tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2592009264334766131..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Potatoes gone wild!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19743883670636013002007-05-10T19:41:00.000-07:002007-05-10T19:41:00.000-07:00Crunchy chicken - here's the only thing that I'd a...Crunchy chicken - here's the only thing that I'd add about seed potatoes vs normal potatoes. If you use the kind that you buy in the supermarket, you also don't know if the potatoes have been genetically modified, and the likelihood that those potatoes have fungal stuff is higher, because the kind of potatoes (russetts etc) that tend to dominate in the supermarket are also the kind that tend to Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066825695127630103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50716412201592389692007-05-08T09:33:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:33:00.000-07:00lori - didn't see the second post... I don't think...lori - didn't see the second post... I don't think it's too late to huck those babies in the whisky barrel.Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9816927787631121352007-05-08T09:22:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:22:00.000-07:00qt - I've heard about using straw, it seems like a...qt - I've heard about using straw, it seems like a real easy way of growing taters.<BR/><BR/>lrapps - when I first started growing food about two years ago, I was so amazed that anything actually came up!<BR/><BR/>lori - here's the deal with "seed potatoes". They are usually certified, meaning you have some guarantee against tuber borne diseases. Another issue with non-seed spuds is that the onesCrunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75035420042485163542007-05-08T09:21:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:21:00.000-07:00WOW! Look at those! Can't wait to see your harvest...WOW! Look at those! Can't wait to see your harvest. Time for me to plant my potatoes. This post has inspired me to get movinEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268234134454049531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84654785554584386502007-05-08T09:11:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:11:00.000-07:00AND... is there a particular time I should have pl...AND... is there a particular time I should have planted? Is it too late to throw 'em in the whiskey barrel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89223950984432509932007-05-08T09:01:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:01:00.000-07:00Okay, CC, tell me... do I have to order special "s...Okay, CC, tell me... do I have to order special "seed potatoes" or can I just plant some organic potatoes that have started to sprout eyes in my kitchen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21266423976961198362007-05-08T08:25:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:25:00.000-07:00Crunchy, there's something great about growing pla...Crunchy, there's something great about growing plants. The greenness, the life, the addition (however small) of something that will make the air cleaner! I just planted a bit herb garden in an old pot and I can't wait to see the sprouts come out. I can't wait to see the harvest!oopuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012092849288557716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35256030958886859922007-05-08T04:20:00.000-07:002007-05-08T04:20:00.000-07:00MMM - there is something about new potatoes-you ca...MMM - there is something about new potatoes-you can't replicate that with store bought.<BR/><BR/>Two years ago, we grew our own potatoes in mounds of straw. That worked out really well and it was easy to harvest them.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.com