I was absolutely amazed when I dug of some of our Kennebec potatoes today! We're not quite ready to plow them all up but I walk through every few days as some of them over grow their space in the ground, some the rain washes the dirt off, and our chickens have dug around and revealed a few. Recently, we've been digging up the Yukon Gold's since the plants died off well over a month ago, thanks in part to those nasty Colorado Potato Bugs (see a previous post about those little night mares). The Yukon Gold's died out a good 3 weeks before the Kennebec's even showed signs of distress. Being our first year of gardening, I started digging a few of the Yukon Gold's up every few days not knowing how long they could be left after the plant died. Most of them have been smaller than a child's fist. Even now, when I dig some up, they haven't grown anymore. Well, not those Kennebec's. Let me show you what I dug up today!
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| Left: Yukon Gold Right: Kennebecs! |
Those were all dug up today. That Tweetsie card is the same size as a credit card! I was so impressed! That's bigger than most baking potatoes you buy at the store...which are probably sprayed with who knows what! Am I impressed with the way our garden's have turned out? Absolutely!
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