Planting Potatoes from a seed box and also showing a horse drawn planter in action. The full one hour video that this clip was taken from is available to stream at https://goo.gl/V7UmDJ By streaming our videos for less than the price of a coffee you support our page which will continue to bring free video clips and photos each day. Thanks Chris | Videos of Irish Farming Life

By the middle of the 19th century the maain food crop in Ireland was Potatoes. Here a husband and wife team are planting potatoes in ridges/rigs. This was the most popular way of growing potatoes at that time. The seed would have beeen pushed down into a nick made by the spade, or loy as it was called and earthed up as the potatoes grew. A man and wife would have done well to plant an acre in a week. Check out our collection of videos @ www.farmingvideoshop.com | Videos of Irish Farming Life

Well sprouted Irish potatoes ready for planting. Let’s farm and grow together. #potato #fypageシ | Agronomist H Kanyimbo

Variety selection: Jelly Here is a planting demonstration of Irish potatoes. Please note that ridges or beds should be created gradually as the crop grows. Will soon conduct a free live online training session on this crop. Stay tuned! | Agronomist H Kanyimbo

10K views · 237 reactions | An important step to take when planting Irish potatoes is to always choose a basal fertilizer high in phosphorus content to promote vigorous growth and excellent root development. The foundation for achieving a high yield begins with proper planting management. Agritech expo is on chisamba , I will be at the Agricrop Services Limited stand . Come we interact . | Agronomist H Kanyimbo | Facebook