Solanaceae: Solanum tuberosum (potatoes)
201800429 Hilled potatoes.
20180318 Planted second half of potatoes.
20180313 Potatoes are drowning with all the rain. Should not plant second half as deep; consider digging out west border and replanting more shallowly.
20180225 Dug NW border trench for early potatoes. Planted Austrian winter peas on heaped clay from trench and greens on the inside part of the trench.
20170603 finished harvesting Viking (plus a near by Cascadia)
2017052x finished harvesting Majesty: fried them
20170520 harvested Cacada, viking, and majesty from side - servings for each
20170508ish pulled up two middle cascada, no luck
20170429 potato blossoms
20170422 Hilled the potatoes. with second bale of straw.
20170414 bought two bales of straw from Poultry Villa. $7+ each. Used one around (potatoes).
20170413 Checked a huckleberry (potatoes). Not even a thought of spuds yet.
20170413 still 20 days from earliest Huckleberry….
20170409 Determined there is only one Magesty & planted very old dill seed next to it
20170408 Hilled Viking (2) & Magesty (1) Solanaceae: Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) (At least one of all potato types have sprouted. Some noticeably slower to sprout than others. Cascadia has a fine sprout rate.
20170326 Viking & butterball potatoes sprouted.
20170225: Planted Solanaceae: Solanum tuberosum (potatoes), poppies and some beets in plot (room for more beets) 20170409 Southern Square (potatoes)
2017 planned 5 one was replaced
+ very early 70-80 - Huckleberry Gold [purple skin, gold flesh, buttery, creamy] Roast new. Softball sized for later harvest.+ early 85-90 peppermint (keeps well) [buff with pink, white, creamy sweet]+ very early 80 Cascada [creamer, can be left to get larger during the season] Description says gold skin, yellow flesh. Relatively waxy.+ early 85-90 Yukon Gold [dry & firm]+ mid - 90-100 - Clear Water Russet (stores well) [russet, dry & floury]+ late 100-110 - German butterball [gold skin, yellow flesh, medium-dry]
from Laura,
Viking very early 65-80 purple with pink streaks, white flesh, waxy & moist. Sweetens with storage.Early Purple Majesty 90-95 days purple/blue with purple flesh; dry & floury