Finding Fingerlings

I did the initial "digging" of potatoes this morning. Actually, the way I plant them in a "lazy bed" under deep cover of collected leaves, there's not much digging involved. I remove the spent plants, swipe away the leaves and ... voila! Easily accessible buried treasure.

Once I gathered up the obvious tubers, I sifted through the soil with gloved hands. This morning I came up with 9-1/2 pounds of French Fingerlings. We'll use a turning fork later to get at the ones that have settled deeper into the dirt.

AND we'll go after the German Butterballs another day. By the time I finished collecting the fingerlings, there was too much sun exposure at that end of the bed!