Last night we had the first new potatoes ( not queens) with mackerel. So good! My Irish allotment neighbour introduced me to queens and they are very special.
Living on a mountain in the Catskills in upstate New York has made me appreciate the potato and its many varieties as I never had before. Growing our own food and living off the land is why I came here—fifteen years ago.
I found a local grower, Tucker Farm, to be sure my seed potatoes would be of the same terroir, so-to-speak. My fear was the mountain clay soil would be difficult to prevent disease. What a joy it was to find that 4 varieties easily flourished!
This is such a delight to read, to learn how potatoes grow there and how they are so loved.
Queens will be lifted in the first week of July on my small plot. I’m already dreaming of ‘balls of flour’.
Beautiful
I am looking forward to buying those new potatoes on the Kerry highways and byways. Butter, salt and parsley. Scrumptious 😋 😍
I forgot to say parsley!
Last night we had the first new potatoes ( not queens) with mackerel. So good! My Irish allotment neighbour introduced me to queens and they are very special.
Living on a mountain in the Catskills in upstate New York has made me appreciate the potato and its many varieties as I never had before. Growing our own food and living off the land is why I came here—fifteen years ago.
I found a local grower, Tucker Farm, to be sure my seed potatoes would be of the same terroir, so-to-speak. My fear was the mountain clay soil would be difficult to prevent disease. What a joy it was to find that 4 varieties easily flourished!
This is such a delight to read, to learn how potatoes grow there and how they are so loved.