tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post964992901503858783..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Potatoes On My MindMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91856039659389765562011-11-10T11:26:14.005-06:002011-11-10T11:26:14.005-06:00Erin - Never tried the cottage cheese but I do lov...Erin - Never tried the cottage cheese but I do love sour cream, so maybe it would be kinda like that?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53986248853106213142011-11-09T12:36:59.262-06:002011-11-09T12:36:59.262-06:00You don't have to convince this Irish girl! I...You don't have to convince this Irish girl! I love potatoes! I will often add lowfat cottage cheese as a topping instead of all the other junk and it's quite a nutritious meal :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42308084834308022122011-11-08T17:19:01.888-06:002011-11-08T17:19:01.888-06:00Leigh - It's true, I think our food preference...Leigh - It's true, I think our food preferences are formed early in life. Although I think the majority of us in the U.S. do like our potatoes. As far as your potato crop . . . there's always next year!<br /><br />Yvette - What is it about a crunchy, raw potato? I can remember snitching pieces when my mom was preparing dinner. Had to have salt and pepper on it though.<br /><br />Sue - Storing them can be a real bugaboo, for sure. I think I'd opt for cool and humid over warm and dry any day. It's a challenge!<br /><br />judy - Thank you, ma'am!<br /><br />Jen - You gave me a good chuckle. A slippery slope, indeed!<br /><br />Trailshome - I've always read about burying a garbage can for a mini root cellar but you are the first person I've known of that did it successfully! Our frost goes way too deep up here for it to work for us. But congrats to you!<br /><br />Lisa - Perhaps balancing the diet is more important than anything else. And moderation? Supposedly the glycemic index of most potatoes is in the medium range and there is some research that says new potatoes and certain varieties of white potatoes are lower in carbohydrates. I guess that makes sense (for the new potatoes anyway) if the sugar content increases the longer they are in storage. <br /><br />odiie - Congrats on your good potato crop this year! Don't mail me a few pounds . . . with the way postage has gone up, it would cost you about $50!!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41680816958616397442011-11-08T08:29:03.191-06:002011-11-08T08:29:03.191-06:00My son snacks on potatoes all of the time. (He...My son snacks on potatoes all of the time. (He's 14, he snacks on everything all the time!) Good to know that they're so good for him. Anyways, we had a good crop this year, thankfully. Want me to mail you a few pounds???odiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-65076155271039883332011-11-08T07:16:01.662-06:002011-11-08T07:16:01.662-06:00Good Morning Mama Pea!
We love potatoes here too! ...Good Morning Mama Pea!<br />We love potatoes here too! You're right in that home grown potatoes have a far superior taste to grocery bought, but I've failed miserably every time I've tried to grow potatoes. Then factor in our mild winters which means we really do not have a means for long term storage for extras... though I've never been able to grow even enough to eat for a dinner, extras are always part of the goal, right?! And thank you so much for all the information you included, as well as your pics. Great post. BTW, what are your thoughts on the glycemic index on the white potato. That is another area where it seems they are cut off the list right away.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91555856122729952232011-11-08T06:51:30.596-06:002011-11-08T06:51:30.596-06:00I've always wanted a root cellar to store our ...I've always wanted a root cellar to store our potatoes and other veggies in, but never had the right place. We have only a crawl space at our home here in Northern Indiana. A few years ago we got the idea to bury metal garbage cans out in our woods to use as root cellars and it's worked out perfectly! The cans are in the ground with only about 2" sticking out. We have one big can for potatoes and another for apples. There are small cans for onions, beets and carrots. We pull a tarp over the filled cans and pile on leaves. We still have fresh, crisp, non-sprouting potatoes in the spring when only soft mushy potatoes are available in the spring. It works great. It always feels so good and secure to think of them out there full and waiting to hold us over winter.Trailshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091315786366864065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-21146309300310457252011-11-08T06:09:22.162-06:002011-11-08T06:09:22.162-06:00I never believed the bad rap the potato was gettin...I never believed the bad rap the potato was getting. As you say, it's all in how you prepare it, what you put on it, and how much of it you eat!