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Originally Posted by hornadylnl  Here's my next question for gardners. I'm not a huge fan of vegetables but I like corn, green beans, peas, potatos, etc. I'm looking at rareseeds.com and they have so many different variety of beans and other plants. What variety do I want if I want just plain jane vegetables like you would buy in a can at grocery stores? I want plane jane green beans, wax beans, beans like you would make ham and beans with, pinto beans, and peas.
Do you guys have any luck planting potatos here? I've heard yes and no. I'll be planting tomatoes as well. That website has some seed collections of 300 packets for $375 but I don't think I'd eat over half of the stuff that's in the collection. I'm mostly wanting to plant stuff that will can. Also, I want them to be heirloom seeds so I can save seeds every year and replant. |
I did potatoes for the first time last year. got a bunch of different kinds, cut them up and let them dry out for a few days and planted in troughs. You need a lot drainage sand straw etc. the ones that got to wet rotted. They are really fun for the kids to dig up. Do yourself a favor and dig them up when there is still some plant left on top. Much easier to find them.