tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post8459634361223840347..comments2024-03-19T15:44:46.027-07:00Comments on My Home and Garden: Potato planting Erin Style!!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-27415785427838067762014-04-10T23:07:49.103-07:002014-04-10T23:07:49.103-07:00Margy, thank you for the tips. I really am a new p...Margy, thank you for the tips. I really am a new potato gardener and advice is much appreciated. Thank you.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-88312998679356638832014-04-10T22:22:11.099-07:002014-04-10T22:22:11.099-07:00I save an potatoes we don't eat over the winte...I save an potatoes we don't eat over the winter for my new seed potatoes. I like the Yukon Gold variety, they save well and grow easily. I use half 55-gallon barrels and plant small whole potatoes or cut larger ones at the bottoms of the barrels and then keep adding soil over the tops as they grown. I get more than the two of us can eat each year this way. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-59270383447097502242014-04-08T10:13:39.784-07:002014-04-08T10:13:39.784-07:00You should get lots of potatoes. I experimented w...You should get lots of potatoes. I experimented with potatoes a couple years ago and blogged about it ( http://mountaingardengleanings.blogspot.ca/2012/08/potato-test.html )<br />and to my surprise found that sprouts with no potato attached even produced! Have fun!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874041763887442603noreply@blogger.com