tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post2923677802964546103..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Saga of the Potato, Part IDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24246989987111277142009-05-09T09:44:00.000-04:002009-05-09T09:44:00.000-04:00Karen, I'll have to look those up.
June, I may tr...Karen, I'll have to look those up.<br /><br />June, I may try them next year. I like Fedco, but haven't ordered potatoes from them.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91199817976376449972009-05-07T21:48:00.000-04:002009-05-07T21:48:00.000-04:00Have you ever tried Fedco Seeds in Maine? I swear ...Have you ever tried Fedco Seeds in Maine? I swear by them in general. My fingerlings come from them. I'm headed up to their public sale tomorrow. Most of the year, they only do mail order.<br /><br />You might check them out for next year. Their catalog is very entertaining reading -- much like your blog!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630593290368661236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-39769483713880229642009-05-07T15:05:00.000-04:002009-05-07T15:05:00.000-04:00Wow, you are super dedicated! I think I would prob...Wow, you are super dedicated! I think I would probably have given up on the third or fourth round of frustrating wild goose chases! For next year, you might try Irish Eyes organic potatoes - not cheap, but they have lots of varieties and I found some in a local store (Seattle) very early in the season. No idea what it would cost to ship to you, maybe too much to make it worthwhile. Anyway, here's there web site for possible future reference. Good luck with the taters!<br /><br />http://www.gardencityseeds.net/Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-78920989928874633752009-05-07T11:23:00.000-04:002009-05-07T11:23:00.000-04:00Great story, Daphne! I can't wait to hear the endi...Great story, Daphne! I can't wait to hear the ending (the very end, with you digging up wonderful potatoes!). Well, if you want to make Mother Nature laugh...just tell her your plans!Tessa at Blunders with shoots, blossoms 'n rootshttp://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-74507042652353024982009-05-07T10:58:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:58:00.000-04:00That is quite the saga. Whatever store I go to the...That is quite the saga. Whatever store I go to they never have when I want. Ever.<br /><br />I always plant on those crap days too. Sometimes I think the Farmer's almanac is full of it. <br /><br />I order seed potatoes from Ronniger's, the same people as milk ranch. They have a good selection, shipping maybe a little over priced, but they will ship when even you want and they have potatoes for summer/fall planting when everyone else is out of stock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-18631177590121921422009-05-07T10:24:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:24:00.000-04:00Sometimes it feels as though you're banging yo...Sometimes it feels as though you're banging your head against a brick wall, doesn't it? I cringe at prices of some of the stuff in the nurseries. I can remember paying $6 for a lovely, potted blueberry bush not so many years ago, and practically shedding tears when I had to replace mine this year with sickly little twigs for double that price. But I'm glad you got your potatoes, even if they are late in coming, and at a decent price. I'm lucky that we have a local feed & seed store that has big bins of eight or ten varieties...and they are all 79-cents a pound.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1804641780403942112009-05-07T10:12:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:12:00.000-04:00Well I am glad you finally have the potatoes you w...Well I am glad you finally have the potatoes you were after, I was about to send you some valium *chuckle*<br />I was over at my friend's house and she had some of those red and white Russian fingerling potatoes sitting on the counter. They were starting to sprout and I told her she should plant them. I ended up with several to plant myself. Having never grown potatoes before, I did some research, went ahead and chitted them, planted them and they are growing "like weeds" so to speak.<br />This vegetable growing is turning out to be a whole lot of fun.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-76145214558157951652009-05-07T09:50:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:50:00.000-04:00Don't you hate when things go like that, such an o...Don't you hate when things go like that, such an ordeal. In addition to my potato bin I wanted to try some early potatoes in compost bags to try for an early crop. I quickly found out that there is not a single seed potato left in a 30km radius. Then last night I was digging in the crisper drawer and found some small early reds from last years garden, SCORE!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41374839640587532492009-05-07T09:18:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:18:00.000-04:00Great post! I laughed outloud at the koi naming pa...Great post! I laughed outloud at the koi naming part!<br /><br />I got really lucky last year with my potatoes. Not knowing anything about how to grow them I got potatoes and ate them until sometime in October.<br />Now that I know that there are early and late varieties I will be more careful in my selection next year. Again this year I just picked the first seed potatoes that looked good not even looking at what variety they were! My potato plants are already huge.David in Kansashttp://sewa-ania.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com