The Potato Barrel

In addition to all of the usual garden treats, this year we decided to try our luck with potatoes. Luckily, we had an old whiskey barrel that seemed like the perfect place to try our first planting. Unfortunately, we were too late to buy seed potatoes from the local nursery, but I was able to fine an excellent source of certified organic seed potatoes through Wood Prairie Farm based in northern Maine. I ordered the potatoes on a Tuesday, they arrived on Saturday, and this is what we got:

We took the potatoes out of the bag and let them warm for a few days so that they would begin to sprout. We had already prepared the barrel, so today we finished off the job and planted the seed potatoes.

If all goes well, we will have our first crop of potatoes later this summer and into the fall. If things really go well, we might even start our own organic potato farm. Dan was very excited at the prospect of buying a hiller attachment for the tractor.....