Dug potatoes today

 I started off with three dollars of potato seeds. These come in a bag I did not get to pick and choose.. I wanted to try planting them in a laundry basket with holes around it  the above yield,  I got out of the laundry basket. There were several that were rotten. I planted the laundry basket first and used most of my seed potatoes there. I had a few left so I planted them in the ground. I think it was six plants..

These are the ones that I got out of the ground that were planted in an above ground planter the yield was much higher. I also had several rotten ones in the hamper basket. My vines were not dead yet and I dug them a little early, and I Knew that.

Fleta is going down to see Betty on the fourth and I Wanted to send some to her and that’s why I dug them early. The vines were not completely dead. I’m not sure how much bigger the little potatoes would have gotten if I would’ve waited till they were completely dead.

The good news is I dumped all the straw and manure out of the laundry hamper and into that above ground planter. It is fantastic compost. This is where I intend to plant all my strawberry plants this winter so hopefully by next year I will have great strawberry plants.

The only thing I really like out of the garden is fresh tomatoes, and jalapeño peppers. The rest of the stuff I planted was just to see if I could.

Let me tell you I can grow cucumbers. I have cucumbers coming out my ears.