Well I hope to get them in earlier this year. I have potatoes that are sprouted and ready to go, I just have to decide where to put the bin. Last year I had it inside of my fenced garden - will probably do the same. I'll have to get out there and get them planted. Our weather is usually not warm enough to plant things before May, although things like peas & lettuce should be fine. Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > Potatoes need to be planted real early...so you're late already! I found a > leftover fingerling potato lying on top of the ground, and sprouting..from > last summer ! Don't know why it didn't freeze and ruin. > The tops can get killed back by early frost and still grow again...I have a > bag of heavily sprouted potatoes I plan to plant somehow..Maybe lay them on > top of the ground in an out of the way garden spot and keep them mulched. The > potatoes will stay on top of the ground, so easy to rake the mulch off and > pick up. Not as heavy a harvest, but labor saving...Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:39 -0400 "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > writes: > > I tried to grow potatoes last year in a bin in compost. The plants > > were healthy and vigorous, but I only got about a dozen tiny potatoes. > > I'm thinking they didn't have a long enough growing season so I hope > > to plant them earlier this year. > > > > Lisa