POTATO DIGGING PARTY

Join us Saturday October 12, 2019 1 pm to 5 pm for a potato digging party.  Call Pam (208.406.1243) for more information.

We will be digging five 200 foot rows of potatoes using an antique single row potato digger.  Children and adults can pick and purchase the potatoes in the field using burlap potato sacks and wire potato baskets, just like farmers did 50 years ago.

Potatoes, pumpkins, onions, apples, garlic and other vegetables will be available for purchase in the potato field.

Look for the large message board in front of the garden.  The potato field is located south of the house in the back field, plenty of parking is available, watch for signs.

‘ON THE SUNNYSIDE’

Pam Olsen 208.406.1243

3210 E. Sunnyside Road

Idaho Falls, ID

Quick Tip #5

ROTATING NIGHT SHADE VEGETABLES

Potatoes, Tomatoes and Peppers are all members of the night shade family.

When rotating a garden consider these three as one group, so it is best not to plant potatoes next year where tomatoes were planted this year and so on.  So rotate all of them to new areas.

This is difficult if you have a small or large garden. But if you give it some thought you can develop a plan next year that will work for you. It is best to work on a three or four year rotation.

Another quick tip about the night shades, it is best to remove all produce and vines from the garden.  Do not dig the vines under or compost them.  They may contain fungus or unhealthy spores that may linger in the soil or compost.

NOTE:  it is best to make next year garden plans now because it is easy to remember where all vegetables were planted this past year.

Quick Tip #3

Time to give tomatoes a hair cut!!!!

Trimming tomatoes this time of year helps the ripening process. With less vines to rob energy, more energy can go to the tomatoes and they will be larger and ripen quicker.

Be careful with bush tomatoes, trimming to many vines will cause sunburn on the tomatoes themselves.   It is always safe to trim the lower branches and the vines that are unhealthy.

NOTE:  trimming with scissors will leave the branches with a clean cut, they will heal faster and prevent disease and bug intruders.

NOTE 2:  This also works on peppers.

Quick Tip #2

Have skunks or raccoons in your corn? I have used this tip for years and it really works!!!!!!

I use an old radio and set it to a talk station.  I turn it on at night and off in the morning and no skunks or raccoons!!!!!!!  Really!!!!!!!

Did you know?

Some vegetables and fruits are best when not refrigerated.  Here is my list.

1.  Cucumbers, cukes tend to shrink..no matter where you store them, but they shrink less on the counter or cool basement.  They should be eaten quickly anyway!!

2.  Onions  (dry onions….in a cool dark place, green onions…in the fridge).

3.  Potatoes  (they go starchy when refrigerated, store in a cool dark place, like a basement)

4.  Garlic  (fresh garlic from the garden should store 6 months, store in a brown bag open at the top, in a cool place or pantry).

5.  Tomatoes, believe it or not…I store mine in a tub on the kitchen table with the lid on!!!

6.  Peppers, peppers don’t have a very long shelf life, wash, dice and freeze if necessary.

7.  Grapes, wash and store on the counter, easy access for a healthy snack.

8.  Apples, cool dry place

9.  Raspberries, when stored in the fridge, they will pick up fridge flavors and they do not have a very long shelf life out of the fridge, wash and process immediately!!!

10.  Winter squash, in a cool basement, they should store and taste best before Christmas.

As you may know, storing these and others in the refrigerator allows the item to last longer…but flavor will be lost.

FREE GARDEN TOUR MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015

FREE GARDEN TOUR
The Farmer’s Daughter Garden / On The Sunnyside

Join us for a Free Garden Tour Monday 17, 2015.
CHILDREN WELCOME!!!!!!
FREE Garden tips
FREE Garlic samples
FREE Potato samples

Get ready for 20 minutes of garden goodies!!!
1. Take a tour of the acre garden
2. Seven garden tips explained
3. Enjoy the flavor of several types of garlic (from mild to spicy)
4. Choose from four potato samples (Red Pontiac, Yukon Gold, Purple Viking and Rosas (pink outside and yellow inside.
5. Ask questions about your gardening problems.

Please tell your friends about this tour, open all day!!!!!
Check out www.pamolsen.net for more information. This website is updated frequently with vegetables and fruits available each week.

FOR SALE THIS WEEK
Lilies, Sweet Williams Starts, Potatoes, tomatoes, beets, hot peppers, onions, applesauce apples and several types of GARLIC.
Pam Olsen
3210 E. Sunnyside Rd.
Ammon, Idaho

pamolsen@prophoto.bz
208-406-1243

August 1, 2015 vegetables/flowers for sale

Saturday, August 1

EVERYTHING I SELL IS VERY FRESH AND READY TO EAT!!!!!

I have available for sale today:

1.  Yukon Gold Potatoes  (gold centers)

2.  Purple Viking Potatoes (white centers)

3.  Garlic — seven different varieties  (mild to hot) varieties include Musik, German Red, Chesnok Red, Spanish Roja.

4.  Cabbage  (READY NOW)

5.  Onions  (yellow and white)

6.  Oriental lilies  (fragrant)

COMING SOON:

Tomatoes, peppers

Whitney Crab apple  (this is a large crab apple, sweet and perfect for applesauce)