The game is afoot! plowing and planting

Fusion_power · March 10, 2013

I cleaned up about 2/3 of the garden by burning some brush (burning is the best way to deal with left over tomato debris), removing t-posts and wires from bean trellises, cleaning up trays and such, then plowing. I got an area about 150 X 120 ready to plant. The first row of potatoes is in the ground. I have French Fingerling, Azul Toro, Chellan, and 34 hills of mixed varieties. I hope to plant 3 more rows of potatoes tomorrow. This will include 2 rows of potato plants grown from seed. I will also put in some cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and some late peas. Late peas you say? Well, in this area, peas are planted the end of January. So this will be some "late" peas for this area. I am debating putting in a couple of rows of tomatoes just on the possibility they will make it. We are frost free in a month. DarJones

JamesL · March 10, 2013

Dar,
"The game is afoot!" Shakespeare or Holmes?
Best of luck on the season!

Fusion_power · March 10, 2013

I planted a row of potatoes this afternoon which were from Tom Wagner. Here are the varieties in the ground.

15 - Commercial Red
15 - La Ratte
8 - Muru
2 - Handel
5 - Boyde
2 - Dragon magic???
3 - Howie Mandel
4 - Magic Colors
2 - Deep Blush
9 - Skagit Valley Gold
8 - River Bend REd
5 - Rosaro
3 - Yungay
4 - Bolivian Tree Top
4 - Black Tom
3 - Harry Kaighin
3 - C97.007
6 - Black Irish

DarJones

rxkeith · March 10, 2013

i plowed the driveway this afternoon. we had a few inches of snow yesterday, supposed to get some more tonight.

i am envious of you folks planting already.
hey we got above freezing today things are looking up!

keith

Fusion_power · March 10, 2013

I finished up the evening by planting a row of TPS potato seedlings with about 200 plants in a 100 ft row. I want them to have a chance to show they can produce some potatoes. Then I planted a row of peas with about 70 ft of Mayfair and 30 ft of Dwarf Grey Sugar and finally a row of broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage.

I now have 5 rows planted in the garden, 3 are potatoes, 1 peas, and 1 brassicas.

DarJones

kilroyscarnival · March 10, 2013

Heck, that's a lot of potatoes for one row! I'm curious, do you do many of each? Are there some you know you love and some new ones?

Congrats on a good nice start.

Fusion_power · March 10, 2013

The first row is:
17 French Fingerling
30 Azul Toro
34 - mixed from Tom on trip
17 Chellan

The second row is:
15 - Commercial Red
15 - La Ratte
8 - Muru
2 - Handel
5 - Boyde
2 - Golfing Magic
3 - Howie Mandel
4 - Magic Colors
2 - Deep Blush
9 - Skagit Valley Gold
8 - River Bend Red
5 - Rosaro
3 - Yungay
4 - Bolivian Tree Top
4 - Black Tom
3 - Harry Kaighin
3 - C97.007
6 - Black Irish

The third row is all seedlings grown from seed. There are about 200 plants in the row.

DarJones

Sun City Linda · March 10, 2013

Thats a lot of potato salad.

kilroyscarnival · March 10, 2013

Dar, I must have totally missed that you already had the quantity numbers in your earlier post. Please forgive the redundant question!

rockhound · March 11, 2013

I think the quote is from S Holmes but probably has been said many times.

2nd Foundation · March 12, 2013

Man Dar, that is a HUGE garden! You must have a big clear yard! And so many varieties...I'm just blown away....I've got to see pictures of this sometime. Wish I could get my game together--EARLY-- but me + early don't mix! Maybe next year, haha, yeah right!
~Caroline

March 12, 2013

Dar,

I admire you and wish you the best of luck with your garden.

I can't imagine the amount of effort you are putting into your garden. I have been busting my tail with my "little" garden in comparison. I have also been working in our churches fifteen acre community garden and come home totally worn out. We have been planting almost the same crops as you but different varieties. The remarkable thing is we have many volunteers working on the community garden and it seems you accomplish the same thing working alone (please excuse the assumption if I am wrong).

(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Sherlock Holmes quoting Shakespeare in Henry V "the games afoot" )

Ted

Deborah · March 12, 2013

I didn't know a potato was named for Howie Mandel. By Commercial, do you mean the usual Russets in the stores?

barefootgardener · March 12, 2013

Wow!! I cant wait to see pictures of all those varieties after you dig them up. And to see, and hear, how you cook them up!! LOl..I love potatoes..

We still have snow on the ground..Had a warm spell over the weekend, along with some rain. Melted some of the snow. But made for some very icy roads and yard..Back to more snow and cold today.

March 10, 2013	#1
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	The game is afoot! plowing and planting I cleaned up about 2/3 of the garden by burning some brush (burning is the best way to deal with left over tomato debris), removing t-posts and wires from bean trellises, cleaning up trays and such, then plowing. I got an area about 150 X 120 ready to plant. The first row of potatoes is in the ground. I have French Fingerling, Azul Toro, Chellan, and 34 hills of mixed varieties. I hope to plant 3 more rows of potatoes tomorrow. This will include 2 rows of potato plants grown from seed. I will also put in some cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and some late peas. Late peas you say? Well, in this area, peas are planted the end of January. So this will be some "late" peas for this area. I am debating putting in a couple of rows of tomatoes just on the possibility they will make it. We are frost free in a month. DarJones

March 11, 2013	#10
rockhound Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 285	game I think the quote is from S Holmes but probably has been said many times.

March 12, 2013	#11
2nd Foundation Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central North Carolina 7b Posts: 71	Man Dar, that is a HUGE garden! You must have a big clear yard! And so many varieties...I'm just blown away....I've got to see pictures of this sometime. Wish I could get my game together--EARLY-- but me + early don't mix! Maybe next year, haha, yeah right! ~Caroline __________________ "If there was any race other than the human race, I'd go join it." ~Thomas Gore "The good thing about science is that it is true whether or not you believe in it." ~Neil deGrasse Tyson

March 12, 2013	#12
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	Dar, I admire you and wish you the best of luck with your garden. I can't imagine the amount of effort you are putting into your garden. I have been busting my tail with my "little" garden in comparison. I have also been working in our churches fifteen acre community garden and come home totally worn out. We have been planting almost the same crops as you but different varieties. The remarkable thing is we have many volunteers working on the community garden and it seems you accomplish the same thing working alone (please excuse the assumption if I am wrong). (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Sherlock Holmes quoting Shakespeare in Henry V "the games afoot" ) Ted Last edited by tedln; March 12, 2013 at 11:39 PM.

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Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	I didn't know a potato was named for Howie Mandel. By Commercial, do you mean the usual Russets in the stores? Last edited by Deborah; March 12, 2013 at 11:32 PM. Reason: Oops, went back and saw that it's Commercial RED.

March 10, 2013	#2
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Dar, "The game is afoot!" Shakespeare or Holmes? Best of luck on the season!

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rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	i plowed the driveway this afternoon. we had a few inches of snow yesterday, supposed to get some more tonight. i am envious of you folks planting already. hey we got above freezing today things are looking up! keith

March 10, 2013	#6
kilroyscarnival Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 614	Heck, that's a lot of potatoes for one row! I'm curious, do you do many of each? Are there some you know you love and some new ones? Congrats on a good nice start.

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Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Thats a lot of potato salad.

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Wow!! I cant wait to see pictures of all those varieties after you dig them up. And to see, and hear, how you cook them up!! LOl..I love potatoes.. We still have snow on the ground..Had a warm spell over the weekend, along with some rain. Melted some of the snow. But made for some very icy roads and yard..Back to more snow and cold today.