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| Mountain Rose Potatoes |
I dug the Mt. Rose potatoes up this week. The vines were getting really wilted in the heat. I can see where if we had had a bit cooler and damper weather I probably would have gotten quite a few more large potatoes. But I got about 15 pounds from about 25 -30 sq feet.
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| Mt. Rose inside |
They have pale pink swirls inside.
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| Mt. Rose and yellow potatoes |
I cooked some up with the yellow potatoes I harvested from the pots on the patio.
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| Sunflower |
A couple of sunflower seedlings escaped the birds and are blooming.
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| Black from Tula |
Another first this week was a Black from Tula tomato. This variety is from Russia and I got the seeds from the
Seed Savers Exchange.
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| Black from Tula |
The bottom side did have a couple of holes, I don't know what caused them they were dry inside so not fresh bird pecks. This tomato weighed in at about 6 ounces.
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| Tula sliced |
Having never had this variety before I ended up eating the whole thing. It was not sharply acid like some tomatoes but not actually sweet either. Very nice and juicy.
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Nice potatoes. It's amazing you can grow them in Arizona. The tomato is also nice, the first one! I am trying Black Krim this year, another Russian heirloom.
ReplyDeleteThe pink and yellow potatoes look great cooked together.
ReplyDeleteThe Mt. Rose potato has very nice colour. Nice tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteI agree your Mt. Rose potato has a very pretty pink hue and the pattern of the tula tomatoes is so interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe rose potatoes are gorgeous and love the marbling on the Tula.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful potatoes! I wish we had some... maybe next year.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty sunflower! I've never seen a Mt. Rose potato before- nice color.
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest. That's a beautiful tomato our first one will be read this week!!! Not a bad potato harvest from that amount of square feet. That's about what we are expecting this year as well, the heat seems to be really setting things back.
ReplyDelete5 of my biggest tomatoes (10 ounces or larger) had blossom rot and had to be thrown away. I'm hoping everything is chilling out and will continue to grow with watering every other day. This drought is really taking a toll on my harvests! I've heard of that black tomato but never grown it. Is it sweet or real acidy?
ReplyDeleteNo exactly sweet but not acidic either.
DeleteHi, The Mt. Rose pink potato was new to me. So many different kinds of potatoes I have never heard of! The two kinds mixed together look so yummy! Nancy
ReplyDeleteBeautiful harvest. I really like the Black from Tula. It looks really tasty. And the photos of the pink potatoes are lovely, too.
ReplyDeleteThat Tula tomato is really a beautifully colored one and it sounds like it was good tasting too. The Mt. Rose potato has some nice internal coloring too. Fun to learn about new (to me) varieties.
ReplyDeleteYour tomato looks and sounds a lot like a variety I grow called Black Krim - sweet but not too sweet and without the acid of some varieties. Your potatoes look great too - I've had to buy them for the first time this year and I reckon its going to be a couple of months til my next lots are ready.
ReplyDeleteVery nice harvests! I'm anxious for my tomato plants to start producing. I'm envious of your sunflowers too. We grow them every year, but this year the birds and squirrels picked all the seedlings. :(
ReplyDeleteOoohhh...I am growing Black form Tula tomatoes for the first time this year as well, those mine are way behind yours! I'm excited to try them out :-)
ReplyDeleteYour Red potatoes are awesome! I have no tomatoes yet...you are a lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteThe Black from Tula looks like it made for a gorgeous eating tomato, and I'm certain the wild pollinators are enjoying your sunflowers! We try to grow them every year, but haven't had much luck with them...
ReplyDeleteYour potatoes are beautiful! Imperfect tomatoes are the only kind I eat...those slices look scrumptious. We've got a ways to go yet before we get ripe tomatoes.
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