Potato Harvest

I had a potato that was starting to sprout months ago so I decided to plant it in the watermelon garden. For some reason, I did not plant watermelons this year. Well, some watermelon seeds were planted and have maybe 4 plants growing but they have not established vines. So no fruit this season.

One potato plant died on the surface so I dug up the plant and the picture above is what I harvested. The smaller potatoes I gave to my mother to use with cooked green beans. The larger ones I thin sliced and baked with a light coating of virgin olive oil, potassium salt, and ground pepper. Left in the oven at 450 degrees F until they started to turn a light brown. Yum!

Still have two more plants to dig up.

2018 Potato Crop

I harvested the 2018 potato crop which was planted from remnants of the 2017 crop. I planted about 4 pounds of small potatoes and harvested about 2.4 pounds of small potatoes. They can be used to cook with green beans. Crop was grown in Clark County, Indiana, USA.

2017 Potato Crop

I gave my dad about 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of potatoes to plant back in March. The plants grew up and then died leaving about 16 pounds (7.25 kg) of potatoes in the ground.

So far I cooked the smallest ones with fresh green beans and a onion my mother grew in her garden. Very tasty. The largest potatoes I have been eating as baked potatoes. Soon I hope to make some mashed potatoes.

Potato Flowers

Potato flowers growing in a garden in southern Indiana (July 2011).  The progress of the potato was checked as well.  See next image.  As one can see, they are being grown in grass clippings.