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......Ok, not a farmer by any means, but sure is nice to not have to buy some produce here and there. Have questions for those who garden potatoes at the end, so read on.
We are a 'meat and potatoes' eating family and have not had to buy 'taters the last 3 major stocking trips to the store.
Only grew red taters this year and they did great. This batch is the last of them, dug 'em up tonight, let them dry out enough to brush off the dirt and brought them in after (back to school) bed time. The counter pic shows what was left from previous digs in the white bowl and tonight's taters in the clear bowls.
Also shows some of the onions i've got also. Not had to buy them for a while either. Got reds, yellers, & whites. Some of them got very large this year.
Just about over-run with zucchini earlier in the season. Then we found zucch-izza. Backed Zucchs with pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and a dash of garlic powder. Holllllly CRRAAAAP!!! Good chit. Wife's zucchini Parmesan is always a winner dish also.
Going to bring in a pile of Roma tomatoes tomorrow night...... but those will get saved until we have a BIG pile. Have a chit-ton of basil growing in the garden as well and will wait and do a couple big batches of tomato puree and sketti sauce all at once to freeze.
Back to the red potatoes........ not sure if i did something wrong or what? Have grown them for a total of 2 seasons now, so still a newbie at the whole potato thing. This years taters are ROCK HARD....... even after cooking them! They work out great for covered and baked dishes........ roast beef, roasted chicken, covered up taters and carrots on the stove, etc. But if you dry roast them (un-covered) in the oven or on the grill they are like eating rocks! WTF??? Did i wait too long to harvest? Not really sure. Anyway, we are still eating them, just adjusting how we cook them so they stay covered while cooking.
Damn...... i love the fall. :icon14: :jig:
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......Ok, not a farmer by any means, but sure is nice to not have to buy some produce here and there. Have questions for those who garden potatoes at the end, so read on.
We are a 'meat and potatoes' eating family and have not had to buy 'taters the last 3 major stocking trips to the store.
Only grew red taters this year and they did great. This batch is the last of them, dug 'em up tonight, let them dry out enough to brush off the dirt and brought them in after (back to school) bed time. The counter pic shows what was left from previous digs in the white bowl and tonight's taters in the clear bowls.Also shows some of the onions i've got also. Not had to buy them for a while either. Got reds, yellers, & whites. Some of them got very large this year.
Just about over-run with zucchini earlier in the season. Then we found zucch-izza. Backed Zucchs with pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and a dash of garlic powder. Holllllly CRRAAAAP!!! Good chit. Wife's zucchini Parmesan is always a winner dish also.
Going to bring in a pile of Roma tomatoes tomorrow night...... but those will get saved until we have a BIG pile. Have a chit-ton of basil growing in the garden as well and will wait and do a couple big batches of tomato puree and sketti sauce all at once to freeze.
Back to the red potatoes........ not sure if i did something wrong or what? Have grown them for a total of 2 seasons now, so still a newbie at the whole potato thing. This years taters are ROCK HARD....... even after cooking them! They work out great for covered and baked dishes........ roast beef, roasted chicken, covered up taters and carrots on the stove, etc. But if you dry roast them (un-covered) in the oven or on the grill they are like eating rocks! WTF??? Did i wait too long to harvest? Not really sure. Anyway, we are still eating them, just adjusting how we cook them so they stay covered while cooking.
Damn...... i love the fall.
:icon14: :jig:
