soggy donkey herder on Nostr: Ok so it seems that August is when we just harvest the #garden up here in 8b PNW. ...

Ok so it seems that August is when we just harvest the #garden up here in 8b PNW. Today it gave me: almost three pounds of potatoes from one plant, a whole bowlful of sweet red peppers, and two hoodie pockets full of tomatoes.
These #potatoes are from one of the 6-8 terrace plants. It’s so scabby, like my potatoes always are, but at least there’s no freakin worms. These plants were cultivated by burying the seed pieces an inch under ground, then hilling the vines with successive layers of raised bed potting soil and moldy hay. (I didn’t have a lot of faith they’d do well, and those were the closest suitable materials.) They got no water at all, and they rewarded my mistreatment by growing to waist high and producing 13 oz of potato berries.
The Sokolades #tomatoes from the happy plant are finally starting to ripen, and they’re so very beautiful. This bed has a lot of year old compost and drip irrigation, and the plant loves it. I hope my autistic brain comes up with a way to eat tomatoes fresh one day, but these will make amazing sauce.