Earlier this week, I wrote about planting potatoes in both in bags and potato hills (Growing Potatoes Part 1: Preparation and Planting). That was the work part, watching them grow and harvesting was the easy part. Two important things to remember as the summer wore on. Keep them watered (!)  and keep adding soil periodically … Continue reading Potatoes Part 2: Growing and Harvesting

Each year I like to try something new in the garden. Potatoes sounded like a fun and pretty easy experiment, so I became a potato farmer last spring. I bought Yukon Gold and a Red, White and Blue blend of seed potatoes from Home Depot and French Fingerlings from a local nursery.  Like garlic, you … Continue reading Potatoes Part 1: Preparation and Planting