Monthly Archives: September 2010

Beans Beans the Magical Fruit

Posted on September 14, 2010 by jkmcintyre


Possibly the most exciting time of the garden year is when I pick my shelling beans. Planted in May when the soil gets nice and toasty, the bush beans grow like snap beans at first – and can be eaten as such if you are not waiting for the dry September jewels. Continue reading →

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Potatoes by Olla or Not – Here is the Answer!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by jkmcintyre


In the last post I compared potatoes watered by olla vs hand-watering. I found that I got similar yields, but higher efficiency using ollas (pounds/seed).

How does using ollas compare to my control plot in 2010? Check it out: Continue reading →

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Digging Potatoes II

Posted on September 2, 2010 by jkmcintyre


On Aug 14 we dug the Red Sangre potatoes in the olla bed.

Red Sangre Summary

2009: Planted April 11, harvested Sept 4, 9.5# from 12 seeds, 0.8 #/seed
2010: Planted April 16, harvested Aug 30, 9.75# from 6 seeds, 1.6 #/seed

Compare this with the russett results from July 27: Continue reading →

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