dug my first potatoes

[herbsherbsflowers]

Yesterday morning we dug the first of our potatoes. Just enough new potatoes for dinner last night and to cook in with some green beans that a friend brought from her garden. They are Rose Golds and they are delicious. I can't wait to get some more. We did not hill them up enough. Neither my husband or I are in really good physical shape and so were not able to tote enough dirt and other stuff to hill them up really well. We did some but would have liked to do more. Next year I will have compost, dirt and leaves in place to do that. These potatoes are so good.

 

[lesa]

Congrats on the delicious harvest!! My potatoes are just budding, so I am eagerly looking forward to sneaking a few!! I dug a trench and planted the potatoes- so my first hilling was just replacing the dirt I had dug from the trench. Then I did a layer of straw and another of dirt. I don't think this would have worked in a very wet spring, but since we didn't have much rain, it worked perfectly. Enjoy!

 

[davaroo]

That sounds awesome. Ive always wanted to try potatoes in tires - no hilling.
In fact Ive never even tasted a homegrown potato. My friend is growing them this year, so maybe I can get a few...

 

[Holachicka]

That sounds awesome. Ive always wanted to try potatoes in tires - no hilling.
In fact Ive never even tasted a homegrown potato. My friend is growing them this year, so maybe I can get a few...

Oh, man you are really missing out! fresh new potatoes are the best thing in the world!!! the texture and flavor is awesome, you should start begging your friend in advance!!

 

[ducks4you]

Have you seen this article on potatoes?
http://tipnut.com/grow-potatoes/
They're growing multiple harvests in boxes, and the like.

 

[davaroo]

Very nice. Im thinking about a pivoting cleat on the lower boards, so they can be removed and the older potatoes dug out if wanted.

 

[Kim_NC]

Have you seen this article on potatoes?
http://tipnut.com/grow-potatoes/
They're growing multiple harvests in boxes, and the like.

I may try that. We never have enough space. And hilling potatoes is a pain.

Davaroo - yeah, you are seriously missing it. Try them, at least once. Bet you'll grow them every year!

 

[ijon]

I grew potatoes last year,and I must have missed some. This year when I worked up the soil they got sliced up and I have potatoes in with cabbage.

 

[Grow 4 Food]

I wonder how well that would work with sweet potatoes?

 

[lesa]

ijon, not sure where you are located, but if your area had blight last year, the experts are strongly recommending pulling up all volunteer potatoes and tomatoes... the tomato blight, is really potato blight that effects tomatoes...Hopefully, you are in a part of the country where this is not an issue, and you can enjoy your volunteers!