tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post1103508136999707314..comments2023-12-27T21:17:42.471-08:00Comments on Cold Hands Warm Earth: The Potato HarvestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-630924707347157072014-09-07T07:23:54.563-07:002014-09-07T07:23:54.563-07:00Well, this is only my second growing season at thi...Well, this is only my second growing season at this place. The first year was fine with no issues like this. Hopefully it is just something peculiar to this year (but I doubt it).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-2115848292771955792014-09-07T07:22:47.036-07:002014-09-07T07:22:47.036-07:00Margaret: I store smaller potatoes in egg cartons...Margaret: I store smaller potatoes in egg cartons (so they don't touch) and larger ones in layers of newspaper and dirt. They get a bit soft but will be good for eating through March if kept in the cold room. And yes I think they store longer than storebought which tend to start sprouting after a couple of months ...Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-86894807223381714422014-09-07T04:06:50.915-07:002014-09-07T04:06:50.915-07:00Too bad about the voles. I had them in my last gar...Too bad about the voles. I had them in my last garden. I knew because I saw them on occasion. But they never did any damage that I noticed. They left all my crops alone. I guess I was really lucky. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-13052908143267224242014-09-06T18:21:30.429-07:002014-09-06T18:21:30.429-07:00Oh, even with your difficulties I still so envy th...Oh, even with your difficulties I still so envy those luscious potatoes. A few pounds a week sounds like you harvested quite a lot over the summer. How well do they store into the fall/winter? Are they like onions & garlic (where homegrown store so much longer than store bought)?<br /><br />I know what you mean about leaving things in the garden too long before getting to them - I seem to be doing that an awful lot recently. That hippo potato is hilarious! And I'd say the last one looks like a seal on a leash..heheMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com