You are killin' me here, Jon.
Killin' me.

I am having a hard time getting enough of ANYTHING to even munch on outside right now while I do everything to get this garden to start growing at all. And I started everything from seed going back at least three months so it isn't like I didn't plan.

Not whinin', just sayin' is all.

I am new to this forum so I don't know the answer, but how long have you been doing this?

Angie in Ca.

Hi Angie,
It's not your fault, it has been a bad year for most (so your story is in the majority (knowing that doesn't help much though...does it )
This is my third year gardening and so far so good ;-)

Very nice! I've yet to try growing potatoes. I'm a little intimidated by them, to be honest. Supposedly, they do well down here in Northern CA. Maybe some day....

Three years!!!
Oh, well, so much for thinking it was because you've been doing this forever so I could feel relief! :)

I've tried potatoes and they did okay, I think. I just need to learn which type to grow here for taste AND productivity.

I tend to like purple veggies. Weird veggies. Blue peas.. HA!

So now it's time to grow up and away from all the stuff that is pretty and edible but not necessarily productive and try some practical stuff. Time to get more 'real' as it were.

Bummer. I hate being a big girl.

angiemomma4

Check out some of Jon's videos on YouTube and look at his pictures on this forum and you'll know why his vegetables do so well.

His compost is incredible =:)

I've seen his compost! It does that whole steaming thing and everything~

I have the whole compost idea down, just not the hang of it quite yet. Plus, if I put bins that look as large as that in my yard my husband may complain about his 'receding' lawn. I'm slowly working on him and secretly plotting but I gotta go slow here. It's the whole "Guy loves lawn, guy loses lawn" thing, ya know? I don't want to find him in the garage fondling his lawnmower with a devastated grimace on his face. :)

Angie

Good looking potatoes John! I'll be posting a progress update of my potatoes soon. The tallest plant is 7" tall, and the rest are between 1-5". I guess I know where the most nutrients are :D

Good nutrition but most of all a perfect climate is the secret for big potato harvests, which the PNW has. Also not an accident that Brits eat a lot of potatoes.

I composted 40 bags of leaves this winter, with the help of green material from a small catering business. I spread about 25 worth of it. And yet my composting firepower is pitiful compared to Jon's. I bet he uses nothing but leaves, but in incredible amounts, and well ground for complete in-season composting.

Don't homegrown potatoes taste better than any others? Their dense, buttery interior is so good. We also had a wonderful potato year this year. I planted 3 small potatoes and received 9 lbs in return.

Today's Harvest:

106 lbs of Garlic

21 lbs of Potatoes

That's a lot of Garlic;

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Oooh, looks yummy!! Great harvest day!

..Although I thought you were supposed to toast marshmallows for s'mores, not potatoes. Eh, shows what I know? Maybe it's time for a new treat for the kids. ;D

OK Jon ; On the left side of the picture! Tell me you are going to make smores' and not a new tater treat??? ;-)
great harvest.

Curt

Garlic
Potatoes
Chocolate
Graham Crackers

That's a crazy s'more, I'll have to try it! :D

Umm, well - while I love the flavor of all of those ingredients individually, if they were put together I think I'd have to change the recipe name to 'No Mores'! ;-)

Wow..... That's an awesome harvest. Way to go!!

Happy Gardening All,
-Kristina K.

Here is a link that might be useful: Urban Farm Wife