there's a fungus among us

a fungus has attacked my fingerling potatoes.

on the advice of my friend (and farmer) jenny, i had to dig them up. give the other plants a chance at survival.

i must say, it was a bit painful digging up those five plants. i had such high (read: delicious) hopes for those little guys.

you can see the small potatoes that were forming. there were four to six on each plant. i hope this means that the rest of the plants are producing this many. i still have 41 potato plants. that's a lot of potatoes!

not all is lost. i made buddy gather up all the babies- we're going to eat them anyway!

psst...

photo from home sweet farm

if you live in texas, the time for planting potatoes is mid january - mid february. so get on it, people!

if you need a source for fantastic potatoes please check out my friend's farm.

if you want some tips on growing potatoes in straw, please check here. (this article is ad heavy, but informative)

looks like i know what i'll be doing this weekend- and i can't wait!