Comments on: Spudtacularly Disappointing

By: MamaStories » Brown Spot and Black Pit

MamaStories » Brown Spot and Black Pit — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:04:04 +0000

[...] Well, I had sworn not to grow potatoes again after the Blight Year of 2009 – my first year gardening. It wasn’t just blight that ruined that year’s potatoes (the tomatoes didn’t suffer too much). I also tried the potato tower method and it was Spudtacularly Disappointing. [...]

By: Summer 2009 Tally and Notes for 2010 (#1) | MamaStories

Summer 2009 Tally and Notes for 2010 (#1) | MamaStories — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:56:04 +0000

[...] these two successes, a bad one, actually the worst crop of 2009: the potatoes. The Keuka Gold did okay, but the rest was a dismal failure, especially the towers. [...]

By: Independence Days, Week 7 | MamaStories

Independence Days, Week 7 | MamaStories — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:46:55 +0000

[...] maggots had already munched through most of them), green beans, carrots, last scallions, all the potatoes from the towers (Bintje) (made fries, not exactly the most ecological use of oil and electricity, I admit) and the last [...]

By: Ed Straker

Ed Straker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:33:16 +0000

I have extra cinnamon vine tuburcles if you want them. That’s the stuff Eric Toensmeier is such a big fan of. You should give that a go next spring. And groundnut would do well at the bottom of your hill. Neither of these would have the same disease issues as potatoes.

By: This Is What I Grew Them For | MamaStories

This Is What I Grew Them For | MamaStories — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:14:55 +0000

[...] had mine with an omelet and a dab of mayo. I know! Don’t worry, what with our Bintje harvest, we’ll only have two of these cholesterol laden meals this year, because if there are no [...]

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:16:32 +0000

The end result is truly disappointing, but the experiment was an interesting one, and made a very informative post. I’m planning to try potatoes next year, so maybe I should research them before I plant!