yema de huevos

the last ten yema de huevos tubers from the second generation have been sprouting for a while now but they have begun to shrivel so it was time to plant...i shallowly filled pots that came to hand with potting soil and put the tubers in with the intention of "hilling" them as they grow...no tubers will grow beneath the level these are planted at so i put them deep in the pots leaving room for tuber growth...it's almost too late for these...the potatoes i planted at the end of last year should produce tubers for planting in april and i have a few i started this year that should be ready to go in in may...these should be done by mid-june at the latest which will allow a staggered potato planting and a fall crop in late september or early october...we will be tuber rich in the community garden this coming season if this all works to fruition...anyone who favors yukon golds should like these little guys ( they will not be large tubers...i can understand stunted tubers from the indoor harvest last december, but the fall harvest of outdoor grown tubers didn't see any much more than an inch in diameter ) and i am curious to try them myself...bite sized spuds.,..boiled and seasoned, topped with a butter sauce...i, for one, think that sounds inviting...it's getting crowded down there under the lights...thirty-nine plant in residence so far and these will push it to forty-nine if they all work...new teosinte plants from the last soak ( see the next post ) will push it past fifty...there are limits to what can be done without further investment in lights, fixtures, and space...part of sustainability is respect for limits...my conclusion here is that the basement seed potato/teosinte/whatever else crops up project has pretty much reached its full size...more as it happens.