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Malka Beth<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gardening</span></a></span> Finally starting to see my <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a> with some stems coming up sizably from the ground, which means it's past time to plant the rest of them. <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/FoodGrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodGrowing</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2037241/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2037241/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Fresh from Belgium: Belgian potatoes <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgi%C3%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>België</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/belgien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgien</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgique</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fries</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nieuws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nieuws</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nouvelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nouvelles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Fresh from Belgium: Belgian potatoes <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/967295/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/967295/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fries</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Seafood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Seafood</span></a> boil for <a href="https://beige.party/tags/dinner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dinner</span></a> tonight, with my Mom, youngest brother &amp; our 4th Auntie &amp; Uncle.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/crab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crab</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/clams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>clams</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mussels</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/sausage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sausage</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corn</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>potatoes</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/prawns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prawns</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cajun" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cajun</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/shellfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shellfish</span></a></p>
smalldog club ☑️<p>Canned vegetables. Always a favorite. Cheap, easy side.</p><p>I've worked vegetable canning plants before. They can smell but no big stink like meat packing.</p><p><a href="https://social.smalldog.club/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a> <a href="https://social.smalldog.club/tags/greenbeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenbeans</span></a> <a href="https://social.smalldog.club/tags/vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetables</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Potatoes</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/apr/28/hello-freedom-fans-ian-the-climate-denialist-potato-is-back-the-real-enemy-is-renewables" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">picture/2025/apr/28/hello-freedom-fans-ian-the-climate-denialist-potato-is-back-the-real-enemy-is-renewables</span></a></p>

We got half the potatoes in the ground last week. The other half is going in today. We are doing two tried and true varieties and two new ones this year.

7-Four-7 has performed really well even when conditions were harsh. It gives us big firm tubers ideal for storing. It's not super interesting otherwise, but it makes sure we eat.

Asterix has a lovely red skin and deeper flavour. A wonderful firm potato. It also stores really well, but it is less productive and more susceptible to rot during heavy sustained rainfall. (And we grow them on a slope as is.)

New to the garden are Solist and Maria.

Solist is supposed to be starchier and store remarkably well. I'm looking for something like that, but I am not sure if Solist is going to be our winner in the long run. The tubers we got look rather dainty. Time will tell.

Tips for starchy varieties that store well and like growing in the nordics are very welcome!

Maria is a classic around here. Very prolific and at home in our climate, but not as storable. They are usually eaten early when and as desired, and only the last couple are stored as seed potato.

I'm curious to see if they will fit into our garden and kitchen.

Potatoes are in. Three types, because we didn't have enough from the hedge witch left so we bought some and then used some of our shop bought eating potatoes. Still one row empty 🤷

Suddenly very interested in no-dig potato growing 🤪

Bob got a new job as scarebob. I think he's bad at it judging from the birdshit on his head.

Now we hope that 73% chance of rain will turn into more than the three drops we've had so far.