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On November 9, 2024, I planted some potato sprouts in the biggest pot in my garden. This was the first time I was planting potatoes in my garden, meaning I had no experience growing potatoes, which caused me to face some difficulties in taking care of them. According to what I read, potato plants also have lovely flowers and the time when the plants wither along with those flowers is considered as the right time for potato harvesting. But none of the potato plants planted in two pots produced any flowers and the plants withered after completing their maximum life of 4 months. I still don't know how this happened, maybe this variety of potato is different. And now I could even see some potatoes on the soil surface.
Well, these are the potato plants grown in the big pot which were lush and green like a forest till a month ago and now except for 2 or 3 plants, all the leaves have dried up completely and also since it has been 105 days since they were sown, so according to that also this is probably the right time for harvesting them.
You can see how tall these plants have grown, although they never stood straight because their main stem is green and full of water, so to keep them upright they have to be tied to something, which I also showed you in that small potted plant.
To be honest, I was hoping for the best but was a little scared as I had not seen anything like what I had read about them. But while uprooting the plants, when I saw these potatoes hanging from their roots, both my wife and I became so happy and excited.
And the excitement was so intense that we forgot to take pictures of digging out the potatoes and both of us just started looking for potatoes in the mud. Those moments are always truly beautiful when you achieve something by doing what you love to do!
These potatoes are undoubtedly bigger in size and double in number than the potatoes I had taken out from a small pot a few days ago. Although this is not as good a crop as I had thought, but for a first attempt, this is amazing We will have food for a week with these many potatoes, so I am thankful to the universe for this. :)
See, the size of these potatoes is much bigger than the potatoes harvested earlier. One reason I can think of is the time and space these plants got, this pot was more than 3 times bigger than that pot, so obviously the potatoes would have got more space to grow under the soil and also I have harvested these plants after almost 4 months which means they also have got enough time to grow bigger.
However, this is not the end. I have to learn from this experience and take better care of these plants next time. Then hopefully we will harvest an even better crop next time. Till then stay tuned!
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That's all for today.
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Bhai, ek dum badiya maal hain.
Dekh kar to lagta hain patle skin wale hain.
ππ€£π sach mein kadak maal hai bhai!π
Bhai waise utna anubhav to nahi hai par mujhe lagta hai ki freshly grown potatoes mein skin aisi na ke barabar hi hoti hai aur phir baad mein samay ke sath mitti dhool mein idhar udhar transport hokar inpe skin jaisi layer ban jati hai.
Main to inhe bas paani se acchi tarah dhokar hi istemaal kar lungaβπΌπ
Oh!! Baby potatoes style.
Potatoes skin edible to hain. But mein hamesha peel karta hun matlab ek bhi mitti ka kann mood karab kar deta hain π€£
Haan tabhi isko acche se dhokar aur peel karke phir banayenge kuch to mazedaar. Aur agli baar alu ugaane ke liye kai lessons mile hain unpar dhyan dunga to hopefully agli baar aur better alu milen.
I love gardening, but for the past year, I haven't been able to do it because of my little kid. That's why, I always visit to see your gardening posts.
Ye bhi accha hai, is tarah gardening ke liye aapka pyar bana rahega.βπΌ Ek time tha jab main aise hi dusron ko gardening karta dekh kar hi happy feel karta tha phir jab main khud ye karne like liye ready hua hua to ab main ye karke happy aur positive rehta hoon! π
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You are doing a great job planting in your garden, seeing these beautiful fruits is exciting.
My congratulations to you and your wife
Harvest home grown veggies are even more exciting. :) Thank You!
Scares that are a pleasure haha βββ€οΈ it seemed like not, but it turned out that it gave you many beautiful potatoes, they look super appetizing and very pretty, the care paid off and I dare say that better than expected π Congratulations!
Care absolutely paid off! It is a different level of satisfaction in harvesting home grown veggies. However, they are lesser than I expected:D but I am truly happy. π
Wow, it's really delicious when you fry the potatoes, the potatoes are really big, that's really great my friend, β€οΈπ
Thank you for appreciating my gardening friend. You should also give it a try at your home. :)
I totally agree my friend, because I also like farming, I am proud to see you can harvest a lot β€οΈ
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Thank you so much for this appreciation my friend. πππΌ
I think the soil in my garden isn't good for root growing so I really want to try growing potatoes in pots as well!
As per the requirement, people also prepare the soil of some part of the land for a particular crop. I am saying this because if you have land, then growing potatoes in pots should not be a priority because in pots the roots have limited space to grow, which affects both growth and production.
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Excellent congratulations on enjoying the harvest.
Thank you friend! :)
wow this harvest is way better than the first. since space is the key how about planting it on the ground filled with soil will that work as well? like normal tilling of the soul and calculating the spacing between plants?
Of course, Growing potatoes in a pot is not a priority but a substitute because in a pot the roots do not get the complete freedom to grow big and wide, which affects the growth of the plants. So if you have ground then nothing can be better than this.
You've got lots of potatoes from your harvest. Mine hardly survive,I have tried pot planting before
There are many lessons in every failure, I am sure that next time you too will be able to grow many potatoes successfully. :)
Yes I have learnt from my last experience
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Man that is such a super harvest you have there, so awesome. Can't wait to see how you cook them. !LOLZ !PIZZA !LUV
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Excellent!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
You harvested the potatoes very cleanly, or the skins were just that thin. It's great to see a successful harvest like this.
Freshly harvested potatoes look like this and then over time they develop a peel with a layer of soil on them. :)
You have big potatoes, they grown up very well. I love potatoes, I always buy potatoes because my children love it. That is delicious when you fry.
It is a wonderful feeling to harvest home grown veggies. Fried or baked potatoes taste so good with spices and ketchup. π