tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post1148021077141216386..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Tater plantingOhiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-7309217824207725002015-04-21T10:39:24.000-04:002015-04-21T10:39:24.000-04:00David - they changed our forecast so now MAYBE we ...David - they changed our forecast so now MAYBE we wont get a frost. here's hoping.<br /><br />Thank you, Rebecca!!! Really appreciate your kind words. :-) And yeah - after a while it's all potatoes all the time. <br /><br />So you want to make sure you have at least two eyes and that you plant them facing up. Some of my sprouted taters could be cut up into several pieces. A few of my actual seed potatoes only had a total of two eyes so I just put them in whole. The only thing you'll be missing by planting them whole is that you'll have fewer plants - I do not know if the resulting harvest will be more or less. <br />:-)<br />Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-81719759801285262282015-04-21T09:51:09.427-04:002015-04-21T09:51:09.427-04:00I second Rebeccas question....I second Rebeccas question....Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-71559818863371152452015-04-20T15:32:00.228-04:002015-04-20T15:32:00.228-04:00Do you cut up your potatoes in chunks before plant...Do you cut up your potatoes in chunks before planting or just drop the whole thing in the row? My parents taught me to careful cut up the seed potatoes, making sure there were at least 2 eyes per chunk. I recently watched a video of a produce farmer dropping a whole potato in the ground. Would sure save a lot of work.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406378232568485111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-54656393038669328762015-04-20T15:27:52.745-04:002015-04-20T15:27:52.745-04:00A friend just sent me the link to your Truth About...A friend just sent me the link to your Truth About Farming post. LOL, indeed. I'm now a faithful follower. (After a particularly uphill day on the farm we'll sing, with heavy irony, John Denver's "Life on the farm is kinda laid back...")<br /><br />We're on a farmish homestead in Lanc. Co., PA---beef cattle, chickens, sheep, goats and the occasional feeder pig. And a huge garden that is alternately a blessing and a curse. I have a 5 pound sack of German Butterball potatoes left after putting in my French Fingerling and Kennebec. I'm, frankly, losing interest but potatoes are our main carbohydrate so I'll soldier on.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406378232568485111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-30488611402041407122015-04-20T11:47:46.849-04:002015-04-20T11:47:46.849-04:00Yesterday was planting day as well, brassicas and ...Yesterday was planting day as well, brassicas and alliums. There will be leeks upon leeks, and sweet onions, and collard brocoli and cauliflower as well.. need a little wearmer for other seeds but happy to have garden going in. Need to cut up the seed taters and they go in soon....Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.com