I love saying "potato patch" almost as much as I love going out to grabble those beauties when potato salad time comes. This weekend was time to plant the potato patch. Last year we had four varieties. All were tasty, but not all were productive. We decided to go with the Yukon Golds this year as they are our favorite and most plentiful.
For those who don't know, potato plants are grown from "seed" potatoes. All that means is that the potatoes that come in the box from Johnny's have been in the dark long enough to know that once I plant them in the ground, it's time to grow. Potatoes that you get from the store won't necessarily grow because aren't on the right schedule.
We get a box of potatoes and cut them up. Each section of potato will grow as long as it has an eye on it. An eye is the little site where a sprout looks like it could come out. No eye, no plant.
Then I just dig holes 18" apart and throw in the piece of potato.
Now I just have to wait. Nothing is more worth it than fresh potatoes.
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