Homemade on Long Island

Here you will find my adventures in gardening, baking, cooking, preserving and environmentally friendly living. Local and organic products are what I strive for. I love to bake and cook from scratch. There really is a difference when you use the freshest ingredients and make it yourself. I do it all from my home on Long Island, NY where the farm stands and my garden give me much of what I need. When you use local and organic ingredients you are being kind to the planet.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Pulling Potatoes 2012

This year I planted potatoes for the first time. I thought that I did something wrong when the plants died back and the foliage withered away. An experienced gardener friend told me that did not mean they were dead but that the potatoes were ready! I was doubtful. Well, after waiting for 2 weeks after the plants died away, I decided to check to see if she was right...and she was. Here are the pictures of my fingerling, russett and yukon gold potatoes as well as the Cherokee Purple and San Marzano tomatoes I picked today.

Today's harvest

2 comments:

MaryAugust 3, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Terrific! Do you have a cool place to store them?
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