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alternating layers of straw and potatoes, sprinkling both with a little slacked lime.
“I made it like lasagne,” Mrs. Robson joked. She didn’t expect a volunteer crop but she’s tickled with her status as first Rappahannock gardener to bring in new potatoes.
“We had such an early spring last year — I planted potatoes on March 8 and harvested them in August. Going in and coming out so early, they might have had extra moisture that condensed in the trash can. Maybe that’s why they grew.”
They weren’t a special variety, she added, “just the regular seed potatoes that the Boston General Store had last year. ”
A novice in the ranks of truck farmers, Mrs. Robson nevertheless began on a grand scale, planting a garden of almost an acre. In addition to the bushels of potatoes she dug, she harvested enough beans, cucumbers, squash, peppers, tomatoes and onions to fill pantry shelves and a couple of freezers. She’s repeating her efforts this season, growing for both home use and her bed and breakfast guests.
“The dining room table, the book shelves, counters, end tables — everything is covered with seedlings!”
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