Just finished hauling in the first half of my tater crop!
26+ pounds of Adirondack Reds from 15 seeds 
They are a very nice tater, hi in phytochemicals, mash to creamy, creamy smooth.
Yesterday I got about 11 pounds of Purple Majestics from Colorado, also from 15 seeds. Actually, they sent me 30 seeds, but only 15 produced eyes. Also high in phytochemicals. Deep purple skins with a surprising bright turquoise flesh! I made mashed taters with a couple yesterday. They held their color, so were a lovely muted turqoise with bits of bright purple skin. They mash creamy smooth and mmmm...mmmm...mmmm 
A few minutes ago I was weighing the reds and several rolled off the counter into the dog's water dish! GAAAAH!!!! My recently cleaned kitchen floor was coated with loam and water 
I had to finish putting up the taters, so tracked it all over the floor! Sigh. Just finished re-mopping. Now I can't go in the kitchen...
I towel dried and set aside the wet taters. I'll have to keep an eye and use them up first. Maybe I'll see how they fry dam I luvs me some taters....
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Maybe Belladonna or the presence of dogs has inhibited them.
The Majestic Purples brought in potato beetles -- my first. I threw the 2 plants that were overwhelmed by them into the compost heap well away from the garden. I was able to hand pick the rest off and then they mostly disappeared. I found one yesterday.
My wild Peruvian Purples resisted them totally. My Reds got picked up a couple from their nextdoor neighbor, but mostly were pretty resistant.
I'm looking forward to harvesting the Peruvians in a couple weeks. They didn't start dying off until early Sept last year. A couple stubborn ones have just flowered again IIRC, I ended up with some 40 seeds from last years planting, and every one came in, so they will be pure savings! They cost me all of $1/pound last year, whereas purple gourmets were selling for $4/pound at the supermarket. They are extremely high in phytochemicals -- higher than anything you'll find at the supermarket, including kale!
i'm trying to lure him in! 
red taters. white taters. purple taters.
in the Ocracoke tunnel. 
Red taters. Purple taters. Turquoise taters. Mashed taters. Fried taters. Roasted taters. Taters with butter. Taters with sour cream. Taters with butter and sour cream.
yes INDEED
with roasted onion, mushrooms, carrots from my garden, cherry tomatoes from my garden, and eggplant from my garden, and a little burger mixed in.
The tiny taters are the itty bitty babies that are too tiny to even waste peeling. Neonate taters. Marble size and even smaller. Real tater tots! The advantage of growing your own...nothing goes to waste. I love taters, too!
To stay in shape, I started taking two 50-pound potato sacks and began gradually and gently over at least a week with light lifts before progressing on to a full press.
After a few weeks of various exercises with ever-increasing numbers of reps, I stop and consider whether or not I want to put any potatoes in the sacks. Then, after dissolving into paroxysms of laughter, I'm so exhausted that I'm ready to take a couple of months vacation from my exercise routine.
I have no muscles at all, but I know how to have fun. 
under the counter!
Oh, wait a minute. Still me...
(Last time, I managed to whale my shoulder onto the corner of the cabinet door. Sporting a loverly purple bruise as a result. Matches my taters...)
My understanding is that the Petco store about 40 miles to my south turns them into big shopping bags and gives the profits from selling them to local animal shelters.
I've been collecting them to take them down there when I get a chance. You've just volunteered to be my chance! Thank you!!!! 
