Life is moving fast in the urban potager this week. During a routine morning weeding of the organic vegetable beds, I discovered that I must have left some purple potatoes in the ground when harvesting last year. I have discovered 4 new plants adding to my roster of volunteers for spring training. Now I need to research how to care for them. I've transplanted all four plants to one end of the bed in a deep hole that I will fill in as the plants continue to grow ever upwards. One of these days I want to try the barrel method of planting, where I start them in a deep container, fill in as needed with more growing medium, whether it be dirt or potting mix or both, and merely tip over the container when the potatoes are ready to harvest.
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