In the Potato Patch

[baymule]

Nice looking potatoes Steve!!

 

[PhilaGardener]

Yes, those look great! I'll have to give Peter Wilcox a try!

 

[JimWWhite]

Nice. Now, I share almost everything in my garden from my lettuce, squash, tomatoes, beans and sweet potatoes, but not my potatoes. Is that some sort of personality fault or do I have a wee bit too much of the auld sod in me blood?

 

[Smart Red]

Makes perfect sense to me, @JimWWhite. The other veggies are perishable. Spuds fit into the non-perishable crowd for lasting such a long time that not sharing them doesn't mean eating nothing but potatoes meal after meal after meal unless it is what you want.

 

[NwMtGardener]

Be advised, @thistlebloom , Peter Wilcox: "...Round sapphire beads with stunning gold flesh proclaim large amounts of tubers with a sinfully flashy appearance...

Haha, only a TRUE potato lover could describe them like this!!! Gave me a good chuckle. Of course...maybe that's a good marketing ploy, sexy descriptions of plants...i did buy my "Naughty Marietta" marigolds just for the name.

 

[digitS']

I like Fedco.

There seem to be some honest people there. Enthusiasm is tempered but they will even praise other seed companies!

Steve

 

[Smart Red]

One of my chosen tasks for the day -- to harvest my earliest potato bed of Yukon Golds.

 

[Ken Adams]

Last year was my first attempt at potatoes. They did so well I had enough left this year to use for seeding. Of course being the ocd gardener that I am I doubled the sq footage this year

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

has anyone tried growing Shepody before? i gave my Potato Patch catalog to a farmer market friend because she was looking for this variety for a friend. but i wanted to get an idea how well these would grow of if anyone has tried them before. they sound like they could be difficult to get here in the US.

 

[digitS']

Looks like more interest by the Canadians, @Chickie'sMomaInNH .

I have not tried them. I have expressed my aggravation with the garden center spud selection before. This was the first year I have ordered seed potatoes from a catalog outfit. Shipping is a big cost.

You may have to pay for shipping from Colorado for those ...

Steve