Potato harvest

Today I harvested the first half of the potatoes. I was quite pleased with the result, which was much better than last year. I think the variety, using bagged compost, fertilizing, and regular watering all helped. I've got the potatoes drying on a bed of newspaper in the workshop where it's dark and cool.

Planting potatoes

Picked an early potato, "Satina", in hopes it will produce in our mild, sometimes damp climate. Chitted the potatoes on a windowsill for about 2 weeks, then planted them. Probably planted them to late - May 1st. Filled containers with 4-5 inches of sheep manure and mixed in some all-purpose fertilizer. Placed the potatoes, then covered with 2-3 more inches of sheep manure and watered. I will hill up the potatoes when the shoots have shown quite a bit of growth.