Thanks everyone for waiting all season for the results! I finally got to harvest the towers about 2 weeks ago – the last of the vines had been killed on 10/10 when we had a very severe freeze o… more →
One Straw: Be The Changewrote 2 months ago: Thanks everyone for waiting all season for the results! I finally got to harvest the towers about 2 … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The experiment with the potato tower to increase production worked….sort of. The theory is tha … more →
wrote 3 months ago: well, the potato tower did not produce that much. in fact, it was quite disappointing, but i think w … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The experiment with the potato tower is working out very well; above ground at least. The two plants … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Yeah, you got that right. Month FOUR. Potatoes are supposed to be half dead, wretched looking thin … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This summer has seen much of our backyard go to weed as first my overcommitment, and then my separat … more →
wrote 5 months ago: We are trying something new (or old, depending on who you are) in The Soul Patch; a potato tower. Er … more →
wrote 6 months ago: So we are now 60% of the way to Potato Tower Harvest (average harvest date for spuds is 100 days) an … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Last month I built my first potato tower, filled it with 6″ of compost, and planted it with a … more →
wrote 7 months ago: i’ve read about planting potatoes in old tires but the idea of food i’m going to eat nex … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A huge focus of this blog is finding creative, sustainable ways to eck more produce from small space … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I knocked down one of the 1 layer potato towers today. You may recall the saga of the potato towers … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is going to be a long post, so go ahead and get a tasty beverage, and listen to all the news an … more →