tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post4939762212778366912..comments2024-02-14T21:39:22.364-06:00Comments on Garden Ally: The Winner is... KennebecAllyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-18042614059137086412013-03-04T07:12:11.851-06:002013-03-04T07:12:11.851-06:00Awesome information and great tips. Experience is...Awesome information and great tips. Experience is the best teacher in the garden. Sounds like you have a wealth of information. Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-11557561725819950572013-03-04T07:01:51.958-06:002013-03-04T07:01:51.958-06:00Very nice! Most years I get 20 LBS per 1 lb of see...Very nice! Most years I get 20 LBS per 1 lb of seed potatoes. 15 LBS and up is excellent. To me you dig them too early. If you let the vine die back you would have got 20+ per pound I bet. Also if you want seed potatoes to plant in the fall. Just buy them in the spring. Put them in a dark cool place in the house not the frig. They will wrinkle up real bad and grow sprouts real long. About 15 to 20 days before you want to plant them. Break or cut off the long sprouts and toss them in the trash. Leave about 1/8 inch of the sprout on the potato that way they will resprout again. Put the potatoes in a room spread them out and leave the light on 24 7. In 2 or 3 weeks you will have the best resprouted potatoes you have ever seen. Just plant the whole potato or if large cut it in half. You need to plant them about 120 to 130 days before your first fall frost date. I'm not much at writing or spelling but I know how to garden. I'm an old man been doing this all my life. You give this a try and you can have some fall potatoes also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-26040968166762189372012-05-20T19:18:48.074-05:002012-05-20T19:18:48.074-05:00Bob Pool (Gardening at Draco) says fall potatoes a...Bob Pool (Gardening at Draco) says fall potatoes are better than spring potatoes in these parts! But seed potatoes for fall planting are nearly impossible to find.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-38167402874067151382012-05-20T18:12:17.306-05:002012-05-20T18:12:17.306-05:00Thanks Linda. I'm glad I could provide some u...Thanks Linda. I'm glad I could provide some useful information. I hope you'll have a chance to put it to use. Let me know how it goes.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-91419972947334516072012-05-20T18:00:55.117-05:002012-05-20T18:00:55.117-05:00Sweet, I've always wanted to be a hero. We...Sweet, I've always wanted to be a hero. We'll have to see if we can figure out how to improve your harvest for next year.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-8296066404922101452012-05-20T17:56:50.178-05:002012-05-20T17:56:50.178-05:00Farmer Ally... you're funny Suzie. One of Ric...Farmer Ally... you're funny Suzie. One of Richard's friends calls me the "Farmstress", which is cute.<br /><br />15 pounds is great! That'll keep you in potatoes for a while.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-66166532870103906372012-05-20T17:53:05.954-05:002012-05-20T17:53:05.954-05:00I usually end up buying potatoes at Thanksgiving a...I usually end up buying potatoes at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I always buy organic for just that reason. Homegrown potatoes are wonderful and knowing I'm not poisoning myself is a great bonus.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-73952886787078046222012-05-20T17:48:39.141-05:002012-05-20T17:48:39.141-05:00Taking a closer look at the stolons was interestin...Taking a closer look at the stolons was interesting to me too. It made me realize how important successive dirting is to production.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-33210492173926674412012-05-20T17:11:22.290-05:002012-05-20T17:11:22.290-05:00You know, I've never tried fall potatoes. I&#...You know, I've never tried fall potatoes. I'm not sure why. Do you know anyone that has had good success with them in the fall?Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-783698546590470202012-05-20T14:43:11.757-05:002012-05-20T14:43:11.757-05:00Wow! I am so impressed. I also really appreciate y...Wow! I am so impressed. I also really appreciate your documentation. I'll save this in case I try next year.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-65771074891370789522012-05-20T14:30:11.232-05:002012-05-20T14:30:11.232-05:00I have yet to have a good potato harvest, so you&#...I have yet to have a good potato harvest, so you're my hero, Ally.katinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658859113915782535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-24967877197095919032012-05-20T12:31:24.351-05:002012-05-20T12:31:24.351-05:00Farmer Ally does it again with another impressive ...Farmer Ally does it again with another impressive harvest! <br /><br />My experience echoed yours, Jenny. But the taters i did get (about 15 lbs from 1 lb of seeds potatoes cut up) are lovely and delicious! We aren't big tater eaters though so this was fairly successful.suzie/Viva Verdehttp://www.vivaidea.net/vivaverdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-61716715104384954342012-05-20T11:27:34.822-05:002012-05-20T11:27:34.822-05:00That is an incredible harvest. I planted potatoes ...That is an incredible harvest. I planted potatoes for the first time this year and had a modest harvest. The plants grew well then were eaten to pieces. No flowers. I am really encouraged by your success to try again next year and plant larger beds. After all potatoes are on the dirty dozen list and potato growers are known for using masses of pesticides to achieve a good harvest.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-80620080211767946282012-05-20T11:09:12.146-05:002012-05-20T11:09:12.146-05:00Wow..you had a great harvest there.
That's int...Wow..you had a great harvest there.<br />That's interesting about the roots and the stolons.Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-21629018186864688602012-05-20T10:19:53.355-05:002012-05-20T10:19:53.355-05:00Congratulations on a stellar potato harvest! Have...Congratulations on a stellar potato harvest! Have you ever tried a fall potato crop using a few of these as seed potatoes?Carolinehttp://shovelreadygarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-66084157209376384952012-05-20T10:15:56.853-05:002012-05-20T10:15:56.853-05:00Fried, smashed, mashed, baked... I love them all.Fried, smashed, mashed, baked... I love them all.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430849998788960134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998038438265857147.post-39710314116708279452012-05-20T09:32:20.220-05:002012-05-20T09:32:20.220-05:00WOW, what will you be doing with all of these wond...WOW, what will you be doing with all of these wonderful potatoes Ally?Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016389994990080805noreply@blogger.com