The Farm..Cooking, Gardening & Much More - Page 9

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Today was a perfect day to dig up and harvest the Purple Viking Potatoes. No rain, and it was a beautiful sunny day. The plants/vines had died back almost completely so it was time. I could not find my fork, so after looking everywhere, I gave up and I pulled up what was left of the plant and used my hands to dig all around and underneath. It was a lot of work, but, I ended up harvesting 39.4#. A nice haul for today. (When the hubby got home later he found the fork out in a field where he left it last.)

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Dbl post!

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

MissS · August 21, 2015

What a nice haul on your potatoes. It sure was a good days work. They look fantastic.

Your soil is beautiful as well, you must have worked hard on that too.

Don't beat the husband with the fork, just put him in the frying pan.

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Has anyone planted and harvested Purple Viking before? I ordered through SSE, and the PV potatoes look more red than purple too me. This is my first year growing this variety. Most of the pictures I have seen of this variety are more purple in tone. Not sure if I have the right variety.

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by MissS

What a nice haul on your potatoes. It sure was a good days work. They look fantastic.

Your soil is beautiful as well, you must have worked hard on that too.

Don't beat the husband with the fork, just put him in the frying pan.

I should Patti..I should..

The soil has really good topsoil and lots of well rotted compost and goat and chicken manure.

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

The Lurley's Paste tomato vine is loaded with lovely, large fruit. I have picked at least 30 so far, and the vine still has close to 45 more fruit hanging on. Last season my LP did really well. The fruit make a lovely sauce. This is my favorite paste so far..

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Lurley's Paste fruit.. Huge!

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Shifting gears from tomatoes and potatoes, to flowers. A few zinnia's I started from seed. California Giants. I love the colors this time of year..

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

barefootgardener · August 21, 2015

Worth1 · August 22, 2015

You really need to warn people when you go from dirt to bright flowers.
They almost put my eyes out.

Worth

barefootgardener · August 22, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

You really need to warn people when you go from dirt to bright flowers.
They almost put my eyes out.

Worth

Sorry Worth.. I just wanted to "brighten" everyones day!!

Ginny
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August 21, 2015	#124
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Dbl post! Last edited by barefootgardener; August 22, 2015 at 12:17 AM.

August 21, 2015	#126
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	What a nice haul on your potatoes. It sure was a good days work. They look fantastic. Your soil is beautiful as well, you must have worked hard on that too. Don't beat the husband with the fork, just put him in the frying pan. __________________ ~ Patti ~

August 21, 2015	#121
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Today was a perfect day to dig up and harvest the Purple Viking Potatoes. No rain, and it was a beautiful sunny day. The plants/vines had died back almost completely so it was time. I could not find my fork, so after looking everywhere, I gave up and I pulled up what was left of the plant and used my hands to dig all around and underneath. It was a lot of work, but, I ended up harvesting 39.4#. A nice haul for today. (When the hubby got home later he found the fork out in a field where he left it last.) Ginny

August 21, 2015	#122
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291

August 21, 2015	#123
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291

August 21, 2015	#125
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291

August 21, 2015	#127
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Has anyone planted and harvested Purple Viking before? I ordered through SSE, and the PV potatoes look more red than purple too me. This is my first year growing this variety. Most of the pictures I have seen of this variety are more purple in tone. Not sure if I have the right variety. Ginny

August 21, 2015	#129
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	The Lurley's Paste tomato vine is loaded with lovely, large fruit. I have picked at least 30 so far, and the vine still has close to 45 more fruit hanging on. Last season my LP did really well. The fruit make a lovely sauce. This is my favorite paste so far.. Ginny

August 21, 2015	#130
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Lurley's Paste fruit.. Huge!

August 21, 2015	#131
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Shifting gears from tomatoes and potatoes, to flowers. A few zinnia's I started from seed. California Giants. I love the colors this time of year.. Ginny

August 21, 2015	#132
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291

August 21, 2015	#133
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291

August 22, 2015	#134
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	You really need to warn people when you go from dirt to bright flowers. They almost put my eyes out. Worth