how to grow potatoes indoors you can grow potatoes indoors year-round if you have a sunny window or grow light step one buy seed potatoes scrub potatoes to remove dirt use your hand and scrub each potato under water taken in the bowel this will also remove pesticide residue if you aren't using organic potatoes clean the potatoes using a dried cloth and wipe the potatoes cut the potato in half be careful not to cut through an eye because that is what will be germinating you may have to cut large potatoes in quarters so that they can fit over the opening of your jar place three toothpicks one third of the way into the potatoes skin place the toothpicks at about halfway between the cut end and the top of the potato fill a wide-mouthed glass jar with water the mouth of the jar has to be white enough to support the potato on toothpicks put the potato on top of the jar allow the toothpicks to rest on the lip of the jar readjust the toothpicks if the potato doesn't rest evenly on the lip of the jar make sure the potatoes eyes are covered with water or else they will not sprout put the jar in a sunny location a south-facing windowsill is perfect you can also place the jar underneath sunlights change the water in the jar if it gets cloudy add water if necessary to keep the potatoes eyes covered transplant the potato to a container when the roots have sprouted most potatoes take about a week for the sprouts to appear remove the sticks and prepare for planting potatoes choose a deep pot that has drainage holes if you aren't using a brand new container be sure to thoroughly wash and rinse your pot before you begin the planting process fill the pot about one third of the way to the top with potting soil you will need to keep adding soil as the plant grows so don't overfill the pot at this point and water use organic fertilizers here i am using cow dung as the fertilizer and that helps growing potatoes mix it well with soil place your potatoes root side down 6 inches 152.4 millimeters apart place any of the potatoes next to the edge of the pot now you are done harvest your potatoes when there are small tubers on the vines these tubers aren't edible as sunlight causes potatoes to produce toxins but it acts as a sign that there are potatoes underground out of sunlight which are ready to be dug up gently dip into the soil with a small gardening tool lift the potatoes out of the soil rinse them thoroughly before cooking or eating them hello friends click subscribe button and also click bell icon [Applause]