Radishes are root vegetables.  Even if you hate radishes from the grocery store because they are too pungent, you have to try some “gourmet” radishes.  For the past 3 years, I’ve only been growing the French Breakfast radish from Botanical Interests and Burpee.  It grows in an elongated shape and can get up to 3″ long. […]
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More on Potatoes
As a follow up to the blog titled “Unusual Colors for Potatoes”,  I am also growing Ozette  and Maris Piper potatoes which I purchased from www.landrethseeds.com. Ozette potatoes (see picture above) are fingerlings which grow small and narrow.  Ozettes have yellow skin and flesh.  Legend has it that this potato is an ancient Peruvian variety […]
Unusual Colors for Potatoes
I am going a bit exotic in my gourmet potato selection this year.  I ordered four different kinds of potatoes from Landreth Seeds (see www.landrethseeds.com) this year. The two with unusual colors are Purple Majesty and Mountain Rose Potatoes.   We will talk about the other potatoes tomorrow. Purple Majesty: The potatoes have purple skin & flesh and the plant […]
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