In this video, I show you how to grow potatoes in a cardboard box container as a great gardening hack to recycle, reuse, and be more sustainable.
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What you harvested are what we call "creamer" potatoes. They are immature and haven't developed much starch. They don't need peeling because the skin is so thin and soft. You can scrub most of it off, if you want. Personally, I never peel potatoes life is too short and fiber is good for you! If your plants hadn't succumbed to disease, these little potatoes would have grown several times larger.
BTW potatoes turn green and bitter only if they are exposed to light. Keep them in the dark and they won't turn green.
Sub from Baja !! Just wanted to recommend trying out wheat straw as mulch instead of the sugar cane or against the sugar cane (video idea) mulch vs mulch over months period, idea inspired by millennial gardener channel. Would love to see your take on this mark, let’s get inttttto itttt ❤️
Mark,. I was going to write this message in the short you did but lost it and can't find it again but, I have a friend here in the USA that has a company called RC Wireless. He might be able to solve your wireless problems for live stream. It's what he does.
Great idea!!!
I grew potatoes on my balcony last spring, 3 seed potatoes got me 1.5 kg of potato. The seed potatoes were leftover from my grandparents garden, and i spent 3 euro on the potting mix. So slightly more expensive than the grocery store but also much tastier. This year I'm mixing the old potting mix with vermicompost, dried manure and maybe the free compost my village gives out every spring.
Are you using EM•1?.
stop using plastic, it leeches into the soil and plants
that was a very good success in my book. only ever get 3 times as much from my potatoes and some come out watery and gross. I think its cos I buried them too deep and the soil didn't have enough drainage. but I am learning each time
This is such a great idea. I think I'll start composting directly in a cardboard box
I feel like that option is a good one for people with smaller spaces..
i made a small gardenbed with some potatoes most of them were way to small only 2 good ones, now that im seeing this maybe i had to wait some longer
Mark ,can I say that I love the way that you are so enthusiastic and excited when you see the worms In your beautiful garden and your inspiration inspires me .I live in melb and have small balcony but have already made my own compost and planted some veges so thanks for all your videos and by the way you are hilarious, and please, please keep making more content
Excellent presentation! Thanks
any problems with mold on the cardboard?? also, will termites leave this alone, do you think? (located in aus) thanks
I love your videos and would like to be self sustainable myself aswell. It is a shame that the Netherlands is so overpopulated that you have to win the lottery and sell your first born child to be able to buy a shed here.
Don't peel them if they organic. Most of the nutrients are in the skin. Just scrub em with a brush. Top tip.
Doing it!
Bananas! I do not like the ones in the grocery store. How many varieties of bananas are there?
Brilliant video as always, Cheers Mark.
Thanks for this great video! Very cool and very interesting to see how they went. Have you ever tried growing potatoes in the bags the soil comes in? That's been my latest experiment with recycling. Have a good day!
This was very lovely! It's my first time on your channel and i love the energy you have 🙂
Great test mark can't wait for the follow up
G'day Mate , love ya video's , i did cardboard boxes 2 years ago , i found i had better yields with only 2 seed taters per box , cheers on the tips for storing seed taters
Mark, great vid, but why don't you have, SSM 'LETS…GET INTO IT' t-shirts available yet?
Hi Mark, can you give us some tips which vegetable that can grow well under the shade. My father have a suitable yard for a raised bed but unfortunately there's a lot of tall old trees (Mahogany and fruit trees) around the yard. And cutting them down is not an option. I'm not sure if all kinds of veggies required 6-8 full sun.