Re: Potatoes & Spud Cellar

Perhaps I should find some of them Yukon Gold, as you found them more
favorable than Yellow Finn. Others have been very pleased with Yukon
Gold too, but I thought these two potatoes were similar.

I'm still looking at ideas for a spud cellar. [My grandfather had a
huge rock building spud cellar when we were kids, but I only recall
them hang skinned deer in it.]  I haven't decided how big to make it
yet. Eliot Coleman's book "Four-Season Harvest" has a chapter on
storing ideas and root cellars.  From insulated buildings in your
basement to a buried barrel with a simple door. I will also check on
plans from our local Extension Office. I figured I have a had several
months yet, and it's too wet to dig or PLANT.. (boo,hoo).

I'm curious about your 100 year potato box. How charming to have such
a historical family tradition. How big is it ?  Where do you store it
?  Does it have a lid ? Is it painted or dated, perhaps signed by
family members that have owned it ?  How wonderfully rich ?  By
chance is there some Irish history here ?

Sincerely,       
~Carleen~
Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
Rainier, OR  zone 8  
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> From: Pesznecker, Sue <SPesznec@lhs.org>
> To: 'veggie-list@eskimo.com'
> Subject: RE: Potatoes
> Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 8:31 AM
> 
> Hi Carleen
> 
> We grew four types of potatoes this year:  'Kennebec', 'Yellow
Finn', 'Yukon
> Gold', and 'All Blue'.
> 
> All four types did well, but the 'Yellow Finn' were biggest and
hardiest,
> and seemed to survive our very wet fall and winter in better shape
than did
> the others (fewer spoiled).
> 
> The 'Yukon Gold' win our vote for tastiest, without a doubt, but
all four
> were outstanding.  The 'All Blue' make a gorgeous soup, and a
really
> wonderful vinaigrette potato salad, along with diced colored sweet
peppers
> and red onions.  The vinegar sets the purple color and it's quite
> spectacular.
>  
> What's this about a spud cellar?  I keep my potatoes in a wooden
box that's
> been in the family for 100+ years.
> 
> Sue P.
> 
> SPesznec@lhs.org                   Milwaukie, OR.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I do recall many folks in our garden club saying they too loved
Yukon
> > Gold. We have a local feed store that sells this seed potato.
I'll be
> > sure to get some then; can't have too many potatoes. (Still
reading
> > up on making a spud cellar.) 
> > 
> > The other potatoes I have coming (minitubers) are Yellow Finn
> > (someone said it was a parent of Yukon Gold-?)  Caribe, Nooksack,
> > Peanut, Red Gold, Redsen and All Blue. Figure it will feed my big
> > potato eating family for some months,  some for seed, and some to
> > share with friends. 
> > 
> > Anyone know if we have problems with Colorado potato beetles here
in
> > the Pacific NW ?  or any other potato pests ?   Years ago (old
> > home-PNW)  we would get tiny pin size worms that would dig into
the
> > potato flesh (Russets) about 1/4 inch deep. Can anyone tell me
what
> > those might have been ?
> > 
> > Sincerely,       
> > ~Carleen~
> > Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
> > Rainier, OR  zone 8  
> >
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