Monthly Archives: September 2013

Potato Harvest Notes

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Michelle Zeiger

This year’s potato tower trial was a qualified success (see Potatoes Grow to New Heights) I had a similar yield to past years for the amount of seed potato used: seven pounds of potatoes from about one pound of “seed.” … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Weather

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

I find that we’re caught between two weather possibilities: wet and dry. We had a dry, hot summer and early autumn overall. The last snowfields on The Mountain With No Name have melted. The forest floor crunches dryly beneath our … Continue reading →

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