Check out these spuds!

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  1. stratsmom

    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    Last night after work we dug about 200 pounds of russet potatoes :-D





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    Some very dear friends of ours lease their property to potato farmers. These were some that the cultivator missed!! As you can see some of them are HUGE :eek: Some were itty bitty but the majority were nice sized tubers. Only took us about an hour to gather all of them. They are delicious!! :-D
     
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  3. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    whoa! it would take a couple of cows to produce enough butter to put on one of those!
    :-o
     
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    my oh my, that is a good haul. Fun and productive digging in the dirt.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Lovely spuds, S'mom-- Arer these typew primarily for baking, or can you eat them any ole way?
     



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Those should keep you going for a while. Nice size for baking.
     
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    They look great and YUMMY.
     
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    Great potatoes! You're a very smart potato grower--someone else plants and tends, and you share in the harvest. So nice that those lovely potatoes didn't go to waste.
     
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    Oh My! those are lovely spuds!
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Strats I think one of your spuds is metal! :eek:

    Joking aside they look mighty good.
     
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    mmmm imagine the size of the chips you could get off those :)
     
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    Nice potatoes. I'm jealous. I've tried and tried potatoes--several planting methods. I get some but not what I'd like.

    I've been told the desert isn't potato growing country. But boy can I grow the sweet potatoes here. We like them too.
     
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    That's a nice haul to get after the cultivator had gone through,..perhaps it was set to remove a certain size,..but you did well out of it.
     

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