30 Days Later Potatoes- Back to Eden Organic Gardening 101 Method in Wood Chips VS Composting Leaves

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Just 30 days later and we will see How things look on Planting potatoes in Back to Eden Method with wood chips VS Fall Leaves. True organic gardening 101.

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what was that little beast running across the field and how did it teleport away in the end! But seriously, thanks for another awesome video. I love how you teach these two methods in a logical way by direct comparison, it feeds the scientist in me.

Awesome instructive and interesting video! I live in the boreal forest, leaves are a premium!
I was fortunate enough to get a transport truck load of wood chips however....and I think I am going to try the potato rows!
Thanks for all the videos!!!

how do you plan on hilling them, just pulling up more wood chips over them.

How long have those chips been in place?

Thumbs up for digging up the potatoes and showing what's going on underground when it's early in the season. I've seen lots of potato growing videos on YouTube that show harvesting but no early growth demonstrations. Brilliant idea and very educational!

nice video and good gardening, I have a small area here in Brooklyn, Ny, I'm having trouble getting wood chips, locally. it seems easier to get in Jersey

Man Mark, you're videos are addictive. My wife was waiting to watch Outlander last night and I was like "just a second I need to finish watching this guy". To say the least, she was none too happy! But all is well. Anyway, love your stuff, just subscribed. Looking forward to following your work. Blessings!

peas in with the potatoes, clever sir too late this year, but I will be stealing that trick next year!

A LAYER of WOOD CHIPS on one side & a LAYER of FALL LEAVES on the other side was place on top of the soil last OCT/NOV . NO cardboard of paper was added first. ON April 14, 2016 I place the same variety of potatoes on both sides on top of the soil after just pushing the wood chips and leaves aside plus adding field peas . NO TILLING WAS DONE. Then covered, adding NOTHING else of anything NOW or in the FUTURE. This is the RESULTS 30 days later. Will re-hill them when needed.

how seasoned are the wood chips?. great vid, thanks.

Thanks for the information Mark. Best wishes Bob.

Did you create a video to show the difference in harvest between the wood chips and leaves?

please could you help me - my wood chips look identical to yours but I am having a huge slug problem. I have been starting plants off in the green house and planting them out but by the next morning they are all gone!!! Its come to the point where i'm going on slug raids at 11pm and there are too many to deal with. any helpful tips or advice? theres just so many hiding places for the critters!!! best regards

Thanks for the update! Planted my red nordlings on May 8th (Mother's Day). I'll let ya know on day 30 the progression. Hope all is well, best of luck this season.

Our potatoes are 1' high, would it help planting a legume now, I've got a big bag of purple hull peas I need to use up. Loved the video Mark, keep 'em coming! Gary and Mark are not the only ones with dirty fingernails! :)

Excellent demonstration, Mark! We've both been digging in the dirt lately! :-)

I leave in Ukraine, also planted potatoes but a little bit earlier, its looks nice but we already have Colorado potato beetles, what are you doing with them?

Just read the other post that answered my question. No need to reply

With the idea of the bottom eyes not producing shoots, would it be better to cut the potato in half to double your production? Or does that increase the rate of decay of the original potato?

Looks great Mark. Sure looks like the wood chips vs leaves is running neck and neck in many of your trials. I can wait to see your summarizing and review video. Keep up the great work!