https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d554ce32-fd44-4884-8207-0f67db48d3aa Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook travels to an Idaho farm to learn about the process of growing potatoes. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Grow Potatoes: Seed potatoes, Tools for How to Grow Potatoes: Digging shovel, Hand rake, Steps for How to Grow Potatoes: Clear area in your garden down to soil., Dig a trench line about 3 to 4 inches deep., Cut seed potatoes into 4 to 5 pieces, leaving 2 or 3 eyes on each., Plant each piece about 12 inches apart and cover with soil., As the plant stem grows, mound up the soil around the shoot to keep potatoes from sunlight., A few weeks before the end of the season, cut back the plant to the soil level, which will allow the potatoes to toughen up for storage., Potatoes can be dug up and harvested after as little as two months or as much as four months., Once harvested, potatoes can be stored for up to a year in the right conditions. It’s best to keep them in a cool, dark place like a basement or a pantry., About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Grow Potatoes | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:58:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d554ce32-fd44-4884-8207-0f67db48d3aa All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.