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We ate quite a few this year during the summer, but today the girls did our main dig. They took 18lbs of potatoes out of the raised bed! I’m guessing we ate around 5lbs during the summer. Last year I think we had a total of 15lbs. I’m thinking of building a little riser that can go on the box we put the potatoes in for a given year and allow us to bury the potatoes more during the year. I also need to make sure I get the type of potatoes that actually produce more when repeatedly buried during the season. I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the case this year.

2009 potato harvest

Last week I bought two cherry trees. In the meantime I cleared out a mess of volunteer plum trees, taking out about seven and leaving two. That leaves a proper amount of space for the new cherry trees. I suppose it’ll be a few years before they produce much (and we learn if we have to net them against birds)…assuming I keep them alive through this week’s forecast winds and heat. Fingers crossed!

While early summer marks the end of our strawberries for the most part, the red raspberries and the black caps have started bearing fruit now…

I’ve been meaning to update the potato photo. They’re huge this year!

The first one came down (from tree branch) and shattered a day after going up. This one should be much more secure.

I used to love watching the hummingbirds as a child at my grandparents’ house. And you haven’t fully lived until you’ve taken the time to sit so still an patient with your finger just next to the feeder until they come and sit on your finger to feed, their tiny mass just pulsating with energy!

Potatoes into the raised bed

I think it’s been almost a month since I got seed potatoes. I think I might have cut them a bit too small or something caused them to not grow quite as tall anyway. Nevertheless, lately the sprouts are looking sturdy and given the excellent weather today (and forecast for the week :), it seemed like it was finally time to get them out of the cupboard and into the ground. So we did!

(excellent iPhone photo thanks to Madi and the setting sun)

I’m pleasantly surprised to see the asparagus crowns are sending up new growth!