Taters Taters and more Taters!

ruggr10 · Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:22 pm

In my little 4 by 6 foot no dig garden I finished digging up my potatoes yesterday. I got about 30 pounds of red potatoes!!! Add this to the 10 pounds I got 2 weeks ago that's quite the bounty for 24 square feet especially since I planted them late!!

This was my first go at growing potatoes so I'll definitely have another next year!!! woooohoooo!

applestar · Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:11 am

Yay that sounds great!

Ohio Tiller · Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:05 am

Feels good doesn't it digging potatoes you planted.
I am a french fry junkie and there is nothing better to me than french fries made out of potatoes that were sliced while still warm from the dirt they grew in.
Growing your own food sure give a level of personalpride that most folks sadly will never know!
Here is what I got from my potato box at the house.

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HonoluluGirl · Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:38 am

Ohio Tiller, that's a lot of fries!

jal_ut · Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:42 am

Nice. I like to hear these success stories. Haven't dug my spuds yet.

gixxerific · Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:00 pm

Verry killer harvest makes me wish I would have planted some.

Ohio Tiller · Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:27 am

HonoluluGirl wrote:Ohio Tiller, that's a lot of fries!

I canned most of these but quit a few of them gave their lifes to make some killer fresh cut fries!

gixxerific · Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:11 am

Ohio Tiller wrote:
HonoluluGirl wrote:Ohio Tiller, that's a lot of fries!

I canned most of these but quit a few of them gave their lifes to make some killer fresh cut fries!

That sounds so good. Do you need my adress to send me some?

digitS' · Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:26 am

Very good production numbers, ruggr10!

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Steve

ruggr10 · Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:06 am

Thanks everyone! I'm quite excited to eat em!

GardenRN · Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:29 am

Ohio Tiller wrote:
HonoluluGirl wrote:Ohio Tiller, that's a lot of fries!

I canned most of these but quit a few of them gave their lifes to make some killer fresh cut fries!

Canned potatoes?

Ohio Tiller · Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:11 am

GardenRN wrote:
Ohio Tiller wrote:
HonoluluGirl wrote:Ohio Tiller, that's a lot of fries!

I canned most of these but quit a few of them gave their lifes to make some killer fresh cut fries!
Canned potatoes?

Yep canned potatoes there is nothing you can't can that I have found yet. I just put these shelf's up yesterday and everything in the back and lower corner is canned potatoes.
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mhannum · Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:02 am

Wow - that is a lot of potatoes - beautiful harvest!

Ohio Tiller · Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:28 pm

mhannum wrote:Wow - that is a lot of potatoes - beautiful harvest!

Thanks

Thankfully I was able to water this year with well water for most of the dry spring because with out the wells I would not have had anything to can!

GardenRN · Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:14 am

I need a pressure canner. This water bath mess just isn't cutting it anymore.

Ohio Tiller · Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:43 am

GardenRN wrote:I need a pressure canner. This water bath mess just isn't cutting it anymore.

Get the Ball Jar blue book it's the canners bible and it will keep you out of trouble! Botulism is nothing to play with it don't play well with others!

Water bath is the way to can high acid foods and it safe and easy.

I am very careful about cleaning my jars and making sure they are boiled longer than they say to boil them.

Canning the high acids are not as big a deal as say meat you have to have a pressure canner NOT A PRESSURE COOKER so that the meat comes up to the right temp. Canned meat is so good when you use it. I made some chicken and noodles the other day with 2 year old chicken. It was just wonderful