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I normally like to wait another week or two to harvest but we have had so much rain and now the threat of rising temps = get them out of the ground before they rot.
I started on Valentines day with 20 pounds of seed potatoes. About April 1 the tops got nipped a little from a late freeze and that curtailed production somewhat.
The harvest came in at over 200 pounds and better than 10 pounds per new potato per seed.
What to do with 200 pounds of potatoes? I like to separate out the "bakers" from the "cookers". Many of the "bakers" this year came in over 1 pound.
The "bakers" I will put in crisper storage.
The "cookers" we canned about 25% and put the rest in dry storage. Canned new potatoes are fabulous in winter soups and fried for breakfast.
I started on Valentines day with 20 pounds of seed potatoes. About April 1 the tops got nipped a little from a late freeze and that curtailed production somewhat.
The harvest came in at over 200 pounds and better than 10 pounds per new potato per seed.
What to do with 200 pounds of potatoes? I like to separate out the "bakers" from the "cookers". Many of the "bakers" this year came in over 1 pound.
The "bakers" I will put in crisper storage.
The "cookers" we canned about 25% and put the rest in dry storage. Canned new potatoes are fabulous in winter soups and fried for breakfast.