potatoes

I harvested my first crop of potatoes today and man, was I pleasantly suprised. I am always amazed at root crops - you just don't see any action and then... pow!

(ref: chiotsrun.com)

I bought some certified organic sebago and planted them in an old coffee sack. I used potting mix and organic pellitsed fertiliser. I allowed the green stalks to appear once and covered them over to maximise the crop. Fortnightly watering of seaweed and 'Bob's your uncle'! I was suprised to see that the potatoes were not attached to anything, they were just sitting there in the dirt. I was also amused to see that the term used for digging around looking for potatoes is.... bandicooting..... aaarrgghhh.....

Tonight's menu included... oven roasted potatoes with rosemary and sea salt.