Harvested

4 1/2 lbs of baby reds potatoes!

Growing potatoes is basically the easiest thing to do. Ever.

1) get a bin (or use your regular garden bed) like a bucket or an old storage bin or trash can and put a few inches of dirt in the bottom. make sure the bin has a few holes in the bottom to drain.
2) look on top of your fridge for that one potato that you forgot to eat and grew special little green friends on it. Wait until little green sprout buddies are about 1cm long
3) cut up potato into chunks so each piece has 2ish sprouts on it.
4) stick plants into dirt, green sprouts facing UP. Cover completely with dirt (1/2-1 inch)
5) green shoots will spout from the ground. Let them grow a little, but keep covering them with dirt so that the plant part is only about 4 inches tall. Once you've mounded the dirt up 10-12 inches, let the plant grow taller and do it's thing. When the plant blossoms and the leaves (or the entire plant) look like they're dying, dig up the potatoes.
6)If at anytime during the growing process you see potatoes peeking through the surface of your dirt mound, then pile more dirt on. Exposure to sunlight is what causes potatoes to be green and bitter.
7) let your 4 and 6 yr old kids dig them up....preferrably in their pajamas and barefoot to be extra classy. Reese kept saying, "Is this a treasure hunt, mom? We're rich!"

We are rich.