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Taking advantage of a mild spell, I went harvested some white potatoes from my garden today. I was reminded of yet another very good reason to raise potatoes under straw (in addition to no weeding, few if any potato bugs, and ease of harvest). I planted four rows of potatoes this spring: three under straw and one traditionally (when I ran out of straw and still had seed potatoes to plant). I was a great year for potatoes and I've been digging them all fall into the winter. Here in Zone 5, we've already had some low temps this winter, into the single digits, much colder than usual for this early in the winter with very little snow cover. Taking advantage of the milder temps this week, I went out to dig a bunch of potatoes to stock up. The potatoes under the straw were beautiful and had kept well in "cold-storage" in the ground. The ones in the traditional row were also beautiful, but unfortunately were soft to the touch and ready to rot due to freezing in the unprotected ground. A whole 20' row gone to waste! Next year, I'll plant all of my potatoes under straw. Attached is a photo of today's harvest.
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