Potatoes....all those varieties...

[Smart Red]

They do take a lot of room for a long season, but new potatoes are so-o-o-o-o-o heavenly. And, as DH was often prone to state, potatoes are so cheap to purchase that it is a waste of time and space growing them.

With all the beautiful things you grow in your garden a few potato plants aren't needed.

 

[majorcatfish]

cant say why i need the room this season........... you will all know this summer

 

[Nyboy]

major love a mystery any hints ? At no time in my life did I ever have a problem with asking to take food home that I payed for. I did have a problem with my grandfather taking all the bead, salt, sugar, napkins and any other condments on the table.

 

[Smart Red]

Love a good mystery! Can't wait to read more, major.

 

[digitS']

decided to nik the idea of potatoes this year have other plans for those beds........

But, that's what I do! One reason I like to grow early earlies.

The bed can be used for Autumn greens and snow peas!

Steve

 

[digitS']

Also.

I transplant the volunteer orach ..

. between the potatoes in ealy spring!

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

decided to nik the idea of potatoes this year have other plans for those beds........

Hey! Well I'm not letting you off the hook so easy buddy!
You better have a darn good reason...

 

[Smiles Jr.]

Oh! I got a good laugh about the frugal-to-the-max BIL. Many years ago my dad had a hunting buddy that would sit with his wife every Sunday evening and open the tiny packs of sugar, salt, and pepper they "collected" from restaurants during the week. They would top off their S&P shakers and fill the sugar bowl each week with stolen stuff. There were tall stacks of restaurant napkins all over the house. I think every knife, fork, spoon, cup, glass, plate and bowl had some kind of restaurant logo on it. Dad said their 'fridge had a box with hundreds of those little ketchup, mustard, mayo, and relish bags inside.

Now I'm not saying that she was 100% right but my mother would not associate with them.

 

[Beekissed]

I had an uncle like that...he and his second wife were like that to the extreme, so much so that they looked like homeless people and kept their house freezing in the winter before they would spend money, washed out laundry by hand in cold water. All their condiments and utensils came from fast food places.

Funny thing is they both died and left all their millions behind, so they didn't enjoy their money while they were here and didn't get to take it along to enjoy in the next place. Can't even wrap my mind around all of that. I've known of so, so many people like that...it's some kind of sickness, for sure.

I'm not THAT frugal, by any means! Not even close. I'm just frugal enough to keep it fun, but not for torturing myself or denying myself anything I need.

Back when I was growing up we were homesteading off grid, so when we planted taters we planted a couple hundred pounds of taters~ what seed potatoes could be found at the local feed store was what you planted~namely, Kennebec and Red Pontiac. Then, we planted our own taters if we had enough at the end of the season and come spring, so we just planted back the same kinds.

I'm the kind of person who gets used to a certain kind of tater all their lives and they like them very well, so they don't venture off too much into other varieties unless there is a good reason for it. Sort of like finding that one person you want to spend your life with and loving them sufficiently enough that no other person really tempts you after that. That's sort of how I feel about some veg and fruit varieties...if you find one you really like, no need to look elsewhere at that point. Contentment has been achieved.

 

[thistlebloom]

I'm not THAT frugal, by any means! Not even close. I'm just frugal enough to keep it fun, but not for torturing myself or denying myself anything I need.

Haha! Good to hear Bee!
And Kennebec and Red Pontiac are widely available for good reason, they're good potatoes.
But when you really want to kick loose and go wild, order yourself some Magic Mollys!