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by David The Good

Preserving Your Potato Harvest

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We love to dig potatoes – it’s like treasure hunting.

Here’s a look at what we’re pulling out, and how we preserve them:

Thus far, we have pulled 197lbs of potatoes.

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3 responses to “Preserving Your Potato Harvest”

  1. Phillip Avatar
    Phillip

    That’s awesome! Potatoes are a lost cause for us. Something ALWAYS happens. Underground critters and a month ago something dig up my seed potatoes. Massive frustration is my evperience with potatoes.

  2. Kindltot Avatar
    Kindltot

    My neighbor over the back fence had some garden he didn’t know what to do with so I gave him half a bag of sprouting potatoes, because he had never grown potatoes before. He planted them and then asked what was the best way to plant them (because this is how we do things, right?)
    I have planted in trenches, with compost, in my compost piles, in hills, in piles of chips, and I am experimenting with flipping sods to make lazy-beds.
    I don’t think there is a best way, just what is best to take advantage for your watering style and rainfall. I am not impressed so far with the Irish lazy-bed planting, but we are very dry in the summers and the purpose of that style of planting seems to be to get the spuds above the sodden soil layer and give some drainage.

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    Mike

    Hi David, I have a few pictures of my Idaho GRG in zone 7B I’d be happy to share. I had commented on your May 26th YouTube From Grass Lawn to Backyard Eden. I’m thinking if you respond to this via email I’ll know where to send them.

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