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Can you tell that I like my garden? It has really taken off. The sprouts in the wine barrel are my potatoes. As the leaves sprout through the soil, they are buried with more soil so that only a few leaves are peeking through. When all is said and done, this barrel will be filled to the top with soil. The actual potatoes will grow off the portions of the stem that are buried. I planted five potatoes slips here which should yield around 25 pounds of red and white potatoes. The last picture below is of my Lovage. Lovage is a cousin of celery and one of my favorite herbs to grow. It's a hardy perennial with lovely flowers and leaves that taste like celery. Beyond that, it's a very healthy addition to the diet. I use lovage leaves minced and added anywhere celery flavor is desired, especially in soups, stews and salads. As a fringe benefit, lovage contains Quercetin which is a powerful anti-oxidant.
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with our mild weather, can potatoes be grown most of the year? How do you plan to store them? Have you gone to the drugstore yet? LOL
Potatoes are cool weather crops but are too fragile to be grown if there is any chance of frost so they are a usually grown through the Spring and harvested in Summer. It can take up to 100 days or more for the potatoes to get to full size.
I haven't really done anything yet. I've just been too busy. I have stopped taking any and all meds. which might be harmful and made an appointment to see my doc. on Thursday.
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