tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post8853859607273950876..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: Preparing for the potatoPhelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-66914300475480786262007-03-01T03:57:00.000-06:002007-03-01T03:57:00.000-06:00Hi thereHope everything with the surgery goes/went...Hi there<BR/><BR/>Hope everything with the surgery goes/went okay.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to do potatoes this year. I'm going to try them in old tyres (note to self to stop and visit my mechanic this week to see if I can get some old tyres). You fill the middle of one tyre with soil and plant the potanto into that. As the plant grows above the soil you add another tyre and top up with soil. Apparently you'll need four or five tyres height. And at the end no digging, just pull the tyres apart (which will make a mess of soil but still, easier than digging). That's the theory anyway.Moonwaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-12405108754926981822007-02-28T18:14:00.000-06:002007-02-28T18:14:00.000-06:00Yukon Golds are my favorite, from the store that i...Yukon Golds are my favorite, from the store that is! :)<BR/><BR/>Still haven't decided if we are planting potatoes this year. I'm hoping to get some work done this weekend on garden type stuff.<BR/><BR/>That is good news for your father right? That he is strong enough for the surgery.Stephanie Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-53957207842901041132007-02-28T17:58:00.000-06:002007-02-28T17:58:00.000-06:00More hugs and blessings for your father's surgery....More hugs and blessings for your father's surgery. Take care.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788740577135090145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-11057719036217280272007-02-28T17:26:00.000-06:002007-02-28T17:26:00.000-06:00Prayers and thoughts for your family at this time....Prayers and thoughts for your family at this time.<BR/>Take care,<BR/>MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-64746274122958467862007-02-28T11:45:00.000-06:002007-02-28T11:45:00.000-06:00Prayers for pops, and a hug for you. Hang in ther...Prayers for pops, and a hug for you. Hang in there, folks.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-36451776524125744592007-02-28T10:18:00.000-06:002007-02-28T10:18:00.000-06:00Sending along good thoughts for your father!Sending along good thoughts for your father!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034794313638177847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-1204104034651183652007-02-28T09:20:00.000-06:002007-02-28T09:20:00.000-06:00My spuds are chitting on the kitchen window sill, ...My spuds are chitting on the kitchen window sill, then I'll plant them out on a nice dry day. Hydration won't be a problem here!<BR/>I have a bag of blight resistant Sarpo Mira potatoes which we are trialing for Kitchen Garden magazine, I'm so excited!<BR/><BR/>www.irishcraftworker.typepad.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com