Running Hen Microfarm » potatoes http://runninghenmicrofarm.com Two Non-farmers’ Experiment in Sustainable Living Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Potatoes from snow http://runninghenmicrofarm.com/potatoes-from-snow/ http://runninghenmicrofarm.com/potatoes-from-snow/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:38:02 +0000 Ruth http://runninghenmicrofarm.com/?p=202

potatoes are in there somewhere!

Here is Mike’s chronicle of retrieving potatoes from snow.  They were originally planted in the large garden, but in the fall he dug them up and buried them 3 to 4 inches deep next to the porch. He then piled straw on top as insulation to keep them from freezing.

a path is dug

a pile of straw!

potatoes!

Enough for dinner!

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