Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Valentine's Day, better known as #potatochitchallenge Day. :-)
So I finally got going. The chit was removed from some very very old potatoes that were left in a bag at the back of a shelf in the lean-to. I suspect they were from the 2019 harvest as I know no potatoes were left over last year! This years seeds potatoes don't have chit's I could use. I could have waited a few weeks but I wanted to get going with this challenge.
Check out these channels who have already started:
Wild Edibles
Babette is in the Garden
Alaskan Sourdough Worms Gardens Etc
Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge that way all your videos and updates will be available whenever you click on the hashtag. Have fun :-)
Have a look at the videos at the end of this video for how my previous two harvests from just a single potato chit turned out.
The Rules:
Potato Chit Challenge
Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge
Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit
1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached.
2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.
3. Harvest on - or any time before – 26th Sept 2021.
4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.
5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres.
6. No more than 3 “potting on” to larger containers allowed.
7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe
8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.
9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.
10. Publish your weight with pride.
Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1St October.
#potatochitchallenge
Valentine's Day, better known as #potatochitchallenge Day. :-)
So I finally got going. The chit was removed from some very very old potatoes that were left in a bag at the back of a shelf in the lean-to. I suspect they were from the 2019 harvest as I know no potatoes were left over last year! This years seeds potatoes don't have chit's I could use. I could have waited a few weeks but I wanted to get going with this challenge.
Check out these channels who have already started:
Wild Edibles
Babette is in the Garden
Alaskan Sourdough Worms Gardens Etc
Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge that way all your videos and updates will be available whenever you click on the hashtag. Have fun :-)
Have a look at the videos at the end of this video for how my previous two harvests from just a single potato chit turned out.
The Rules:
Potato Chit Challenge
Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge
Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit
1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached.
2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.
3. Harvest on - or any time before – 26th Sept 2021.
4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.
5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres.
6. No more than 3 “potting on” to larger containers allowed.
7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe
8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.
9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.
10. Publish your weight with pride.
Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1St October.
#potatochitchallenge
