Comments on: Neighborhood Potato Patch

By: Jay T

Jay T — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:43:43 +0000

In late October, we brought in about 42 pounds of potatoes. They were distributed to the eight households that contributed. We’ve been eating them often at our place. They’ll go into today’s Thanksgiving dinner for Bob, his wife, some other friends of ours and our family to enjoy. I plan to share some with the food drive for some of the families from the school where I teach.

By: Jay T

Jay T — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:40:53 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Doug! The potatoes continue to grow. We no longer need to water them from the spigot exactly twice a week, as Heaven is doing some of that work. I’m praying that the lows this weekend stay in the high 30’s Fahrenheit, rather than down to freezing.

Some of the plants are turning a bit yellow, indicating that it will be time to harvest them in a week or three. So far as I know, no one has dug up any samples yet.

Check back toward the end of this month. You could come down the valley for a visit. I’ll save a few potatoes for you.

By: Doug Simpson

Doug Simpson — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:18:05 +0000

So now I’m curious! How did the Great Potato Experiment turn out? Or is it still underway?

Your gardenless neighbor down south,

Doug (in and about Springfield, OR)