<br /><br />I'm surprised you didn't plant a few potatoes this year - surely they aren't such a hands-on sort of crop to tend?? Though I suppose for you, "a few" is a slippery slope! :)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-52462041655773774312011-11-08T04:49:05.033-06:002011-11-08T04:49:05.033-06:00good info on the potato-who thinks to research the...good info on the potato-who thinks to research these things-not mejudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-21343846029280204342011-11-08T02:08:55.925-06:002011-11-08T02:08:55.925-06:00Personally, I can't wait to see your garden ne...Personally, I can't wait to see your garden next year--I imagine it will be a bit "over-the-top" after a non-gardening(haha) year.<br />And I'll want TONS of pictures of that! <br /><br />I wish I could find perfect storage conditions in our house. My entry way is cold, but humid. My basement is warm and dry. My taters always sprout in late February and by the time we come home after our spring trip, what's left is usually pretty rubbery/wrinkly/sprouty...but usually by April we're tired of taters and switch to rice/noodles/whatever anyways.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8205212977463317452011-11-08T00:30:41.160-06:002011-11-08T00:30:41.160-06:00I love potatoes too. When I bake mine, I put sals...I love potatoes too. When I bake mine, I put salsa and a bit of shredded cheese on them ... yum, yum, yum!!!!<br /><br />I use to eat a lot of them raw when I was younger, I'll still have one or two bites when I'm cooking, but not 1-2 whole potatoes ... LOL <br />Yvettemtnchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457636624663214696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-90823537899020796322011-11-07T21:01:53.052-06:002011-11-07T21:01:53.052-06:00Hurray for potatoes! I love potatoes. Of course I ...Hurray for potatoes! I love potatoes. Of course I grew up in the midwest where it was meat and potatoes every night. Then I moved to Louisiana, where potatoes aren't a menu mainstay. I learned to like rice. And corn bread. But I till have a heart for potatoes. I only wish mine had done better this year.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53725778644805889842011-11-07T20:51:56.764-06:002011-11-07T20:51:56.764-06:00dr momi - Yup, you can do so MUCH with them! As a...dr momi - Yup, you can do so MUCH with them! As a veggie, in a soup, in a casserole, to keep your toes warm in bed, etc. ;o]<br /><br />Carolyn Renee - I plant mine in rows three feet apart. I "dig" a little trench about 6" deep with a hoe, put eyes 12" apart and cover with dirt. When the plants are about 6-8" tall, I hill them up with more dirt and hill again about two more times after that.<br /><br />Sparkless - That is so sad that your soil is in the condition it is.<br /><br />Jane - Aha, so it's potatoes that give you all your energy!<br /><br />APG - I've never canned potatoes 'cause they're so easy for us to keep "fresh." I knew a friend who canned some but she peeled them so I would think that would cause them to lose a lot of their nutritional value.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-43744464738840289612011-11-07T19:31:50.795-06:002011-11-07T19:31:50.795-06:00Our sweet potatoes didn't even do well this ye...Our sweet potatoes didn't even do well this year :(<br /><br />We too planted more it seems than what we actually got out.<br /><br />Thoughts on nutrition and canning them?<br /><br />Good luck finding your spuds for the winter. Life without the great potato is just not good!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-77593013312834512562011-11-07T18:54:43.669-06:002011-11-07T18:54:43.669-06:00Amen!! I always hate to hear people put down the w...Amen!! I always hate to hear people put down the wonderful, healthy potato. And being of Russian heritage, it is imperative for me to eat lots of potatoes. I hope you can find a local organic grower to get your fix to get you through the winter.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-31119125172248744242011-11-07T18:47:30.024-06:002011-11-07T18:47:30.024-06:00Or maybe it's the grease that so many love to ...Or maybe it's the grease that so many love to deep fry their potatoes in that give them a bad name? I love a good potato just roasted with a touch of butter and some salt and pepper.<br />We can't plant potatoes because our soil is contaminated.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-67466461388427809322011-11-07T18:12:46.902-06:002011-11-07T18:12:46.902-06:00We tried to grow potatoes for the first time this ...We tried to grow potatoes for the first time this year in an old tractor tires. We only planted a handful and got less than what we planted. Guess we were "lucky" that we didn't plant much then I guess. Going to try again next year. How do you plant your spuds?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-29581576331172248522011-11-07T18:07:13.997-06:002011-11-07T18:07:13.997-06:00I BET you miss your potatoes! Nothing like a home...I BET you miss your potatoes! Nothing like a homegrown potato.dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com