"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."
Robert Louis Stevenson




Friday, July 22, 2011

Adirondack Blue I Do Love You!

This is the second year that I have grown the Adirondack Blue Potato.  Believe it or not I grow these under one of our orange trees.  I keep them planted on the outer edges so the trees do not get too much water.  They do very well and the trees have not suffered at all.

I am not sure what variety the red is. I just remember planting a potato from a batch that had started to sprout and these are what we have. 

I am thinking tonight I will make this Red Potato Salad only I will combine the two colors.  And omit the bacon since I am trying to keep the fat low in my meals.

Happy Gardening!

6 comments:

  1. Just finished posting my own little garden entry and noticed yours had popped up on the blog list...those blue potatoes really caught my eye. What a wonderful color! Occasionally we find them in the local store and I noticed when cooked, they have a much sweeter flavor than other types. Do you find this true of the blue varieties in particular?

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  2. Yum ... I just love new potatoes! Do the Adirondack Blues have a blue center or are they white?

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  3. Taylorsoutback,
    Yes, they really are sweeter and I love the violet color when cooked. I hope I find more seed potatoes at the nursery soon. I would like to plant more of these in the fall.

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  4. Pamela, I thought the same thing when I took this photo. They are long gone now and were yummy!

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  5. Mel, sorry for the delay in responding, for some reason I did not get this notice until today.

    Yes, the color is blue to purple when cooked.

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