05 September 2011

Exciting conclusion of the potato experiment

This past weekend, I finally harvested the potatoes. I know how much the anticipation was building since May :)

I let the vines dry out:

I attempted to tip over the very heavy garbage can without destroying my back, which wasn't as bad as I was expecting. As you can see, there were some potatoes peeking out right away:


I dug through the dirt and kept finding more and more. The final harvest wasn't very many of large size, but there were plenty of potatoes there. I'm looking forward to tasting these little morsels and I'm looking forward to trying it out again next year! Here's Banjo inspecting the feast to come: