Comments on: Urban Potato Harvest http://www.theslowcook.com/2009/07/05/urban-potato-harvest/ An urban insurgent's guide to real food for life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ed Bruske http://www.theslowcook.com/2009/07/05/urban-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Ed Bruske Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:47:12 +0000 http://www.theslowcook.com/?p=1998#comment-3029 Sparow, storage is an issue for us in the District of Columbia. It's pretty hot this time of year and we don't have a basement we can use. A proper root cellar would be the best place. We just look for the coolest, darkest place in the house, which usually is the stairwell down to the garage. Sparow, storage is an issue for us in the District of Columbia. It’s pretty hot this time of year and we don’t have a basement we can use. A proper root cellar would be the best place. We just look for the coolest, darkest place in the house, which usually is the stairwell down to the garage.

]]> By: Sparow http://www.theslowcook.com/2009/07/05/urban-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 Sparow Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.theslowcook.com/?p=1998#comment-3022 Mmm.. potatoes. You have some lucky friends and neighbors, Ed! You always have such terrific harvests come out of your garden,--and I enjoy reading about them. How do you recommend storing those potatoes (or how did you store them in the past when you kept them for yourselves?) We're anticipating quite a few to harvest later in the summer, as we planted 21 hills of Yukon Golds (albeit a bit tardily)...and would appreciate storage advice! Mmm.. potatoes. You have some lucky friends and neighbors, Ed! You always have such terrific harvests come out of your garden,–and I enjoy reading about them.

How do you recommend storing those potatoes (or how did you store them in the past when you kept them for yourselves?) We’re anticipating quite a few to harvest later in the summer, as we planted 21 hills of Yukon Golds (albeit a bit tardily)…and would appreciate storage advice!

]]> By: Ed Bruske http://www.theslowcook.com/2009/07/05/urban-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Ed Bruske Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:39:39 +0000 http://www.theslowcook.com/?p=1998#comment-3014 El, if I were still eating potatoes, that's exactly how I'd eat them--slathered in a ton of butter, maybe next to some nice sausage or a choucroute with some of our homemade sauerkraut. We also had planned on making potatoes and sweet potatoes a big part of our diet. They provide a ton of calories, compared to most of the other vegetables we grow. We've stumbled onto green beans as a prolific filler crop. They need to be planted often, and incredibly good fresh. We particularly like the flat Italian varities. El, if I were still eating potatoes, that’s exactly how I’d eat them–slathered in a ton of butter, maybe next to some nice sausage or a choucroute with some of our homemade sauerkraut. We also had planned on making potatoes and sweet potatoes a big part of our diet. They provide a ton of calories, compared to most of the other vegetables we grow. We’ve stumbled onto green beans as a prolific filler crop. They need to be planted often, and incredibly good fresh. We particularly like the flat Italian varities.

]]> By: fastweedpuller http://www.theslowcook.com/2009/07/05/urban-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 fastweedpuller Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:53:31 +0000 http://www.theslowcook.com/?p=1998#comment-3012 Bush beans are my go-to filler crop for any empty space, so, good choice. In 50-60 days you can even do it again! And the choice is really wide. You could also do soybeans (edamame). We've been grabbling spuds in our beds lately too. Nothing like a new potato! Sorry Ed. I just love them, especially now, steamed and slathered in a ton of butter. We're going to be cutting way down on bread products over the coming year and spuds will be our main starch crop. Bush beans are my go-to filler crop for any empty space, so, good choice. In 50-60 days you can even do it again! And the choice is really wide.

You could also do soybeans (edamame).

We’ve been grabbling spuds in our beds lately too. Nothing like a new potato! Sorry Ed. I just love them, especially now, steamed and slathered in a ton of butter. We’re going to be cutting way down on bread products over the coming year and spuds will be our main starch crop.

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