Taters.... lots of them.

[BushMasterBoy]

Potatoes are great for making ethanol! Most post 1990 cars will burn at least 30% ethanol. All gasoline is at least 10% ethanol. Potato soup sounds good too!

[bryjcom]

This is the one year I didn't grow potatoes. I did have problems with them being on the small side. Never understood how the farmers got them so big?

[Badger]

Got some pics uploaded, here is a couple of the larger ones. Most of them are about 3/4 to 1/2 the size of these. We had one hell of a cleaning party and looking forward to harvesting the next two sets we have growing.



Also, and I know its completely unrelated to what I've started the thread out as, but did you know that you can cut the end off of your store bought celery, stick it in a bowl of water and it will regrow? I'm doing this with 3 currently, it seriously looks like time stop or something, but these are 3 different plants taken at the different growth stages.







So in brief, after they seem to 'float' in the water, switch them to soil.

Potatoes are great for making ethanol! Most post 1990 cars will burn at least 30% ethanol. All gasoline is at least 10% ethanol. Potato soup sounds good too!

Yes indeed they are! It burns great and..... just in case any are wondering.... potatoes also make a very excellent vodka. Extremely smooth if distilled correctly with a very robust full flavor. (I'm not going to get into the specifics of this and ruffle any googlewarrior feathers like the last time, so folks... just take this one as, "you either know or you don't, and I'm not telling.")



Lastly, and ever yet unrelated to the topic, I just wanted to share a little more of our personal path to self sufficiency and post the fruits of labor from our feathered flock.



We have two different breeds, Aracanas (think that's how its spelled) and Barred Rocks. Aracanas lay blue eggs, Rocks lay the brown. Basically we gather up the eggs, have a washing party similar but more careful to that of the taters, dry them, coat them with mineral oil and store them at pantry room temps. (Which is never above 60* at its hottest of days.)

Still have tomatoes growing quite nicely, all still green. Carrots seem to be doing very well. Broccoli practically taking over out there, onions kicking ass/taking names, chives still rockin, spinach in over-abundance, corn coming in quite well, pumpkins..... sort of perfected, not quite yet. Beans holding their own, rhubarb...... growing, don't know much about this plant really..... think I covered most if not all. Enjoy!



Badger

[Mtn.man]

Potatoes are great for making ethanol! Most post 1990 cars will burn at least 30% ethanol. All gasoline is at least 10% ethanol. Potato soup sounds good too!

Or stick a potato in the exhast pipe and no go.