This past week, I harvested another 0.93 lbs of radishes. Jonathan has developed quite a taste for them so I'm glad to say that I am no longer the only person in the house who eats them.
On a sad note, all of my white-stemmed mini bok choy bolted while I was away. (I have found that the white-stemmed varieties tend to bolt much more easily than the green.) And so, they all ended up in the compost pile. I hate wasting food and the feeling becomes much more acute when you put so much time and energy into growing it yourself.
I thought I'd update everyone on my potted potatoes. Pictured above is the "Red Thumb" variety...
...and here are the "All Blue" potatoes. I never knew that potato leaves were so striking. I just love how the stems and leaves are streaked with the distinct color of these varieties. I'm also impressed by how fast these have grown.
The "Rose Finn" fingerlings are growing a bit slower than the rest, but for some reason, I had expected this. I'm just glad that they have all made it this far. Hopefully growing potatoes will be as easy as they say it is.
Finally, before I say "good night" to my fellow New Englanders, I just wanted to remind you all to protect your outdoor plants. Apparently, we have another frost warning tonight. Hopefully, this will be the end of it.
The veins of the Red Thumb are quite beautiful indeed!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how personal a plant loss or vegetable waste becomes when we're the ones who've put the effort into growing it. Maybe that's a part of the "lost art" that's occurred with the lack of growing our own food--and self sufficiency in general...
Thomas, this Idaho spud thinks your potatoes look great.... especially in those colorful containers.... Our temps have been down to freezing this last week too...but we are supposed to move into the upper 60's and low 70's later this week.....I'm hoping the weatherman is actually right this time lol!
ReplyDeleteMan, your taters are doing great! The foliage color is perfect....
ReplyDeleteLooking at these lovely potato plants makes me rethink my decision not to grow them any more. They do look lovely. I am very interested in seeing they yield you will get from these containers.
ReplyDeleteRadishes are perfect. Mine were sown too close, so I will get many shapes of radishes this year.
Potato leaves can be so beautiful, can't they. I love to see sweet potato vines sprawl everywhere.
ReplyDeletePotatoes are so pretty in their early life. Then when they start to die back...
ReplyDeleteWe lucked out last night and didn't get a frost. It got down to 34F which could have done it. Mostly there are hardy plants in the garden right now. I consider May 15th my safe planting date so the tomatoes are still safe inside. I did plant some beans. The only ones up are the ones under the spinach row cover so they are safe anyway. Hopefully the rest will come up this week, but since the soil is so cold it might take a while longer.
Wait until you get the potato blossoms, they are so pretty! I can't believe Jonathan eats radishes, that is awesome! Don't think of your plants as wasted food, they are now feeding your compost - that's better than the trash can at least!
ReplyDeleteYour potatoes look lovely. This year is the first year that I have grown them in containers. I have always grown mine in straw. It's easier then hilling them or adding dirt. We will see how they do in the containers. I hope this is the last freeze warning!!
ReplyDeletethomas, your spuds are quite handsome! hope everything is looking OK this morning.
ReplyDeleteI think potato leaves and their blossoms are beautiful. As Daphne pointed out they turn rather ugly later when they die back to finish storing energy in the tubers - but before then - they are a very pretty plant. My potatoes are coming up with abandon and I should soon have a very full bed of them to admire.
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes are looking great. Our kids never liked radishes, either, until they saw Curious George eat them. Now, if we could just get George to eat spinach...
ReplyDeleteIt's good that Jonathan likes veggies.
ReplyDeleteThe potato leaves are pretty.
My store bought spuds just beginning to break the soil, the others are not planted yet because of the cold, I should get them in by this weekend, otherwise they won't have time to mature.
Your spud leaves look great! I am also tired of the frost warnings. I could use some nice, warm days and evenings here in Bristol County!
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes look fantastic! I hope mine end up as nice as yours! I too have planted "All Blue" as well as "Cranberry Red" "Russian Banana Fingerling" and "Yukon Gold." Here is hoping we are both enjoying delicious spuds for months to come :-)
ReplyDeleteYour potatoes are so beautiful. I have been seeing a lot of the bucket method on the blogs that I visit. I have a few buckets that I thought might be too small - but they seem to be the same size that every one else is using, so I am going to go for it!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! I have scattered chive flowers in salads, they are so pretty and quite oniony. My potatoes are barley showing yet, I considered growing some in plastic troughs, but managed to find a corner of the garden to put them in in the end. I love the chard in cans!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny! I'm growing Red Thumb, All Blue, and Purple Majesty in 5 gallon buckets, and mine are neck and neck with yours. Mine are in Ann Arbor, MI, so I thought you'd be more ahead. Are you going to "hill" yours in the buckets, or leave them to grow as is?
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