Wet and dreary here on the mountain at fifty degrees lane went out and planted three long rows of potatoes.

Four new varieties and the old standby Kennebec. The new varieties are Yukon gold; the flesh is dry and perfect for baking and mashing or so the label that came with them states. They are from Canada and are supposed to be great keepers.

German butterball; a yellow potato good for roasting, frying and especially good for mashed potatoes the label tells us. That’s a sure plus for us cause we both love mashed potatoes and gravy and they are also a good keeper.

Yellow thin; is supposed to have a buttery sweet flavor. They are a classic European gourmet potato, best for boiling, frying, mashing or baking. They are also a good keeper, we read.

And the potato patch wouldn’t be complete without something completely different. Lane is trying a purple potato called purple Viking. Lane has grown purple potatoes before and has found them to be delicious. A friend of ours from Chapel Hill has brought lane purple potatoes in the past but these are totally different. Purple Vikings have a deep purple skin and the flesh is snow white. The label says that they are slightly sweet and are good for mashing and are good keepers.

We are gonna put that root cellar to good use. Lane also planted four cabbage plants called early dutch flathead. She says she grew them last year and they were great. Don’t forget to plant your potatoes this month if you can and lane says she will talk to you later.