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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: potatoes

The vole that ate my potatoes

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Van Waffle

This morning while digging the last potatoes from the garden, I disturbed this vole. At first sight, it darted from a clod of…

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In praise of potatoes

Posted on July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 by Van Waffle

Potatoes may not be the most charismatic vegetables, but for some reason I love growing them. It’s partly because groundhogs show no interest,…

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Spring planting

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Van Waffle

I planted the garden today. This is the earliest I have ever planted tomatoes. It is a risk because chilly weather is expected…

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Time to plant potatoes

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Van Waffle

This year’s seed potatoes arrived in the mail this morning! I have to pick up some bales of straw and then planting can…

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Harvest time!

Posted on October 6, 2012October 10, 2012 by Van Waffle

I have been holding off on harvest, hoping against hope that some Black Prince and Bonnie Best tomatoes would ripen on the vine….

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Midsummer soups: gluten-free New England clam chowder

Posted on July 21, 2012July 21, 2012 by Van Waffle

A few weeks into summer, all the work we put into our vegetable gardens begins to pay off. Now that I have found…

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