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Lookin good! And that halibut looks delicious. Have you read about building the soil up around potatoes to encourage higher yields? I can't remember what they call it...mounding? hilling? Here's a good description: http://www.growbetterveggies.com/growbetterveggies/2009/01/planting-potatoes-in-pots.html
Basically every hairy little bit of stem turns into roots if covered with soil (Same as tomatoes). So more roots equals more potatoes!
Yeah! I heard that people do that by stacking tires and adding new soil to each subsequent tire. I haven't gotten quite Fairbanksan enough to have a collection of old tires, nor to used tires as planters, though.
The basil and peas are from seeds. The tomatoes were started in a greenhouse at the local farm. I killed my tomato seedlings when I realized how much better my odds would be by buying greenhouse-started ones. The potatoes are from my own potatoes from last year, which were from the farmer's market. :)
So jealous. My plants are very grumpy due to long bouts of coastal fog and little sunshine. There's a few tomatoes (and I planted all "coastal friendly" heirlooms,) but overall they are still rather dwarf-like. And my sweet peas look nothing like those. Argh. Hasn't been the best year for gardening for me, lots of try again, fail again, fail better moments.
Lookin good! And that halibut looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteHave you read about building the soil up around potatoes to encourage higher yields? I can't remember what they call it...mounding? hilling? Here's a good description:
http://www.growbetterveggies.com/growbetterveggies/2009/01/planting-potatoes-in-pots.html
Basically every hairy little bit of stem turns into roots if covered with soil (Same as tomatoes). So more roots equals more potatoes!
Yeah! I heard that people do that by stacking tires and adding new soil to each subsequent tire. I haven't gotten quite Fairbanksan enough to have a collection of old tires, nor to used tires as planters, though.
ReplyDeleteThey look so deliciously good. They all were from seeds ? You have green thumbs like you know who.
ReplyDeleteThe basil and peas are from seeds. The tomatoes were started in a greenhouse at the local farm. I killed my tomato seedlings when I realized how much better my odds would be by buying greenhouse-started ones. The potatoes are from my own potatoes from last year, which were from the farmer's market. :)
ReplyDeleteSo jealous. My plants are very grumpy due to long bouts of coastal fog and little sunshine. There's a few tomatoes (and I planted all "coastal friendly" heirlooms,) but overall they are still rather dwarf-like. And my sweet peas look nothing like those. Argh. Hasn't been the best year for gardening for me, lots of try again, fail again, fail better moments.
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