An easy way to grow potatoes and other thoughts on spuds

I found this video recently:



That looks like a great method... but you can no longer trust manure or straw to be herbicide-free. I now view those amendments as poisonous unless proven otherwise. This is a rotten deal for organic gardeners... but it's where we find ourselves.

I've been planting potatoes in every available space, trying a few different ways. Raised beds... in the ground... buried in straw, etc.

I had poor luck with them last year because the aminopyralid manure screwed them up, along with our hot spring weather... but I have high hopes for this year. They're really the gold standard of survival crops, even though Florida probably isn't an ideal climate for them.

The place I usually buy seed potatoes from sold out in January... and didn't re-stock. So I bought a few different brands of potatoes and the ones that made eyes quickly I used for seed. Yeah, I know all about sprout inhibiting chemicals and all that jazz... and that you're not supposed to use store potatoes... but I had good luck with them in TN so I'm trying again. I later managed to get a few bags of seed potatoes from Aldi's of all places... then got a few more bags at Tractor Supply. I'm planting like a madman, even though it's a little late.

Does anyone have a good potato success story to share? I'm eager to know if any of you guys have had good luck. If so - post away, please!