Growing Potatoes in Your Backyard Garden

About This Course

**Module 1: Introduction**

Learn why growing your own potatoes is so important.

**Module 2: Planting Your Potatoes**

- Choosing seed potatoes
- Growing your own seed potatoes
- What is "Chitting"?
- Cutting potato seeds for more plants
- When should you plant
- Planting using the trench & hill system

**Module 3: Caring for Your Growing Potatoes**

- Why you should "hill" your potatoes and how to do it
- Watering your crop
- Do your potatoes need fertilizer?
- Common pests and diseases
- Why are my potatoes funny shaped?
- How to avoid green potatoes

**Module 4: Harvesting and Storage**

- When are your potatoes ready to harvest?
- Digging potatoes
- Curing your potatoes before storage
- How to get your potatoes to last long in storage

**Module 5: Alternative Growing Methods**

- Growing potatoes in containers
- Growing potatoes without hilling
- Growing potatoes in compost and straw
- How to get a super early crop of potatoes?

This course is designed to teach you the basics of growing potatoes in your backyard garden.

You will learn everything you need to know to grow a fantastic crop of tasty potatoes in your first year!

You will learn the simple steps for growing your own potatoes:

- Choosing seed potatoes and planting your crop
- How to care for your growing potatoes, including common pests and problems
- Harvesting and storage of your crop
- Alternative growing methods