your energy and love of what you are doing shines thru on your videos. Im so glad i found you. I jam looking forward to sharing your journey with you.

  6. You mentioned no dig, so you’re likely familiar with Charles Dowding. He does a lot of multi-sowing with his crops as well, and it works wonders for carrots, beets, and the like. I‘cave done it for a few years but hadn’t fully committed until last year. I’m adamant about not thinning my seedlings and had a bumper crop of carrots that lasted all season long. Basically you sow your seed and allow them to grow close together, and begin harvesting when they’re small so those nearby will then have room to continue maturing and you’ll get harvests in all sizes and for a longer time. It’s so helpful. Just wanted to put that out there since you mentioned thinning and your struggle with carrot seeds.

  7. For the carrot seeds you could always take a few minutes at the table tear little pieces of tissue or paper towels and add one seed to each piece of tissue/ paper towel then ball it up then plant it.

  8. Ok, I’m not trying to be rude at all. I definitely do not understand much of this because I’ve never grown anything, nor are there many fruits or veggies that I can actually eat. So my question is this, if you plant a potato to grow a potato, why not just eat the one you planted??

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