tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post1020576015486363039..comments2024-01-23T20:43:07.541-04:00Comments on ~Framboise Manor~: a mixed bag couple of days...kymberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-64342501818723927032017-09-14T16:04:10.814-03:002017-09-14T16:04:10.814-03:00I really think that's wonderful! I want to hea...I really think that's wonderful! I want to hear all about it!!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-23953426393770215622017-09-14T16:03:06.201-03:002017-09-14T16:03:06.201-03:00bahahah! did i tell you we are trying to make our ...bahahah! did i tell you we are trying to make our own wine this year? i'll be on wine-making kick like you are on your cheese-making kick! xoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-18038950974128134192017-09-14T14:41:17.290-03:002017-09-14T14:41:17.290-03:00Got it! :) Thank you my fellow wine-sipping, porch...Got it! :) Thank you my fellow wine-sipping, porch-rocking knitting sister! Lol :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-39999809572447057922017-09-14T14:20:17.511-03:002017-09-14T14:20:17.511-03:00TB - do you cut your scapes? if so, you won't ...TB - do you cut your scapes? if so, you won't get bulbils. i only cut a few scapes so that we can have a meal or 2 with scapes and then let the rest go to flower. that's how i get my bulbils. xoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-89786453972507284412017-09-14T14:19:07.681-03:002017-09-14T14:19:07.681-03:00Rain - we let the tops of our potatoes go yellow, ...Rain - we let the tops of our potatoes go yellow, brown and die. the majority of them will look like that until december when we do a full harvest. since august we have only been harvesting as we need - jam got a bunch out so that he can spend time on the driveway. since august he has emptied 8 tires - with us eating potatoes almost every day and sometimes twice a day, and we still have 32 more tires to harvest. that should bring us around to 200lbs of potatoes based on previous years' harvests and that usually can take us until april. we save all of the smallest potatoes for seed for the following year. these potatoes are 5th generation and get better every year. we find that the longer we leave them in the ground the bigger they get.<br /><br />if your basement has mice and is humid, store your box of seed potatoes in a box with a towel over it in a closet in the driest part of your house. it will work! xoxox kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-59004057734150478852017-09-14T13:07:34.244-03:002017-09-14T13:07:34.244-03:00Thanks Kymber :) One last thing...we watch old rer...Thanks Kymber :) One last thing...we watch old reruns of This Old House and Ask This Old House - on You Tube...they're so awesome...on one episode, a potato farmer suggested cutting the plants down to the earth when they get yellow and dry. For them it was to help with the machines picking up the potatoes, but I wonder if you guys do that too or just leave the plants as is? Next spring I'm going to plant a lot more and wait until November/December to harvest the bulk of them. Alex and I have to figure out some kind of root cellar though. Our basement had mice one year and it gets really humid...not sure we have the right set up in this rental.Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-63324984505745370582017-09-14T00:44:20.950-03:002017-09-14T00:44:20.950-03:00It all looks very nice Kymber. I have not gotten ...It all looks very nice Kymber. I have not gotten bulbils in years.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-59529652646532862792017-09-13T19:20:27.236-03:002017-09-13T19:20:27.236-03:00YOUR poutine looked great - especially with those ...YOUR poutine looked great - especially with those home-made curds! but i agree - there has to be a squeak on a proper curd eh? as for potatoes...harvest what you need as you need. the plants will turn yellow, then brown, but the roots (bulbs, potatoes) will keep growing even if the top part of the plant is dead. that's why we leave our major harvest until first full frost. the bulbs (potatoes) will still keep growing after the plants have died. and leaving them be until you HAVE to harvest them makes for more time to harvest the other things.<br /><br />save your smallest potatoes in a box with a towel over them in a dark closet or your basement and you can cut those in half and use them for next year's potatoes. let me know if you want more info! xoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-74043859066695750362017-09-13T19:14:47.489-03:002017-09-13T19:14:47.489-03:00Susan - i am back with a vengeance - i hate this n...Susan - i am back with a vengeance - i hate this new set-up! the harvests these days are wonderful and we are are so grateful! you have to get to that restaurant that sells the poutine or you need to make it yourself. send me an email if you want detailed instructions! xoxoxoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-3201527416559509592017-09-13T19:13:05.963-03:002017-09-13T19:13:05.963-03:00Ed - i have hated every computer i have had since ...Ed - i have hated every computer i have had since windows version 5.1. there i said it out loud. and i am not afraid to put in print. bahahhahah! xoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-35116036565269343782017-09-13T19:11:42.035-03:002017-09-13T19:11:42.035-03:00Mike - you and me both know it! thanks for droppin...Mike - you and me both know it! thanks for dropping by! xoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-70111998894621916332017-09-13T14:35:43.777-03:002017-09-13T14:35:43.777-03:00Oh Kymber...your poutine looks great!!! :) So glad...Oh Kymber...your poutine looks great!!! :) So glad you can enjoy some. All of your harvest deserves a high five :) (If you're a Seinfeld fan, think of David Puddy) ;)...so...tell me. When you harvest your potatoes after the first hard frost, I'm assuming the plants have all yellowed and died...you still keep them in the dirt? I only ask because I read it's time to harvest them when the plants die off...so that's when I harvested mine and I did notice some tiny taters mixed with the big ones.Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-48937498563087830732017-09-13T11:35:43.560-03:002017-09-13T11:35:43.560-03:00Well, we LOVE it that you are back in blogland! A...Well, we LOVE it that you are back in blogland! As usual, your food (both harvest and prepared) is amazing. I am still aiming to get me a big plate of poutine... xxxSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-75975219529678170932017-09-13T10:43:10.165-03:002017-09-13T10:43:10.165-03:00It always takes me time to accept my new computer ...It always takes me time to accept my new computer but in time, I always like it better than the last with the exception of the one I had that came with Microsoft Vista. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-33388400596133634342017-09-12T21:05:47.112-03:002017-09-12T21:05:47.112-03:00Nothing better than home grown taters!Nothing better than home grown taters!Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.com