tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post4047235370684164685..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: 2009 Overview PotatoesDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-55363604525023129842009-11-13T23:44:45.559-05:002009-11-13T23:44:45.559-05:00I'm sorry you we're satisfied with your po...I'm sorry you we're satisfied with your potato harvest this year, but they do look fat and tasty. <br /><br />I'm thinking of trying the trash can method next year too. Hopefully, blight won't be as big of an issue next summer.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57423960846608868162009-11-13T23:07:22.896-05:002009-11-13T23:07:22.896-05:00My bin was not very impressive either, it only pro...My bin was not very impressive either, it only produced 7lbs. Your Kennebecs look very nice and the yield wasn't to bad either. I'm entirely to lazy to bin again and I really don't think the idea works. I did have potatoes just below the surface but there was few and they were very small. Next year I am going to add a new raised bed for spuds and make it an each board high so I can hill them.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-35327881763049763992009-11-13T13:26:03.970-05:002009-11-13T13:26:03.970-05:00Wow Daphne - You're like the potato queen! I h...Wow Daphne - You're like the potato queen! I have never successfully grown a potato and I'd love to try it one day. The problem is you can't get seed potatoes down here. I've asked at box stores and our 2 local nurseries and was told there is no demand for them so they don't carry them. I suppose I could place an order online, but I'd only want a couple to try it out and most require big orders. I'd love to try it though! I wonder how they do in SFGs?? I'd like to try the trash can method one day. Nice post on the taters though!!Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-68503658655246332162009-11-13T08:37:23.968-05:002009-11-13T08:37:23.968-05:00I was just going to say the same thing: ground gro...I was just going to say the same thing: ground grown potatoes do far better for me. I find that the hype of bin potatoes outproduces the reality. Not sure why? Perhaps it has to do with lateral root development. Just like my tomatoes, my potatoes tend to spread outward quite a bit.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41289062674962534442009-11-13T07:13:11.019-05:002009-11-13T07:13:11.019-05:00Barbee, thanks
miss m, I think I may just forgo t...Barbee, thanks<br /><br />miss m, I think I may just forgo the potatoes all together, but I'm still being wishy washy about making a decision.. I wish I had more space so I could grow them.<br /><br />Michelle, it seems everyone is getting a better yield in ground. So maybe you should try trench planting next year.<br /><br />kitsapFG, it does seem to be the theme this year - it just isn't worth the work.<br /><br />Amy, well I can't blame moisture for my problems. With all the rain we had I'm sure mine were quite wet.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88420454550634989872009-11-13T01:38:44.797-05:002009-11-13T01:38:44.797-05:00I planted some potatoes in a 2'x 2' bin, s...I planted some potatoes in a 2'x 2' bin, some in the ground and some in big tree-sized nursery pots (about 24-30' diameter). In the pots, I put a layer of straw then a few inches of compost and mulched them with straw. They didn't do well. I think the compost dried out and I didn't realize it b/c the straw seemed to be wet. The ones that had contact with the ground did much better.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306754150860679811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24202929566163492972009-11-13T00:14:08.226-05:002009-11-13T00:14:08.226-05:00I have done bin grown potatoes before and never se...I have done bin grown potatoes before and never seem to get any better yield than if I just use my regular trenching method - so it is more work and bother for essentially the same output. <br /><br />Great recap Daphne. You provide a lot of useful information with these crop highlights.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13454362625643770582009-11-12T22:42:16.422-05:002009-11-12T22:42:16.422-05:00Yeah, the bins were a bust for me this year as wel...Yeah, the bins were a bust for me this year as well. But, I'm a novice at growing potatoes so I don't really know what the problem was. Sometimes you get lucky, and more often you don't! I may try growing potatoes one more time because my husband was really excited about the prospect of homegrown spuds, and then really disappointed when the crop came to naught.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1005296045687938562009-11-12T18:04:57.879-05:002009-11-12T18:04:57.879-05:00Great bin, Daphne. Had kennebec been a stem settin...Great bin, Daphne. Had kennebec been a stem setting variety, your haul would've been massive. I did the bin this year, next year I'm doing bags.miss mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779663826025791655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57208211582727696602009-11-12T13:15:08.084-05:002009-11-12T13:15:08.084-05:00Interesting, Daphne, thank you!Interesting, Daphne, thank you!Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-49845485123542587412009-11-12T12:32:44.005-05:002009-11-12T12:32:44.005-05:00June I've thought about that way too. I'd ...June I've thought about that way too. I'd make a circle of chicken wire and line it with something dark like black plastic. I'll get into more planning in December I think.<br /><br />The Mom. yeah so many were saying how much you get from bins, but it doesn't always happen that way. In fact most of the people I read about this year that did it, didn't get a lot.<br /><br />our friend Ben, true the fingerlings might be worth it. I've never grown them.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-12047986947044199292009-11-12T10:27:20.434-05:002009-11-12T10:27:20.434-05:00Thanks as always for the overview, Daphne! 'Ke...Thanks as always for the overview, Daphne! 'Kennebec' is a great potato. I do like the idea of growing fingerlings in a bin---as pricey gourmet varieties, they might justify the expense of buying seed potatoes, even through the mail!our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-50487763298436576372009-11-12T09:36:38.879-05:002009-11-12T09:36:38.879-05:00I tried potatoes in a very large planter twice. T...I tried potatoes in a very large planter twice. Then last year I just hilled them in the garden. In the end it seemed I got more from having them hilled in the garden. Since I had read so much about doing them in bins producing tons of potatoes, I was disappointed. They will always be trenched in the garden from now on.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-12763287074228620312009-11-12T09:32:32.877-05:002009-11-12T09:32:32.877-05:00I'm with you...Because of late blight, I can&#...I'm with you...Because of late blight, I can't really judge how well my potatoes would have done in my bins...or my two experimental left-over tree pots (in lieu of a trash can). It was a lot of work keeping up with their growth.<br /><br />Last year, I used potato bags, and I have to say, I was pleased. I grow fingerlings, and there were a ton of fingerlings in those bags. I just dumped them over, and the girls scrabbled out the treasures. I was thinking next year I might do a modified bag/bin system by using the fabric inside the chicken wire I use against the groundhogs. But it will still mean hauling the soil as the plants grow. And that was arduous...<br /><br />Love your overviews, Daphne! I learn so much...Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630593290368661236noreply@blogger.com