Digging Potatoes

   Yesterday I dug the last of the potatoes. Late blight came through in mid September and killed all the tops. I waited to dig them till after we have had a few hard freezes in hopes that any spores would be killed. In this patch I had planted Reba, a long season baker and Augusta, a mid season yellow.

   Like jewels in the dirt. The Rebas had a high level of blight rot but the Augusta had none. The yields on the Augusta were much higher too. A really fine potato.