winter quarters II

i put three shriveled and almost expired seed potatoes i found outside in pots a while back just to give them a chance...

all three took advantage of the opportunity and since the outdoor temperature was forecast to hit freezing i brought them into the basement last night...this morning...

i dug up a container...

and transplanted the three of them into it...the largest is clearly working on setting a tuber already which is destined to become another plant in this conatiner before winter is over ( we are looking at a january or early february finish here )...

as usual this time of year the early harvest ( june ) seed potatoes are chitting away so i gathered the sprouts out of the bin...

and planted them in three more conatainers...my expectations are low...i will be adding worm castings and compost as i back fill the containers, however my experience tells me i am likely to get no more than potato bushes and small drops for spring planting...that's fine...it gives me something to do on winter evenings...next project is seed sorting.