tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post1576783560668088106..comments2023-08-23T08:13:04.243-07:00Comments on ......Piccalilli Pie: Living Off the Land (or Not, As the Case May Be)Christina Wilsdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post-5894977793770668132011-09-23T09:59:29.947-07:002011-09-23T09:59:29.947-07:00My potatoes several thousand miles away from you d...My potatoes several thousand miles away from you didn't do any better, if it's any comfort. Went and thrashed a path through the nettles to where I'd planted the potatoes earlier in the year and uncovered well, not very much at all really.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post-3940880300119197032011-09-14T14:49:41.810-07:002011-09-14T14:49:41.810-07:00I dunno...I look around me and see people hauling ...I dunno...I look around me and see people hauling in bumper crops of berries, squash, tomatoes, and making quince jam, and running out of boxes to store their backyard chickens' eggs...meanwhile, I "harvest" the potato crop yesterday, and what do you think? I planted four seed potatoes, and got back a grand total of 10 potatoes, several of which were no bigger than marbles. It's as if I simply stored the contents of my crisper in the ground for 2 months and then took it out again.Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post-56239083779738895872011-09-14T09:01:08.320-07:002011-09-14T09:01:08.320-07:00Too funny, Christina! I've always wondered abo...Too funny, Christina! I've always wondered about the return on all that sweat-investment, and now, thanks to you, I know.Rachael | The Slow-Cooked Sentencehttp://theslowcookedsentence.comnoreply@blogger.com