sprouted taters

[canesisters]

Pict update!!!!

How long do I have to wait before getting potatoes from them???? I'm really, really, really, really wanting to tease a good friend that I've harvested potatoes before her tomato seeds have sprouted!!

 

[lesa]

Generally, you can dig "new" potatoes after the plants have flowered. Not sure if you will see flowers, inside? I think I would let them go a little longer. You could try to stick your hand down in there and see if you feel anything...Let us know what you find!

 

[digitS']

Remember, Cane', all that potato starch is coming from photosynthesis.

It is a partnership. Our food plants are supposed to be some of the most successful species on Earth. It sure looks like they are doing right for you.

Steve

 

[baymule]

Do what @lesa said and dig down a little bit to see if there is anything ready yet. They are looking good!

 

[the1honeycomb]

Yeah just look a few inches and youll get some baby taters

 

[canesisters]

HARVEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just poked around a little and got THESE!!!

Now.... question..... I put smooshie, sprouted potatoes IN the bags. That big one is hard as a rock (and was SUPER YUMMY baked with butter and sea salt!!!!) but - could THAT have grown in this short amount of time???? Or did one of my planted potatoes change from something I would have tossed to the chickens into something I really enjoyed for dinner?????

 

[digitS']

Well, personally, I cannot imagine that it would. In my potato harvest, there are sometimes a decaying seed potato to be found. I have noticed that a reasonably intact seed piece is sometimes attached to a Yukon Gold plant. It is one of the very early varieties.

I also find that the differences between your potatoes surprising.

It is no doubt a good thing that analysis has shown that the large one was super yummy and that was the conclusion of your research.

Steve

 

[canesisters]

I was curious about the different colors/shapes. I wish that I had paid better attention to what went INTO the bags. My roommate reminded me that some of the originally stored potatoes came from a neighbor's farm - and told me that she had put some in the storage box when I didn't get around to baking them right away. So there is potentially 3 or 4 different types of potatoes planted in those bags (depending if the 2 store bought ones were the same variety or not.)
I can't wait to dump the bags and see what all is in there.


eta:
I went back and looked at the pictures from when I planted them. One of the bags DID have big taters in there. I didn't take note of which bag I got that big one from.
I'm not sure if I believe that a simi-rotted potato could become good again by being burried in damp soil......

?????

Perhaps more - CAREFUL - research is called for.

 

[ninnymary]

Cane, I think you need better documentation! You can't just throw stuff in there and expect to remember everything!

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

What a cool surprise Cane! It is a little strange about that big honker.
I have a few times found the seed potato that I planted to be still firm when I harvested, but usually they're mushy ugly disgusting things.

Yes, better record keeping is probably called for, although I feel a certain recognition in the way you did it. Reminds me of someone....
oh, right! Me!