Do you remember when I planted a pot of purple potatoes last
year? I talked about them in my blog dated 16
September 2022 (called ‘Rugby and Potatoes’).
The plants grew well and I kept adding soil around them as
they got higher, until the whole pot was full.
The potatoes flowered at Christmas and have now died off,
ready for digging up.
The pot was much too heavy for me to deal with, so Son found
an old tarpaulin and tipped the pot out onto it so we could lift out the tubers we found.
I was quite happy with what we got, but wouldn’t say it was worth growing these financially (much cheaper to buy them!).
However, there is always something nice about your own home-grown produce that makes the effort worth while.
We have cloudy skies today, warm and humid again (although
so far not as bad as yesterday).
The lawn is loving the warm moisture, and has gone crazy in
its efforts to reach the sky. Son was
able to go outside last evening, as things began to cool down slightly, and mow
the lawn back to a respectable level.
Walking on the soft green grass in bare feet is a little
luxury I always enjoy 😊
Margaret.
I presume they are one of the varieties of Maori potato. Funnily enough I bought some kumara at the market yesterday. I thought the orange one and the red "common or garden one" but they turned out to be the deep purple ones. They taste just as good although the cooking water was a funny colour. I am sure you will enjoy those home grown spuds.
ReplyDeleteI agree about walking barefoot in grass. I really miss not having a vegie garden. Hope to find a way to grow in pots, this year.
ReplyDeleteThat's not a bad crop of purple potatoes - they are a good size. My only experience of them resulted in small, 'bobbly' potatoes, and the darn things kept trying to come up for years!
ReplyDeleteYes, thankfully today has been more pleasant weather-wise! My lawns are mowed by a contractor, and he hasn't been able to get to them thanks to the weather, and the back lawn is looking like a (low) hay paddock again. Maybe Tuesday.........
Blessings
Maxine
Well done. You got quite a few potatoes there. Do they taste any different front the white ones?
ReplyDeleteAll of life is not about saving a little money. The sheer satisfaction of growing one's own food and not bringing it home in another plastic bag makes it worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, maybe cheaper to buy, but didn´t you love to grow them personally (if not to be repeated).
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, can´t wait to walk around barefoot again! (wearing Ingo´s Grandma´s warm winter socks and warm houseshoes now...) xx
Definitely more satisfying to grow your own!
ReplyDeleteLove garden produce. The spuds look great!
ReplyDeleteThe purple potatore are pretty. Growing them like you did would be fun to try. Oh, I can not wait to walk barefoot in the grass. February is such a hard month to deal with. Everything looks so bare and dull and cold. Can't wait to see sun shine and warm days.
ReplyDeleteThey Look good to me, hope they taste good:)
ReplyDeletewe had some family members visit New Zealand over the Christmas season and they were shocked, as we were by the price of produce in New Zealand. We live in Canada and our prices are a fraction of what yours are. I am assuming most people grow their own produce?
ReplyDeleteFew people outside the older generation keep a vegetable garden. People I know moan about the prices but still pay it, or else buy the cheaper junk foods. It is not like our country cannot grow good produce - we do, but unfortunately for us, most of it gets exported.
DeletePurple potatoes look fun...what will you make with them? Kids would LOVE purple mashed potatoes! And you're right. homegrown means knowing exactly how they were grown and what DIDN'T go into their production. Looking forward to seeing what culinary greatness you create! Mary
ReplyDeleteSome purple potatoes are only purple skinned, but the ones I have here are purple all the way through. The colour sort of goes bluish-purple when cooked, but still makes for an interesting looking spud :)
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