Potato Experiment (and other veggies)

I’ve decided to experiment with potato growing. I’m told they won’t do well in the heat and that I should have started them in the fall, but having a sprouting potato on my kitchen counter, I decided to give it a shot anyway.

I had two large pots of nearly finished compost. My first experiment will be if nearly finished compost will turn my spuds into compost themselves.

I put some organic planting soil over the compost. In one pot I just placed the taters in there with another layer of soil on top. Unfortunately I didn’t realize there wasn’t a drainage ole in this pot until after I drowned them.

In the other container I planted them in a mound/hill thing like I read online. This pot is situated under a hanging basket of cherry tomatoes so that the excess water will drip down to the potato pot below.

We’ll see which works best. I’m a learn as you make mistakes kinda gal so this should be a success either way. :]

The pot I’m putting money on:
The swimming potatoes in the sun to dry out:

My tomato plants are blooming. I think this is a good thing:

Spinach doing well!

I have carrot sprouts!!! WooHoo!

Broccoli sprouts:

The cherry tomato sprouted close to the edge of the hanging basket:

I realize I have a few months before I can eat any of this but I’m planning the first meal already!