tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post3789683657298385739..comments2024-03-18T11:48:21.973-07:00Comments on Wandering Chopsticks: Vietnamese Food, Recipes, and More: Sprouting Potatoes? Homegrown Fingerling Potatoes!Wandering Chopstickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-17869511278401691472008-10-02T16:49:00.000-07:002008-10-02T16:49:00.000-07:00Jeannie,Start with containers. It's always nice to...Jeannie,<BR/>Start with containers. It's always nice to be able to grow something.Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-67083912722619773042008-09-27T08:23:00.000-07:002008-09-27T08:23:00.000-07:00They're so cute! I can't wait to have my own gard...They're so cute! I can't wait to have my own garden to grow stuff too.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774265629006730752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-89116895161727840612008-09-22T01:12:00.000-07:002008-09-22T01:12:00.000-07:00Gaga,I was surprised to get get baby potatoes in j...Gaga,<BR/>I was surprised to get get baby potatoes in just two months too!<BR/><BR/>Wiffy,<BR/>That they did! And these are perfect for you to grow in containers.Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-73711839020203813582008-09-21T20:17:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:17:00.000-07:00What a fantastic idea, thanks! ... plus sprouted o...What a fantastic idea, thanks! ... plus sprouted ones grow faster too :DNoob Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275360504126407602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-76248421822626945282008-09-21T18:10:00.000-07:002008-09-21T18:10:00.000-07:00Wow, I knew potatoes were easy to grow, but I didn...Wow, I knew potatoes were easy to grow, but I didn't know they were THAT easy. What a great little project!gagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642302299460408624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-2635581343383117802008-09-20T23:41:00.000-07:002008-09-20T23:41:00.000-07:00Cecil,The good thing with this is that you can use...Cecil,<BR/>The good thing with this is that you can use potatoes that you were going to throw out already. So there's really no waste. :)<BR/><BR/>Tigerfishy,<BR/>I used to cut off the greens until I read recently that they were toxic! Scary I didn't get sick before.Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-47190505772735363382008-09-20T19:20:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:20:00.000-07:00Sprouting potatoes are poisonous!!I've done simila...Sprouting potatoes are poisonous!!<BR/>I've done similar roasting recently and I agree, delicious!tigerfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575213806359208350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-84768159971506457472008-09-20T09:55:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:55:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this! Not that I wil...Thank you so much for sharing this! Not that I will be able to do it anytime soon: I am still newbie in gardening (and has insane fear in gardening - cactus successfully died on me all the time). But this is just so inspiring! :)CECILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997374455545535931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-75138494265099921612008-09-19T23:52:00.000-07:002008-09-19T23:52:00.000-07:00PP,I've never tried growing asparagus so have no c...PP,<BR/>I've never tried growing asparagus so have no clue! Glad you're enjoying the gardening posts.<BR/><BR/>Ning,<BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Annie,<BR/>I watered every day or every other day when I watered the rest of my pots. The LA Times recently did a story on no-dig gardens using hay bales. You can search for it. Just make little holes and put your seeds in there. The hay retains more water so Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1132643701667397582008-09-19T19:16:00.000-07:002008-09-19T19:16:00.000-07:00Hooray for baby potatoes! I'm hoping to experimen...Hooray for baby potatoes! I'm hoping to experiment with different varieties next year - wouldn't homegrown purple potatoes be awesome?Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258422495964985299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-24825596533111591532008-09-19T17:26:00.000-07:002008-09-19T17:26:00.000-07:00That is very interesting! I never knew you could d...That is very interesting! I never knew you could do that...and even after you cut it it still grew. Very cool. Great idea and photos!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383172928333104431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-67103602174756083622008-09-19T15:35:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:35:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness! How serendipitous - I got some rea...Oh my goodness! How serendipitous - I got some really amazing purple potatoes (which I've never, ever seen at the market here before) a couple of weeks ago and when I went to cook them last night they'd gone all sprouty... I wanted to cry.<BR/><BR/>They are going to have a happy home in a tub of mulch in my furnace room this winter. :-)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917325921414152469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-85220255786007549842008-09-19T15:33:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:33:00.000-07:00This is too cool. . .I've thrown many a potato awa...This is too cool. . .I've thrown many a potato away because they've sprouted. What a waste, eh? I could have been planting them instead. Thanks! I'm going to try this and see how it goes.eatingclubvancouver_jshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712647042996857848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-22246593814002013612008-09-19T15:30:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:30:00.000-07:00That is so exciting! You must feel so satisfied. I...That is so exciting! You must feel so satisfied. I will definitely give this a try.Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701823283066482805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-34857877064343309922008-09-19T15:27:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:27:00.000-07:00Here I've been stupidly cutting that part away and...Here I've been stupidly cutting that part away and eating LESS potato. <BR/><BR/>I should of planted them and reaped the reward! I'll be doing that from now on.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287506327087556119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-25060664410205282222008-09-19T14:23:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:23:00.000-07:00Hard to believe something that mouth-watering came...Hard to believe something that mouth-watering came from something that looked as though it had a bearded Squid birthing through its skin.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415808006177610696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-27756195438826991062008-09-19T14:05:00.000-07:002008-09-19T14:05:00.000-07:00this is so awesome! i wonder if i could sneak a r...this is so awesome! i wonder if i could sneak a rubbermaid bin outside my apartment building and grow some.Alice Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582937282298369307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-63389132227390462052008-09-19T11:26:00.000-07:002008-09-19T11:26:00.000-07:00Great harvest! Thanks for passing the idea along....Great harvest! Thanks for passing the idea along. I usually avoid growing potatoes because I hate digging them up. I love that you just had to tug them out of the mulch.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442002530901345199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-55065245739926310372008-09-19T08:17:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:17:00.000-07:00That is so cool! What a great idea! I always have...That is so cool! What a great idea! I always have old potatoes around. I'm going to have to try this.Susan @ SGCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156812413651058664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-56336899129269495642008-09-19T07:07:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:07:00.000-07:00Very cool. I will have to try this. Thing is, fall...Very cool. I will have to try this. Thing is, fall is coming, so it will have to be next year, I think.Jason Sandemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220641852200789389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-40964459286949626312008-09-19T05:45:00.000-07:002008-09-19T05:45:00.000-07:00Cool! I am so glad I inspired you.Cool! I am so glad I inspired you.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-12929081853333018022008-09-18T23:18:00.000-07:002008-09-18T23:18:00.000-07:00Wow, just wood mulch in a plastic bin? How often ...Wow, just wood mulch in a plastic bin? How often did you water?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if I could do it in some straw. I've got a couple of bales and also lots of plastic bins.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588143476054401706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-84399289865323926732008-09-18T22:50:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:50:00.000-07:00Great idea!Great idea!Soli Deo Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687724586531459493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-3071918146096543022008-09-18T22:34:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:34:00.000-07:00I am heading to supermarket this weekend to get so...I am heading to supermarket this weekend to get some potato to allow it to sprout. I love your gardening posts so much. Oh yah, any tips for growing asparagus?Precious Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075413462451132893noreply@blogger.com