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New season potatoes

New season potatoes

We've been waiting, patiently, and finally the potatoes are ready. Here is a selection of freshly dug and washed spuds ready for cooking. The purple ones are a Maori variety.
January 01, 2011
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Harvesting Potatoes

Harvesting Potatoes

I have been digging potatoes, clearing ground for winter improvements and mulching.

6 of the bigger plants that had been in since late September (209 days) resulted in this assortment of spuds, drying inside before going into storage.
April 25, 2011