Two methods of potato digging.
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Two views of ‘tater digging 2023-05-15
On the left, tractor and blade. Upside: digs them right up. Downside: and buries them in the dug dirt, so you have to dig them up again. Continue reading
Category Archives: Potatoes
Potatoes 2023-03-13
Weeding season is here.
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After the recent rains, more potatoes coming up and growing seems like and inch a day. Followed closely by nutgrass.
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Okra, eggplants, peppers, potatoes, and popcorn at Valdosta Farm Days 2015-07-18
Also rosemary, collard seeds…. A bit muggy, you can tell by the foggy picture Gretchen just took at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse in downtown Valdosta, Georgia.
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Taters
Blooming
Taters flowering
Growing fast.
Taters coming up
Potatoes dug up yesterday at Valdosta Farm Days this morning
Gretchen and Cidalia just
dug up these potatoes yesterday
and this morning she’s taking them to
Downtown Valdosta Farm Days, 9AM to 1PM, at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse. Continue reading
Valdosta Farm Days –Gretchen on WALB
Gretchen is at the old Lowndes County Courthouse now, setting up for Valdosta Farm Days, 9AM to 1PM today.
By Colter Anstaetts reported from Okra Paradise Farms for WALB yesterday,
Lowndes County farmers ready for “Farm Days”,
Lowndes County farmers will be at the courthouse in downtown Valdosta from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. selling their crops. This is the fourth year for the “Farm Days” program, and Lowndes County farmers are looking forward to it.
“I’m definitely looking forward to Farm days,” said Gretchen Quarterman, a farmer in Hahira. “It’s an excellent opportunity for farmers, not only to sell but for local people to get local, fresh food. And, when we buy from local farmers we support the local economy.”
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Potatoes to market
We dug the potatoes and washed them yesterday,
and this morning Gretchen just left with them for
Valdosta Farm Days,
Historic Courthouse Square, 100 West Central Avenue, Valdosta, GA:
Digging and washing:
Potatoes and grits, plus rosemary, in the car for Valdosta Farm Days: Continue reading
