Lessons Learned...

[DoubleDogFarm]

Ah Yes, My parents used to do the foil on the grill thing. Many memories of soggy boiled potatoes or burnt. Let me know how they turn out.


Eric

[SPierce]

Ah Yes, My parents used to do the foil on the grill thing. Many memories of soggy boiled potatoes or burnt. Let me know how they turn out.


Eric

I'm hoping good- I just took my steak (not home grown) and my zucchini (home grown) off the grill to eat- moved the potato pouches to the middle of the grill for more fire... hoping upon hope I didn't just waste 7 potatoes...

Edit: grilling fail. Epic suck, what a waste of potatoes. The coals went out, and they weren't even roasted yet. Augh! I guess I'll turn them into breakfast potatoes, with some eggs, and cook them that way!

[PunkRotten]

Hey are those tomatoes above "yellow pear". If so, I am growing them too. It's a pretty productive variety.

Heya Yup, they are. I grew the regular red cherries last year and though I got a ton, I got so tired of the taste of them after, like, munching on 5...so I figured id' try a yellow variety! How do they taste?

They are not the best tasting but they are ok. Similar to cherry and grape tomatoes but a little sweeter. The sweetness is really subtle though. I have just been popping them in my mouth as snacks. Other than that I guess I can put them in salads. Not sure yet if I will grow them next year or not.

But so far it has produced more tomatoes than all the other varieties I am growing.

[SPierce]

Hey are those tomatoes above "yellow pear". If so, I am growing them too. It's a pretty productive variety.

Heya Yup, they are. I grew the regular red cherries last year and though I got a ton, I got so tired of the taste of them after, like, munching on 5...so I figured id' try a yellow variety! How do they taste?

They are not the best tasting but they are ok. Similar to cherry and grape tomatoes but a little sweeter. The sweetness is really subtle though. I have just been popping them in my mouth as snacks. Other than that I guess I can put them in salads. Not sure yet if I will grow them next year or not.

But so far it has produced more tomatoes than all the other varieties I am growing.

Ok So far I have monster plants, and green tomatoes, but no actual ripe ones, yet! I guess I'll have to see what I can do with them and if I like them once they ripen.. I ended up with too many plants, as usual!

[SPierce]

Ah Yes, My parents used to do the foil on the grill thing. Many memories of soggy boiled potatoes or burnt. Let me know how they turn out.


Eric

Okay, lesson learned. Put the potatoes in foil, and on the grill with butter and thyme. DON'T expect to eat them with the steak, take the pouches off the grill, move to a container, and leave them with the fridge overnight. They will take on a nice firmness and flavor. Then, when you're grilling something the next night, boil potatoes from the night before for about 15 minutes, to cook them the rest of the way through. They keep the firmness and the flavor, but don't get all soggy

[SPierce]

Figured I may as well pick up right where I left off!

First 2 lessons for this year:

1- starter pots. When I put the soil in, fill them to the TOP, not partway to the top. I had to throw out a bunch of leggy plants.

2- Soil. Be careful what type of soil I buy for starting my plants in. My regular brand wasn't out yet, so I picked up something from the local grain store. Let me tell you, I'm not happy with it at ALL. It's hard, crusty and dries out so damn fast I'm actually worried about the well being of my plants. This weekend I'll be transplanting all my transplants into newer (bigger) containers with the potting soil brand I trust, instead of some random Scotts thing (which seemed ok when I first opened the bag, but...) ugh!

[jal_ut]

Store the potatoes in a cool dark place. They will keep for a couple of weeks with no special attention. The refrigerator works very well for a small amount. They would keep months refrigerated. Once you taste them, they won't last long.